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SUPERVISING GREENSKEEPER

Code: 06729 Local Competitive

New Jersey treats Supervising Greenskeeper as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.

Eligibility comes down to 4 years of relevant experience.

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Where this title is used

Supervising Greenskeeper is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.

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Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Supervises a group of workers and performs the work involved in the maintenance of a regulation golf course and underground irrigation system; does other related duties.

Examples of work

  • Supervises the operation and maintenance of equipment.
  • Plans work schedules and sequence of operations for staff, and determines priorities.
  • Identifies maintenance assignments to be performed.
  • Supervises the application of lime, fertilizers, insecticides, and fungicides.
  • Supervises the work to sow seeds, replace sod, weed, cut grass, and irrigate the golf course.
  • Identifies and requisitions needed equipment and materials.
  • Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for employee evaluations and for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting and/or disciplining of employees.
  • Supervises the maintenance of records and files.
  • Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.

Experience

Four (4) years of experience in the care and maintenance of a regulation golf course, including the operation of an underground irrigation system.

License

Appointees may be required to possess a current and valid certificate as a Pesticide Applicator, Commercial issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

  • Knowledge of the methods used to care for golf courses.
  • Knowledge of the methods used to prepare soil for planting.
  • Knowledge of the methods used to care for specialized turf surfaces.
  • Knowledge of the methods used to operate and maintain equipment.
  • Knowledge of the methods used to apply fertilizers, insecticides and fungicides.
  • Ability to supervise the operation and maintenance of equipment.
  • Ability to plan work schedules and determine priorities.
  • Ability to supervise the maintenance tasks in the care of a regulation golf course.
  • Ability to supervise the maintenance of records.
  • Ability to provide assignments and instructions and supervise work performance.
  • Ability to identify maintenance assignments to be performed.
  • Ability to identify and requisition needed equipment and materials.
  • Ability to learn to use various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
  • Ability to read, write, speak, understand or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
  • Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.