Assistant Superintendent

As the Assistant Golf Course Superintendent at The Golf Club at Newcastle, you will have responsibility for assisting the Golf Course Superintendent in golf course maintenance, equipment repair & maintenance, club house grounds maintenance, landscaping and related structures and buildings maintenance (pump stations, comfort stations, etc.). In this position, you may also assist with hiring and training, and providing direction for team members within company set processes and guidelines. In partnership with the Superintendent, you will be responsible for meeting or exceeding the established standards for guest satisfaction as well as labor cost & control management.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Proactively develop innovative ideas to facilitate the continual delivery of exceptional quality products and profit contributions to the company.
• Daily implementation & adherence to Oki Golf universal standards.
• Assist in maintaining a daily record log for weather, course conditioning, cultural practices, equipment maintenance, fertilizer, and pesticide applications, etc.
• Encourage, mentor, coach, train and develop team members to ensure their maximum value to Oki Golf so that the guest experience is realized.
• Ensure proper safe work environment to include compliance with OSHA/WISHA and Oki Golf guidelines and standard operating procedures.
• Interview and hire positions for the turf department, equipment manager, irrigation & spray technician, and all seasonal team members in partnership with the golf course Superintendent
• Lead by example; set the benchmark for performance for the department in the areas of motivation, sense of ownership, and dedication to quality of product.
• Coach, mentor, lead by example and hold all team members accountable for their areas of responsibility.
• Complete administrative tasks such as scheduling, performance reviews and editing time for payroll functions in a timely manner.
• Supervise team members by carrying out the responsibilities in accordance with Oki Golf policies and procedures. This will include planning, assigning and at times, performing activities/duties of team members.
• Implement new methods and procedures designed to minimize operational costs and maximize resources.
• Schedule to proper business levels and within budgeted staffing guides.
• Be able to work weekends and holidays, mornings and evenings as business requires.
• Positive and proactive supervisory, leadership, management, and coaching skills.
• Deliver strong, professional, and company-appropriate communications, both written and verbal.
• Ability to communicate on various levels to include team members, guests, vendors, and contractors, always showing tact and diplomacy as a senior representative of Oki Golf.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this position, the team member must:

• Lift, reach, bend, twist, push, pull, squat, grasp and use arm-hand coordination on a consistent basis
• Have the ability to lift 50 pounds frequently.
• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts (and associated noise levels related to) and outside weather conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration.