Muskegon Community College, an associate degree-granting institution of higher education, is a center for lifelong learning which provides persons the opportunity to attain their educational goals by offering programs that respond to individual, community, and global needs.
General Description:
This position is responsible for maintaining a fun, welcoming, safe, secure, clean, and orderly golfing environment while assisting all teams within the department. The individual must be able to operate independently, demonstrate sound decision-making, follow appropriate safety practices, and deliver top-notch customer service across multiple areas, including but not limited to the clubhouse, parking lots, equipment, and select grounds areas.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Course opens April 1, 2026 - weather permitting
Please note that individuals hired into this position may be employed by EDUStaff under contract with Muskegon Community College.
Required Skills
Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Friendly, positive, dependable and punctual.
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a successful team while accomplishing tasks and assignments without assistance.
- Demonstrated ability to follow written instructions.
- Prior grounds/landscaping experience required. Prior commercial golf course experience preferred.
- Demonstrated ability for vehicle and small engine maintenance and repair.
- Physical ability to lift 25 lbs. minimum with a preference given to those able to lift up to 50lbs.
- Demonstrated ability to relate to and work with people of all ages, races, and social-economic backgrounds.
- Demonstrated use of tact, judgment and discretion and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Highly motivated and solution oriented with a high degree of integrity, ethics and dedication to the mission of the College.
- Must be adaptable and flexible to changes in tasks, processes and locations.
Essential Function:
- Perform all duties related to mowing of all greens, fairways, and tee boxes including assisting with rough when needed.
- Adjust holes and tee boxes daily.
- Sprinkling/irrigation of fairways and greens.
- Clean up course and pick up garbage throughout facility including sticks/brush and other things that may disrupt play on the course.
- Operate, clean and maintain all equipment daily as used to perform duties, including mowing and irrigation.
- Adhere to all safety and health regulations, and report all unsafe conditions to Supervisor.
- Act as course ranger at any time while at facility addressing concerns or reporting issues even when utilizing free golf benefit.
- Assist with equipment and vehicles as assigned.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Environmental Factors:
- Must be able to perform repetitive body mechanics, including but not limited to climbing stairs, standing, stretching, twisting, bending, crouching and kneeling.
- Prolonged standing and sitting
- Repetitive stretching, twisting, bending, and lifting along with working on ladders, roofs and crawl spaces.
- Must be able to adjust to differing weather conditions as nearly all work is outdoors.
- Occasional lifting: 50 -70 lbs.; Regular lifting on a daily basis: 25 - 50 lbs.
