Equipment Manager
Equipment Manager
Overview:
As Equipment Manager, you are responsible for the maintenance, repair and efficient operation of all turf care and golf course machinery. This role ensures all equipment is safe, reliable and performing at peak efficiency to support the course’s maintenance and presentation standards. You will manage, support and lead our workshop technicians by example and ensure their skills and development are up to date and relevant.
Working closely with the Director of Golf Course and Estate, and the Greenkeeping and Garden teams, the Equipment Manager oversees the workshop, manages servicing schedules and implements preventative maintenance programmes for our full fleet of turf machinery.
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Description:
About us
Loch Lomond Golf Club is one of the world’s finest private members golf clubs. It sits on the “bonnie bonnie banks” of Loch Lomond, amidst breathtaking scenery but within easy reach of Glasgow and Stirling. Our 7095-yard parkland course was designed in 1994 by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morris and is a truly special place to develop your career - offering wonderful opportunities to learn and grow within a professional team.
Sitting at the heart of our estate is Rossdhu House, a Georgian mansion now home to the clubhouse, where breakfast lunch and dinner is served in our Spikes Bar or halfway house, or more formal dining in private spaces or at special events. The Club also boasts accommodation, with 53 individually designed suites spread across the clubhouse, and surrounding lodges and cottages. As well as world class golf, our Members and guests can also enjoy traditional outdoor pursuits, from boating on the loch, pheasant shooting and stalking as well as river and loch fishing and hill walking. Or for indoor relaxation our five-star spa set within a beautiful walled garden offers an extensive holistic treatment menu, thermal pools and a gym.
Some work here permanently to develop a career in golf and hospitality, some work only seasonally across the busy summer months, while others work part time and flexibly around personal commitments or studies. However long you plan to stay with us and whatever hours you’d prefer to work, we’re open to discussing shift patterns and contract types to suit your needs.
What’s in it for you
We want all our team to feel appreciated for their hard work. As well as a competitive salary (we are proud to be a Living Wage Employer) you will have access to the following benefits whilst working with us at the Club:
- Free employee meals
- Pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Enhanced holiday entitlement of 30 days rising with service
- Enhanced maternity, and paternity leave with service
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Refer a friend bonus scheme
- Discounted winter gym membership available, as well as discounted spa treatments, golf, country pursuits, car valeting, floristry services and also on retail products
- Long service awards
- Vibrant social, charity and wellbeing events
- Employee Assistance Programme, offering lifestyle and wellbeing support and counselling via a confidential helpline
- We can also offer fully funded, work-based training and development which includes everything from apprenticeships, structured work experience and supported scholarships through to supervisory and management development programmes, specialist craft training, and formal qualifications up to HND and degree level
Scope of the Role:
As Equipment Manager, you are responsible for the maintenance, repair and efficient operation of all turf care and golf course machinery. This role ensures all equipment is safe, reliable and performing at peak efficiency to support the course’s maintenance and presentation standards. You will manage, support and lead our workshop technicians by example and ensure their skills and development are up to date and relevant.
Working closely with the Director of Golf Course and Estate, and the Greenkeeping and Garden teams, the Equipment Manager oversees the workshop, manages servicing schedules and implements preventative maintenance programmes for our full fleet of turf machinery.
Your tasks will include the following:
- Manage and maintain all equipment, including mowers, tractors, utility vehicles, small engines and site vehicles.
- Diagnose mechanical, hydraulic and electrical issues and carry out timely repairs.
- Maintain detailed service records and manage parts inventory efficiently.
- Ensure all workshop operations meet safety and environmental standards.
- Conduct detailed daily checks and scheduled servicing of all machinery and equipment.
- Maintain knowledge and understanding on all relevant Health and Safety legislation effecting the Workshop department.
To be eligible to apply you need:
- Significant proven experience as mechanic, technician or equipment manager with responsibility for the work of others (preferably in turf care, agriculture or grounds maintenance)
- Strong mechanical and diagnostic skills (petrol, diesel, electrical and hydraulic systems)
- Ability to manage workloads, set priorities and work independently
- Welding and fabrication experience
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills
- Current UK driving licence (essential)
- Eligibility to live and work in the UK (essential)
Additional Information:
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