Turf Specialist

Job Description

The Turf Specialist is responsible for assisting in the management and maintenance of all aspects of the Day Golf Practice Facility, including the cross-country course and landscape areas around the entrance. The Day Golf Practice Facility lawn spaces are highly maintained turf and landscape areas requiring a higher level of care and knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the mowing, trimming, and blowing of golf facility areas, including the fairways, tee boxes, range, and cross-country course. This requires making sure the reel-cut mower is adjusted and properly set up before mowing.
• Equipment maintenance: Assist with the maintenance and daily set-up of the equipment used to maintain the golf facility and cross-country course including, but not limited to, grinding reels, sharpening rotary blades, adjusting cutting heights, and maintaining fluid levels.
• Turf cultural practices: Utilize techniques that include, but are not limited to, topdressing, aerification, and vertical mowing.
• Scheduling, assigning, and prioritizing duties: Responsible for self-scheduling daily work tasks and scheduling duties for student workers as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED.
• Experience: Work experience or education within the turfgrass industry is required.
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: 
• Knowledge of how to operate a reel-cut mower.
• Knowledge of how to operate small hand-held landscaping equipment.
• Knowledge of turf needs and requirements throughout the year.
• Ability to communicate, listen, and problem-solve.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Associate’s Degree in Turfgrass Management.
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
• Knowledge of how to adjust a reel-cut mower.
• Knowledge of how to operate a tractor with various attachments.

Work Location

• Knoxville, TN
• Onsite