Santee, California
California
Posted: 07-Mar-23
Location: Death Valley, California
Type: Full Time
Salary: $16.45 per hour
Additional Information:
Internal Number: 31747
Come join our team at The Oasis at Death Valley! With over 3.4 million acres to explore, Death Valley is situated in the northern Mojave Desert in California and is the largest National Park outside of Alaska. Incredibly diverse ecosystems, sand dunes, mountains, and touting America's lowest elevations - Death Valley is an incredible place to call home. We are a welcoming community of employees who work hard, share a real passion for the environment, and enjoy creating memorable experiences for our guests.
The Oasis at Death Valley operates two hotels, restaurants, gift shops, and the world's lowest elevation golf course. Our historic AAA Four Diamond Inn and Ranch offer guests a variety of accommodations. Both hotels have swimming pools that are open annually and are fed from naturally warm local springs.
Job Summary: Under the supervision of the Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent, maintain gardens and lawns. Caring for and cultivating foliage including planting, fertilizing, weeding, watering, trimming and pruning, soil conditioning, mulching and applying pesticides. Ensuring pathways, stairs, outdoor seating and other structures are free of debris. Installing, repairing and irrigation systems. Operating and maintaining garden and landscaping equipment.
The Details:
Start Date: 4/5/23 or later
Position Type: Full-Time, Year-Round
Wage: $16.45 per hour
The Perks:
Discounted housing
FREE breakfast and lunch with $4 dinners in the Employee Dining Room
Free WIFI & Laundry Facilities
Free access to pool, golf course, rec center, gym, and sports courts
Benefits are offered to full-time, year-round employees
Employee discounts on lodging, retail, and food & beverage products at all Xanterra park locations
Responsibilities:
- Operates lawn mowers and string trimmers in trimming greens, aprons, and tees and around trees. Edges cart paths, rakes and maintains sand bunkers.
- Sets tee markers and cups on greens daily; maintains ball washers; replaces tee towels and flags when needed; removes debris; sands and seeds tees and drop area divots.
- Maintains fuel and fluid levels for all types of equipment on a daily basis; reports equipment problems or failure to the golf course mechanic.
- Returns all equipment to the designated location at the maintenance facility; and cleans the maintenance area.
- Under the direction of the superintendent or assistant superintendent, the groundkeeper marks the course for cart control weekly; moves cart control barriers and replaces worn or lost ropes and signs.
- Performs skilled and semi-skilled tasks in care and maintenance of golf course. May use the following machines: tractor, spreader, verti-cutter, aerifier, top-dresser and trencher.
- Performs other duties as directed by his/her supervisor.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Knowledge of lawn care and maintenance machinery.
- Experience with all walking mowers and tractors.
- To be considered for this role, employees must be at least 18 years of age, possess a valid driver’s license, and must not have three or more moving violations within the last twelve months.
- Drivers may need to lift heavy objects and load them into their vehicles, requiring upper body strength and physical stamina. A minimum visual acuity of 20/50 (or corrected to 20/50) is required.
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs. up to shoulder height.
- Must be able to withstand working in extreme summer temperatures.
- Must be able to work on feet for at least 8 hours per day
- Frequently required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, twist, reach, and grasp.
- Must be able to talk or hear, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
