Heavy Equipment Operator

Position Summary

Employees perform skilled landscaping and manual work necessary to maintain community grounds. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, debris removal, etc.

Essential Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Perform the designated work in areas specified, such as trimming plants, weeding, raking, debris removal, or any other landscape work required.
• Perform work assigned by the Landscaping Supervisor/Director of Golf Course Maintenance in designated areas.
• Mows grass, feeds and trims shrubs, tends flower beds and regularly inspects assigned work areas to maintain proper standards.
• Operate gasoline edgers, weedeaters, and hedgers in assigned areas.
• Operate blowers in assigned areas.
• Operate mower machines to mow grass.
• Operate gasoline buggies in assigned areas, pick up trimmings and/or debris, and load and unload in assigned areas.
• Utilizes various gasoline-powered landscaping equipment along sidewalks, roadways, driveways, and other assigned areas.
• Haul mulch from designated and assigned areas.
• Rake/Pull pine needles, grass, cuttings, scuffle weeds, etc.
• Picking up trimmings and/or debris.
• Operates lawn and grounds equipment, including power mowers, bucket loaders, and other equipment.
• Repairs and maintains community walks and lots.
• Plans, plants, and maintains exterior and interior landscaping per the landscaping plan.
• Removes trash, debris, and junk from the grounds.
• Enforces safety regulations at the work site.
• Adjusts, cleans, and performs minor mechanical work on ground equipment.
• May apply pesticides.
• Perform any other duties/tasks that are required, assigned, and/or directed by management.
  
  

Knowledge And Skill Requirements

The requirements below represent knowledge, skill, and /or ability.

• Ability to interact with all employees and all jobs in landscape maintenance - the mower operation, irrigation, tree operation, fertilizer operation, weed-eater operations, etc.
• Must be able to lift, carry, pull, and push up to 50 pounds.
• Heavy physical exertion required.
• Ability to walk approximately 8-9 hours/day.
• Ability to operate or learn to operate gasoline.
  
  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Education & Work Experience Requirements

• Previous Landscape/Laborer experience preferred
  
  

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance as determined by the employer’s discretion.
• Must be regularly available and willing to work at least 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week, or other hours per day or week as the employer determines are necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.
• Must be available and willing to work such weekends and holidays as the employer determines are necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.
• Must be available and willing to work such overtime per day or week as the employer determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs
• Frequent standing, talking, hearing, seeing, walking, feeling, and finger and hand manipulation to operate objects, machinery, tools, control, and/or gas power equipment.
• Frequent balancing, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, lifting, grasping, crouching, carrying, pulling, pushing, twisting above the waist, bending at the waist, repetitive hand and arm motion.
• Requires walking primarily on varied surface levels for periodic periods and/or continuous periods throughout the day.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions.
• The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid outside weather conditions.
• Reaching with hands and arms above shoulder height, below the waist, or lifting as required throughout the workday.
• Proper lifting techniques and personal protective equipment are required.
• Includes lifting, carrying, pulling, and pushing up to 50 pounds.
• Heavy physical exertion.
• Personal Protective Equipment required: Hard hat, safety glasses, heavy-duty work shoe, earplugs, gloves, and back brace, as needed.
  
  

Compensation

Salary is commensurate with experience.

This is a full-time position eligible for full benefit package such as:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
  
  

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by anyone authorized to give instructions or assignments.

This position description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of essential job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to accommodate individuals with disabilities reasonably. To perform this job successfully, the employee will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to their health or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship.

About St. Andrews Country Club Property Owners Association

St. Andrews of Boca Raton, a resident-only Platinum Club of America and a Distinguished Emerald Club of the World and ranked in the Top Ten of America’s Healthiest Club, is also internationally recognized for magnificent estate residences, recently completed $17.5 million renovations as part of a three-phase Improvement Plan. The POA Association features superior amenities and two 18-hole championship golf courses, including an Arnold Palmer Signature Design®. The POA Association offers a comprehensive Golf Performance Center with an indoor hitting bay and private practice area. Aaron Krickstein, formerly ranked #6 worldwide, oversees a full tennis program with 15 clay tennis courts, including a European red clay court. The POA Association also features a full-service spa, fitness center, and a 125,000-square-foot completely remodeled Clubhouse with four unique restaurants. A brand-new Recreation & Aquatic Center features three pools, poolside dining, Splash Club, state-of-the-art playground equipment, and an air-conditioned game room. St. Andrews has hosted numerous PGA golf exhibitions led by touring pros and is the home course to LPGA Touring Professional and resident Morgan Pressel.

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