Equipment/Shop Manager

Job Title: Equipment Manager

Reports to: Head Golf Course Superintendent

Compensation: $110,000 to $135,000 Annual Salary Based on Experience

Relocation: Club will assist with relocation

Location: Island Country Club

500 Nassau Road

Marco Island, Florida 34145



About The Club:

The Island Country Club, founded in 1966, is located on Marco Island, a 24-square-mile barrier island in Southwest Florida along the Gulf of Mexico just south of the city of Naples. The Island Club offers the only private 18-hole golf course on the island, consisting of homes, resort hotels, marinas, and beaches. In addition to the modern and challenging golf course for all levels, the Club has a beautiful clubhouse that offers superb dining, a Wellness center, and five Har-Tru clay tennis courts.

For more information on the Club, please visit https://www.island-countryclub.org/.

Job Summary (Essential Functions):

The Equipment Manager will be responsible for all equipment maintenance and repair, parts and inventory, and maintaining a safe, clean, and organized work environment. The Equipment Manager will be a hands-on leader guiding, training, coaching, and assisting the Equipment Mechanic in developing and implementing a preventive maintenance schedule, the repair and maintenance of turf equipment and vehicle fleets, training grounds staff on the safe and proper use of equipment and parts, and equipment inventory. The Equipment Manager will advise the Golf Course Superintendent on major equipment failures and replacement needs and work as an integral member of the grounds team.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead, guide, train, and coach the Equipment Mechanic in maintaining, diagnosing, and repairing turf equipment and other shop responsibilities.
• Develop, manage, and assist in the preventive maintenance program of equipment.
• Inspect, maintain, diagnose, and repair all equipment in the fleet, including parts fabrication.
• Educate and train grounds staff on the safe and proper use of equipment.
• Perform grinding and sharpening of cutting units to maintain optimal performance.
• Purchase parts, supplies, and materials as needed and maintain a stocked and orderly parts inventory.
• Practice and ensure all health, safety, and environmental regulations are known, understood, and practiced, including proper storage or disposal of hazardous materials, including fuel, grease, and solvents.
• Advise the Golf Course Superintendent on major equipment failures and replacement needs.
• Establish and adjust daily, weekly, and monthly repair and maintenance schedules based on equipment requirements and the course maintenance schedule.
• Establish and maintain accurate records for equipment, liquids, parts, equipment conditions, repairs, costs of repairs, and preventive maintenance.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized shop.
• Perform daily course checks to ensure cut quality and proper operation of equipment.
• Prepare, recommend, and manage the equipment budget, monitoring cost and expenditures, and identifying variances and recommending and implementing corrective action as necessary.

Qualifications:

• Experience in the maintenance, diagnostics, and repair of turf equipment.
• Experience in cutting unit set-up, ideally with Bernhart reel and bedknife grinders.
• Ability to read and follow manuals, understand preventive maintenance requirements and schedules, and repair equipment.
• Know and have the ability to utilize various trade tools and the safety guidelines of their use.
• Familiarity with managing a budget.
• Ability to utilize computer software systems such as a purchase order system, Excel, Word, and PM Software.
• Trade school, formal education, or certifications in mechanical, electrical, or related programs, or equivalent experience.