Golf Course Equipment Operator

Job title: Golf Course Equipment Operator

Supervisor: Golf Course Superintendent

Job Type: Part-time

FLSA Status: Non-exempt – Hourly

Hours: Hours varies, including nights and weekends (April-late Oct)

Salary: $17.00-$20.50

Close Date: Thursday, April 30th at 3pm

About Us:

We’re the folks who bring your community health and fitness programs, recreational sports, active adult activities and community events to life. We operate and maintain facilities across the Johnstown-Milliken area where you, your family, and your neighbors can come together in the name of fun.

Recently, we have obtained The Mad Russian golf course and event center as an extension of our community and district. We are excited to offer a special place where members of our community can gather, celebrate, fundraise and so much more.

Mission: Building a healthy, happy community through people, parks, programs and partnerships

Vision: TRPR will lead a culture of community where everyone has the opportunity to live healthy, happy life.

Values: Embrace Change, Be Community Driven, Build Collaborative Relationships, Show Passion in All We Do, Be a Team on a Mission

The Role:

We are looking for a highly motivated candidate to become a Golf Course Equipment Operator and join a talented team of professionals to help provide a safe, enjoyable, and qualify golf experience to the community. This position will perform emergency and routine landscape and grounds maintenance-orientated tasks for all areas associated with the golf course.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform turf management practices that are required to assure that the turf in assigned service areas meets the golf course standards for appearance and playability, including digging, mowing, edging, aerating, organic waste and debris removal, string trimming of grass around plants and structures, raking bunkers, and hand removal of weeds from turf areas.


• Assist in the daily maintenance of both golf course by operating walk behind mowers, power edgers, riding mowers, string trimmers, aerators, and backpack blowers.


• Assist in special tasks like mechanical, irrigation, and other duties assigned. 


• Handle light equipment maintenance at the golf course.


• Adhere to all safety guidelines, especially concerning equipment operation, reports unsafe conditions or accidents to the supervisors, and attend and participate in safety trainings. Contribute to a safe working environment for self, co-workers, and the public.


• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees.


• Promote positive customer service relations.

Desired skills and qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.


• Must have a valid driver’s license.


• Knowledge of the game of golf, and the ability to learn policies, rules and regulations of the course.


• Knowledge of a variety of hand tools, including but not limited to hammers, shovels, rakes, brooms, power tools such as drills, saws, trimmers, chain saws, water pumps, and hand mowers.


• Knowledge of larger equipment including but not limited to riding mowers, tractors, backhoe, golf and work carts, district vehicles, dump truck, water truck, spraying equipment and other maintenance related equipment.


• Good oral communications skills.


• Ability to enforce and direct the public in policies, rules and regulations.


• Ability to work harmoniously with patrons and fellow employees.


• Ability to use equipment and tools properly and safely.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit and talk or hear. The employee is required to use hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Benefits & Perks:

• Competitive pay.


• Sick leave.


• Program, golf and facility rental discounts.


• Paid trainings.


• A fun, engaging work environment with caring and hardworking teammates.

Environmental Considerations

While performing the duties of this job it may include periods of high activity noise levels from quiet to loud and exposure to hot and cold temperatures and lightening. Employees will be required to read safety data sheets and understand all safety precautions when handling chemicals or hazardous cleaning materials. Frequently work near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions.

Reasonable Accommodation:

Thompson Rivers Parks & Recreation District will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to the District.

Note: Applicants must, as a condition of employment, pass the following pre-offer and post-offer/ hire processes: Interview, reference check, and background checks.

THE THOMPSON RIVERS PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. WE DO NOT DISCRIMINATE ON ANY BASIS.