1st or 2nd Year Greenskeeper Apprentice

Club Mount Lewis

Kick-start your Greenkeeping career with hands-on training maintaining premier bowling greens and club grounds.

Key Responsibilities

  • Earn while you learn
  • Supportive and experienced team
  • Build a career in turf management

Job Description

Apprentice Greenkeeper – 1st or 2nd Year
Club Mount Lewis | Greenacre, Sydney
  
Club Mount Lewis is a community-focused registered club located in Greenacre in Sydney's south-west. Our bowling greens are an important part of the Club, supporting competitive and social bowls, tournaments and community participation.

We are looking for someone who wants to learn, takes pride in their work and would like to become an important part of our team.
If you're a 1st or 2nd Year Apprentice Greenkeeper looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.
  
About the Role
  
Club Mount Lewis is seeking an enthusiastic 1st or 2nd Year Apprentice Greenkeeper to join our team and help maintain our bowling greens, surrounds and Club grounds to a high standard.

This is a great opportunity for someone already undertaking, or looking to continue, an apprenticeship as a Greenskeeper and develop their skills in the specialised area of bowling green preparation and maintenance.
Working alongside our experienced team, you will receive hands-on experience across all aspects of turf and grounds maintenance while completing your formal apprenticeship.
  
Your duties will include:
  • Assisting with the day-to-day maintenance and preparation of bowling greens
  • Mowing, rolling, edging and general turf maintenance
  • Assisting with renovation, fertilising, aeration and turf improvement programs
  • Irrigation operation and basic maintenance
  • Monitoring turf condition, pests, weeds and diseases
  • Maintaining gardens, surrounds and general Club grounds
  • Safe operation and care of turf machinery and equipment
  • Preparing greens and surrounds for competitions, tournaments and Club events
  • Working with the greens team to ensure our facilities are presented to a high standard
  • Following WHS procedures and safe work practices
About You
We are looking for someone who:
  • Is currently a 1st or 2nd Year Apprentice Greenkeeper, or has relevant turf experience and is looking to continue their apprenticeship
  • Has a genuine interest in turf management and working outdoors
  • Is reliable, punctual and willing to learn
  • Takes pride in their work and presentation of the grounds
  • Is physically capable of undertaking outdoor and manual work
  • Can work both independently and as part of a team
  • Is comfortable with early morning starts when required
  • Driver's licence is desirable
Previous experience with bowling greens, golf courses, sporting fields or turf maintenance would be highly regarded, but is not essential.
  
What We Offer
Club Mount Lewis offers the opportunity to build a career as a Greenskeeper while gaining practical experience maintaining high-quality bowling greens and Club grounds. You will work in a supportive environment with opportunities to develop your skills across turf management, machinery operation, green preparation and renovation. The successful applicant will receive apprenticeship wages and conditions in accordance with the applicable Award, based on their year and level of apprenticeship.

This role is being advertised via the White Now job board; however, recruitment is being handled directly by the Club. Please direct all enquiries appropriately.

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