Assistant Superintendent

Course Overview:

Established in 1898, St. Joseph Country Club is the oldest country club west of the Mississippi River.  Designed by A. W. Tillinghast and renovated in 2003, St. Joseph Country Club is proud to feature an 18-hole championship golf course, a 19^th hole, and practice facilities that include a driving range, two putting greens, and two short game practice areas. St. Joseph Country Club showcases A1/A4 bent grass greens, Meyer zoysia tees and fairways, and a bluegrass/fescue rough. In fall of 2025, SJCC finished renovating its signature Par 3 and plans to start renovating #16 green complex later this year. Along with these projects, the club is also in the middle of installing all new bridges and finishing a front 9 cart path renovation.

Job Responsibilities:

The Assistant Superintendent is an essential role in the Golf course operation and is hired to Assist the Superintendent in all aspects of golf course management. This includes, but is not limited to, managing a 6–20 person crew, scheduling daily/ weekly tasks, leading by example and training new employees to be efficient and successful in their daily jobs, defusing and delegating daily challenges that might arise, interviewing and holding employees to the standard set by the Superintendent, being able to operate or learn any and all equipment on property, experience fixing/troubleshooting irrigation, familiar with tank mixing and applying chemicals or fertilizers, proficient at or willing to learn hand watering and managing desirable moisture, and comfortable leading projects or renovations.