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Published: Sunday, 17 January 2016 21:08

Written by John Reitman, TurfNet

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A good equipment technician can be hard to find; a great one nearly impossible. Those superintendents lucky enough to have one know that an exceptional mechanic is the backbone of any successful golf course maintenance operation. Not much gets accomplished with equipment that does not work properly or reliably, or when parts are strewn about a disorganized shop.

 

If your equipment tech is great or even just plain good, nominate him or her for TurfNet's 2016 Technician of the Year Award, presented by The Toro Company. - the original award for golf course equipment managers.

 

Criteria on which nominees are judged by our panel include: crisis management; effective budgeting; environmental awareness; helping to further and promote the careers of colleagues and employees; interpersonal communications; inventory management and cost control; overall condition and dependability of rolling stock; shop safety; and work ethic.

 

Here's a tip: Use specific examples when describing what he or she has accomplished - the more we know, the better your tech's chances of getting noticed.

 

The winner will receive the Golden Wrench Award (a real gold-plated wrench) from TurfNet and a weeklong training session at Toro's Service Training University at the company's headquarters in Bloomington, Minnesota.

 

CLICK HERE to submit a nomination using our online form. All finalists and the winner will be profiled on TurfNet.