Turf Care Technician

Work, play, and live in beautiful Invermere, BC, with us at Eagle Ranch Resort. Our resort features world-class golf, rated 4.5 stars by Golf Digest, a fine-dining experience in our Rustica Restaurant, and a luxury stay in our 20-Room and 4-Cabin Headwaters Lodge. Eagle Ranch Resort is perched atop a spectacular bluff overlooking the magnificent Columbia River and sparkling waters of Lake Windermere. Only a few kilometers from downtown Invermere, we are a short distance from beaches, shopping, and world-renowned outdoor activities.

Owned by Stone Creek Resorts Inc., two world-class golf resorts in the most beautiful natural surroundings are Eagle Ranch Resort in British Columbia and Silvertip Resort in Alberta. Our resorts’ defining features have their foundation in the values; striving to provide an extraordinary experience to our guests is crucial. Our service commitment, SERVICE BEYOND, sets us apart from our competitors. A successful candidate must work according to the company values: caring, integrity, excellence, team spirit, financial responsibility, and safety.

Why Eagle Ranch Resort:

• Discounted: golf privileges, staff meals, restaurant meals, and golf shop purchases at Eagle Ranch Resort & Silvertip Resort.
• Discounts for friends and family for golf, restaurant meals, and golf shop purchases at both resorts as well.
• Subsidized Staff Accommodation on site.
• Health and Wellness benefits available after one-year of full-time employment.
• Our people experience working at a world-class Golf resort, a fine-dining restaurant & a luxury hotel.
• We offer a diverse and engaging work environment in a unique location.
• Close to many outdoor adventures – Kootenay National Park, Banff National Park, Panorama Mountain Resort, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Lake Windermere, etc.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Reporting to Superintendent & Assistant Superintendent – Turf Care Technician workers has a passion for preparing the golf course at the highest level and show this to our guests with a genuine excitement for the great golfing experience that we offer at Eagle Ranch Resort. You take pride in your ability to work outside in all weather conditions, commitment to safety and teamwork, and respect for colleagues, guests, and the environment.

• Operating ride on mowers to prepare the greens, tees, approaches, fairways, and rough.
• Operating utility vehicles and other small engine equipment (sting trimmers, backpack blowers)
• Maintaining Bunkers, raking/shoveling sand, trimming bunker faces.
• Setting the course for play, Removing the debris; divot tees and repairs ball marks, cutting new pins, setting tee markers, ensuring playing surfaces are clean and playable.
• Maintenance and general landscaping of the resort grounds.
• Maintaining fuel and fluid levels for all equipment daily, reporting equipment problems or failure to the equipment manager immediately.
• Record all daily activity’s using our electronic job board program.
• Ensuring quality and attention to detail exists in all work performed (accurate, thorough, and timely).
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Must have a Driver’s License.
• No experience is necessary; must have a willingness to learn.
• Lift to 50lbs occasionally, 30lbs frequently, and 20lbs constantly.
• Capable of operating machinery and equipment.
• Ability to work flexible hours, early mornings, weekends, and some holidays.
• Demonstrate professional radio etiquette.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment within your department.
• Follow all Health and Safety procedures.
• Working outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Strong work ethic and positive team attitude.
• Must be legally able to work in Canada; we don’t provide working visas.

Salary:  $17 – $19 per hour – Wages negotiable with experience.

The positions’ start and end dates are flexible. Opportunities to start as early as April and end as late as October. Full and part-time positions available on a seasonal basis.  

Stone Creek Resorts Inc. is committed to supporting a diverse workforce from various communities within which we operate. We encourage all qualified professionals without regard to race, gender identity, colour, sex, marital / family status, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, aboriginal status, age, etc. to apply.