Seasonal Intern
Job Details
Located 80 miles from East Lansing and 40 miles from Detroit, Indianwood Golf and Country Club is a private, 36-hole golf club established in 1925 and the host of three USGA Championships. Students will learn the virtues of firm and fast golf conditioning while building the pedigree crucial to career advancement in this industry.
Definition:
The Student Intern, under the supervision of the Director of Agronomy, Golf Course Superintendents, and Assistant Superintendents, will participate in championship-level golf course conditioning involving the use of large equipment, including tractors, loaders, trenchers, skid steers, trucks, sprayers, mowers and other maintenance equipment.
Typical Functions:
• Handwaters or syringes turf under stress.
• May operate boom sprayers and/or hand sprayers for chemical and fertilizer applications.
• Performs cultural practices including but not limited to: mowing, topdressing, verticutting, aeration, and slicing.
• May operate smaller equipment as directed by his/her supervisor.
• Performs extensive turf renovations; including: aeration, slicing, seeding, sodding and extension work.
• Assists with the operation, installation and repair of irrigation and drainage systems.
• Performs course set-up and other duties as directed by his/her supervisor.
Job Benefits
• Golfing privileges, meals, uniforms, and bonuses.
Job Requirements
• Prior golf course maintenance experience is welcome but not required. Interns will be exposed to nearly every facet of golf course management and build the confidence to progress on to an assistant superintendent role upon graduation.
• Must currently be enrolled in a turfgrass management curriculum including accredited on-line programs.
• Candidates must possess positive attitudes, strong work ethics, good communication and organization skills, the ability to work within a team atmosphere and follow oral and written directions.
• Requires a valid driver’s license.
• Requires acquiring state certification as a pesticide applicator.