Equipment Technician

Located just 15 miles outside of downtown New Orleans in Avondale, TPC Louisiana offers an award-winning championship golf course that is open to the public to enjoy. TPC Louisiana is home to the state’s only PGA TOUR event, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and hosts many other events throughout the year. A stadium design brings golf fans up close to the action at every hole, making for a superb spectator experience. TPC Louisiana is consistently included in GolfWeek’s “Best Courses You Can Play” each year.

SCOPE/POSITION OVERVIEW

Starting @ $20.00 Hourly
The Equipment Technician is responsible for assisting in the equipment maintenance and repair operations for the Golf Course Maintenance department.

QUALIFICATIONS

High school education, and preferably secondary course of study in mechanics, or trades training plus at least

one year’s mechanical experience working with small engine repair and/or turf equipment, or equivalent

experience in turf equipment management.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES

• Assists the Equipment Manager in appropriate preventative and curative maintenance required for all golf course equipment maintenance operations.
• Completes daily service records.
• Assist the Equipment Manager in maintaining appropriate parts inventory.
• Ensures that the equipment maintenance shop and appropriate areas are kept clean, organized, and provide a safe working environment for staff members.
• Must be thoroughly trained in the procedures of each task before performing such tasks.
• Must follow the guidelines in the Golf Course Maintenance Operations Manual for each specific task.
• Required to wear personal protective clothing and/or use protective equipment to comply with established safety operating standards.
• Special projects or other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a variety of outdoor weather conditions. Position is very active and requires lifting, pulling or pushing up to or over 25 pounds, moving and/or lift items with awkward weights. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, color vision, distance and peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

An essential function of the job is to be able to comply with all applicable federal, state and local safety and health regulations that would apply to this job.

This job description reflects the assignment of essential functions and may be modified as needed; it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job.

Travel

·Travel is not expected for this position.

Work Schedule Expectations

·This position requires shifts as necessary based on business levels.

Supervisory Responsibility

·This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.