About the Role
Job Information
State of Tennessee Job Information
Opening Date/Time
06/24/2026 12:00AM Central Time
Closing Date/Time
07/07/2026 11:59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly)
$2,896. 00
Salary (Annually)
$34,752. 00
Job Type
Full-Time
City, State Location
Buchanan, TN
Department
Environment and Conservation
LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION, HENRY COUNTY
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Qualifications
Education and Experience: Experienceequivalent to three years of increasingly responsible and skilled full-time golf course maintenance work, including the care and maintenance of greens.
Substitution of Education for Experience: College-level course work in agronomy, horticulture, or other agricultural field related to plant and soil science or turf management from an accredited college or university may substitute for the required golf course maintenance work, on a year for year basis, to a maximum of two years, there being no substitution for one year of the required golf course grounds maintenance work, including the care and maintenance of greens at a golf course. (e. g. , 45 quarter hours of course work, including at least six quarter hours in a related agricultural field, may substitute for one year of experience).
Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional clock hours in landscape and turf management or horticulture from an accredited vocational or technical school may substitute for required grounds maintenance experience on a year to year basis, to a maximum of one year, there being no substitution for one year of the required golf course grounds maintenance work, including the care and maintenance of greens at a golf course (e. g. , 108 clock hours of course work may substitute for one month of experience).
OR
Education and Experience: 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.
OR
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate's degree in plant science, horticulture, or other agricultural field related to plant and soil science or turf management, and one year of increasingly responsible and skilled experience in grounds maintenance at a golf course, which must include the care and maintenance of greens.
OR
Education and Experience: Completion of a Certificate in landscape and turf grass management from a vocational school and two years of increasingly responsible and skilled experience in golf course maintenance work, including the care and maintenance of greens.
Necessary Special Qualifications: A valid motor vehicle operator's license may be required for employment in some positions.
Note: A transcript is required for proper evaluation of this job class.
Examination Method: Education and experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.
Overview
Summary: Under general supervision, is responsible for leading others in semi-skilled and skilled grounds maintenance work of considerable difficulty at a golf course; and performs related work as required.
Responsibilities
Handling and Moving Objects:
Cleans up any chemical or fertilizer spill immediately according to the directed instructions listed on the product container and inform supervisor immediately of incident.
Stores, handles, and applies chemicals and fertilizers in a manner consistent with the approved and safe directions stated on the chemical/fertilizer container.
Staffing Organizational Units:
Interviews and hires staff as vacancies occur.
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment:
Calibrates spreaders and sprayers before applying product to the golf course.
Assists in monitoring the main pump station and the transfer pump station to insure continued and accurate operation.
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards:
Applies plant protective chemicals and fertilizers in accordance with local, state, and federal laws and/or regulations.
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment:
Leads in the mixing and spraying of herbicides and fungicides to remove unwanted plants from the golf course.
Applies plant protective chemicals and fertilizers to the golf course grounds.
Leads others in the aerification, topdressing and fertilization of greens and tees to keep them firm, growing and able to absorb water.
Operates and utilizes a variety of tools and equipment such as greens mowers, fairway mowers, tee mowers, chemical sprayers, fertilizer spreaders, topdressing machines, soil aerification devices, skid steer loaders, backhoes, and light trucks.
Plants turf grass seeds and/or turf grass sod when necessary.
Assist in the maintenance of native areas throughout the golf course including spraying, mowing, creation, and seasonal burning.
Interacting With Computers:
Irrigates golf course using centralized computer irrigation system.
Coaching and Developing Others:
Addresses any performance issues with an employee as to insure unsafe or improper work activities or habits are not continued.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems:
Diagnoses and resolves issues such as but not limited to golf course and weather conditions, crew limitations, and disease pressure.
Training and Teaching Others:
Supervises and critiques employees to provide guidance in how to better or more timely perform assigned tasks.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work:
Assists and performs special projects (such as greens renovation, tee construction, irrigation and drainage, design installation, bunker renovation, etc) throughout the golf course as approved and assigned by supervisor.
Performing Administrative Activities:
Performs administrative duties including but not limited to timekeeping, daily scheduling, and fuel records.
Performing General Physical Activities:
Repairs any leaks or damaged irrigation pipe, fittings, or wires associat.