Assistant Mechanic

Description & Requirements: Being a part of the Cache Creek team comes with amazing benefits: Great Pay Opportunities to Grow Gas Discounts Dental Insurance Life Insurance Paid Time Off (PTO) Recognition Program Free meals in our Employee Dining Room Weekly Paychecks Affordable Healthcare Medical Insurance Vision Care Insurance 401k Savings Plan Tuition Reimbursement Employee Discounts Direct Deposit Summary The individual will work closely with the Director of Agronomy, Assistant Superintendents, and Equipment Technician Supervisor.
This position will have the opportunity to experience all aspects of golf course maintenance.
A typical work week would consist of approximately 5-10 hrs.
assisting Equipment Technician Supervisor, and 30-35 hrs working on projects or general golf course maintenance.
The individual should be able to operate specialty equipment, such as the tractors, skid-loader, trenchers and backhoe for construction projects and loading material for general course maintenance in a safe manner.
If time allows, the individual will have the ability to learn how to repair and troubleshoot our irrigation system.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.
Other duties may be assigned.
Assist Equipment Manager with: equipment training, adjusting cutting units, reel and bedknife grinding, lubricating and servicing all equipment, and keeping up to date records on equipment maintenance.
Assist with: chemical and fertilizer applications, record keeping, and calibration.
Assist in daily irrigation practices.
Operates ALL equipment that is used in daily course maintenance.
Perform general golf course maintenance practices such as: course setup, mowing of greens, tees, fairways, roughs, etc.
Strong work ethic with the following traits: attention to detail and a desire and willingness to learn and be creative.
Maintains flexibility to lead and take on new and different tasks as directed by the Department Manager.
Plans maintenance and project work, applying his or her agronomic and administrative expertise to achieve the agreed-upon maintenance standards and long- range goals.
Keep accurate and complete records on inventory, weather data, and maintenance projects.
Ensures proper safety of himself and all other associates in regards to operation of all equipment.
Communicates the importance of safety procedures, detailing procedure codes, ensuring employee understanding of safety codes, monitoring processes and procedures related to safety.
Supervisory Responsibilities This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience Bachelor's degree (B.
A.
) from four-year college or university; or one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Age Requirement Must be at least 21 years of age.
Language Skills Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Cache Creek Casino Resort Tribal Gaming License.
Physical Demands While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk and talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.
The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; outside weather conditions and vibration.
The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places and risk of electrical shock.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.