2nd Assistant Superintendent

Position Summary:

As a member of the Turfgrass Management team, the 2nd Assistant along with our superintendent and assistant superintendents will coordinate daily operations of the turfgrass management staff. This includes meeting or exceeding our established standards for associate satisfaction, guest satisfaction, sales and financial performance. As a 2nd Assistant you must lead by example by taking a proactive position to all issues concerning the turfgrass management staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Must be proactive in developing long range plans for the department to facilitate the continual delivery of exceptional products to the marketplace and profit contributions to the Company.
• Mentor and help develop staff in all areas. This includes equipment operations, irrigation maintenance and operation, spraying techniques and safety orientation and training.
• Interview, hire, and coach staff members as needed.
• Create a fun work environment. He/she will inspire, motivate, and lead by example.
• Accept the responsibilities of personal decisions and actions. He/she will also assume responsibilities of the Assistant Superintendent in the Assistant Superintendent’s absence.
• Spontaneously recognize success.
• Communicate effectively with the direct staff in regards to daily operations and staff.
• Spontaneously recognize success.
• Work with the Superintendents to communicate the goals and objectives of Nemacolin to existing associates and new associates.
• Work with Superintendents to communicate daily, weekly, and monthly tasks.
• Attend seminars to help keep abreast of developments in the golf industry.
• Coordinate daily crew assignments.
• Responsible for the supervision and follow-up of all crew assignments. This is important to insure standards and quality.
• Monitor moisture on greens, tees, fairways, rough, trees, etc.
• Able to calibrate all types of spreaders and sprayers. It is necessary to provide instruction to individuals using the spreaders and sprayers.

Personal Attributes:

• Able to work well under pressure and balance multiple priorities and assignments.
• Must be change adaptive, flexible, and empathetic.
• Must be highly customer oriented and responsive with a high need for closure.
• Demonstrated initiative – ability to think, work, and make independent decisions based on sound judgment.
• Ability to work well under pressure and balance multiple priorities and assignments to meet deadlines.
• Strong team-building skills including the ability to lead, cooperate, motivate, and contribute as part of a team with representatives from multiple disciplines.
• Must be willing to “roll-up” sleeves and dig in with staff to drive processes that support the business.
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Must be comfortable working in a fast paced environment where continuous improvement is expected.
• Must be able to consistently achieve high work standards; attention to detail, accuracy and timeliness a must.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Bachelors’ or associate degree, college or university program certificate, or 2-4 years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of years and experience.
• Active member of GCSAA.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general trade and business periodicals.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or needs of staff members and guests.
• Must be able to calculate figures and amounts such as calibration rates, proportions, percentages and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to read budgets and interpret numbers.
• Ability to define problems collects data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Certified Pesticide Applicator for state of Pennsylvania category 7, Lawn and Turf. Or ability to obtain within 60 days of employment.
• Skill in the use of computers, preferably in a PC, Windows-based operating environment.

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside whether conditions.
  • Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Specific vision required by this job includes; close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Will be required to work in a variety of different weather conditions.