TSP Golf Course Superintendent

Our Tennessee State Parks are among the most beautiful parks in the United
States. We have an outstanding opportunity to work in a beautiful work
environment at our Paris Landing State Park, Paris Landing Golf Course in
Buchanan, TN. The Golf Course Superintendent position is an integral
component to the operations of the golf course. The position is a managerial
role, overseeing the maintenance crew in the upkeep and care of a
championship 18-hole golf course. The starting salary is based on a 37.5-
hour workweek and earns comp time for hours worked over 40 in a week. For
information on the excellent benefits, visit TN State Employee Benefits.
The Golf Course Superintendent must be skilled in overseeing the operation
of a variety of tools and equipment, including greens mowers, fairway
mowers, tee mowers, chemical sprayers, fertilizer spreaders, topdressing
machines, soil aeration devices, earth-moving equipment, and other vehicles.
The preferred candidate will have experience with operating golf course
standard irrigation systems and ensuring that these systems run at a
standard to maintain high-quality turfgrass on the course. Graduation from
an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in agronomy,
horticulture, or other agricultural field related to plant and soil science or turf
management is preferred. Experience equivalent to three years of
increasingly responsible and skilled full-time golf course maintenance work,
including the care and maintenance of greens, will be considered as a
substitute for a degree.

To apply for this position: https://www.tn.gov/careers.

Highlighted Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all golf course grounds maintenance and staff.
• Perform routine inspections for leaks and other potential
  maintenance deficiencies with the irrigation system, as well as
  checking the course for any possible improper irrigation.
• Supervise the mowing of fairways, greens, tees, roughs and other
  grounds maintenance. Lead and assist others in the aeration,
  topdressing and fertilization of greens and tees.
• Participate and/or supervise the mixing and spraying of herbicides,
  fungicides, and other plant protective products, ensuring all chemicals
  are properly used and stored.
• Supervise and coach employees on how to perform assigned tasks
  safely and efficiently to achieve objectives.
• Keep and maintain required operations records.
• GCSAA Class “A” Superintendent Member experience is preferred