Competitive salary | Excellent training & development | Great team environment
Are you passionate about golf, the outdoors and working as part of a team?
We’re looking for a Greenkeeper to join our course team and help us keep our golf course in fantastic condition for our members and guests.
Whether you’re an experienced Greenkeeper or looking to take the next step in your greenkeeping career, this is a great opportunity to develop your skills, work with a fantastic range of machinery and become part of a friendly, supportive team.
What you’ll be doing
Every day is different in greenkeeping. You’ll play an important role in maintaining the course to a high standard, working across greens, tees, fairways, bunkers and surrounding areas.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Operating a wide range of professional mowing equipment across greens, tees, fairways, surrounds and roughs.
- Using specialist machinery including top dressers, aerifiers, spreaders, tractors and other powered equipment.
- Carrying out general course maintenance, including hole changing, bunker raking, divot filling and turf care.
- Watering the course and developing your knowledge of irrigation systems.
- Supporting tree and shrub planting, pruning and woodland clearance.
- Assisting with course improvement projects and landscaping work, including turfing and seeding.
- Carrying out general drainage work, including clearing and maintaining ditches.
- Helping maintain, clean and repair course machinery, equipment and golf course furniture.
- Supporting the painting and upkeep of course accessories and general repairs.
- Working safely and responsibly at all times, with consideration for colleagues, members, guests and the local environment.
- Continuing to learn and develop your knowledge of golf course maintenance through training and hands-on experience.
You’ll work closely with the Course Manager and Deputy Course Manager, gaining valuable experience across all areas of course maintenance.
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Enthusiastic about greenkeeping and working outdoors.
- Reliable, hardworking and keen to learn.
- A good team player with a positive attitude.
- Comfortable working with machinery or keen to develop these skills.
- Committed to working safely and maintaining high standards.
- Interested in developing a long-term career in greenkeeping.
NVQ Level 2 in Sports Turf or Greenkeeping is preferred, but not essential.
If you have the enthusiasm and attitude to succeed, we’ll support you with the training and development you need.
Why join us?
We want you to enjoy coming to work, develop your skills and build a career with us.
You’ll have access to:
- Competitive salary, depending on greenkeeping qualifications and experience
- Excellent training, development and career progression opportunities
- Complimentary golf, subject to terms and conditions
- Free on-site parking
- Medicash, including access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Holiday entitlement that increases with length of service
- Discounted food whilst on duty
- Uniform provided
- Cycle to Work Scheme, subject to eligibility
- EV Scheme, subject to eligibility
About Crown Golf
At Crown Golf, we pride ourselves on being the friendliest clubs in Britain.
Our teams are the reason our members keep coming back, and we work hard to make sure our people feel just as much at home as our members and guests.
With nine clubs across the country, we offer some of the best golf in the UK and provide fantastic opportunities for people who want to build a career within the golf industry.
We want the time you spend with us to be as valuable to you as it is to us. Be yourself, learn new skills, make friends, have fun and be part of a team that takes pride in what it does.
Ready to grow your career?
If you’re looking for a role where you can work outdoors, develop your greenkeeping skills, work with professional course machinery and play an important part in creating an excellent experience for golfers, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and become part of the Crown Golf team.
By applying for this position, you consent to Crown Golf receiving and processing your personal data for the purposes of your job application only.
Due to the high number of applications we receive, we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates.
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Level 2 Greenkeeper (preferred)
Work Location: In person
