Oakmont Country Club Internship Program
 

 


Some Facts about Oakmont Country Club:


  • Henry C. Fownes, who designed Oakmont as his only venture in golf course architecture, founded the club in 1903.
  • The course has been consistently rated among the top ten courses in America and maintains a turn-of-the-century charm with all of today's contemporary amenities.
  • Oakmont Country Club has hosted more national championships than any other club in the United States. These championships include: Five U.S. Amateur Championship (1919, 1925, 1938, 1969 and 2003); Three PGA Championships (1922, 1951 and 1978); One U.S. Women's Open (1992); Eight U.S. Opens (1927, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983,1994 and 2007). The club will also host the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open.
  • In 2006, Golf Digest Index named Oakmont Country Club #9 of “America’s 50 Greatest Golf Retreats.”
  • Golf Connoisseur named Oakmont Country Club #12 of “The 100 Most Prestigious Clubs in America” in 2006.
  • Oakmont Country Club was ranked #12 on the list of Platinum Clubs of America out of 100 clubs.
  • The facilities include the 18-Hole Championship Golf Course, a heated practice facility and teaching center, 2 outdoor tennis courts, 2 hartru tennis courts, an Olympic size swimming pool and pool snack bar, trap and skeet shooting range, and 2 guest houses as well as a public golf course.
  • The Clubhouse has a formal and a casual dining area as well as a men’s grille that are available year round. From May through September there are two porches available for dining. The banquet facilities at Oakmont include a large ballroom (seating 325) and two rooms for smaller parties.
  • Oakmont has on-site housing for 15 employees and is accessible by public transportation being only 20 minutes outside of Pittsburgh.
  • Oakmont Country Club is an operation that has 3 million dollars in food and beverage sales per year and has an approximate gross revenue of 21 million dollars per year. In the past five years, the food and beverage sales have increased by 30 percent.

Club Management Internships


Oakmont Country Club is seeking to hire highly motivated interns to move through a rotational based internship program learning from the professional management team consisting of:

Thomas B. Wallace III, General Manager

Carl Gurtner, Assistant Manager

Brad Ladik, Food & Beverage Director

Katie Solomon, Food & Beverage Service Manager


Internship Program

Candidates
Students in a hospitality program who have at least completed their sophomore year, however we encourage freshmen to apply for other positions at Oakmont Country Club.

Position
Interns will work at Oakmont Country Club for the extension of the internship program, or longer if available. Interns average forty-five hours per week, depending on business. Oakmont Country Club will work with the candidates concerning start and ending dates.

What to Expect
The Oakmont Country Club leadership team has a combined experience of 411 years. The leadership and the team strongly believe in a team (Together Everyone Achieves More) atmosphere. The ultimate vision is for legendary country club excellence and making Oakmont Country Club the #1 club in the country – while raising the standards for the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open Championship.

The team at Oakmont Country Club believe in a core of team values that include:

• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Member/Guest Satisfaction
• Professionalism
• Integrity
• Commitment
• Innovation
• Coaching
• Flexibility
• Vision
• Pride
• Empowerment
• Character
• Uniqueness
• Unity
• Relentless

The intern will spend a set amount of hours with each department and will get a vast look at each position. An intern should expect to walk away from the Oakmont Country Club internship experience having a strong knowledge of leadership and professional food service in a private club atmosphere.

Program Outline:

Click on the links below for job descriptions:

Line Cook Internship

Outlet Chef Internship

Outlet Internship

Turf Management Internship

Club Management Program Outline
 
Chief Financial Officer 
    Maintain and coordinate the financial control of the Club. Develops policies to control and coordinate accounting, auditing, budgets, taxes and related activities and records. Develop and implement internal controls. Prepares financial statements, forecasts and analyses for all administrative and managerial functions. Supports Manager and Committee Chairman in the operations of the Club. Develop, establish and administer procedures and systems pertaining to financial matters; maintain all accounting records and is responsible for development, analysis and interpretation of statistical and accounting information. Evaluate operating results in terms of costs, revenues, budgets, policies of operation, trends and increased profit possibilities. Supervise the staffing, scheduling, training and professional development of the accounting team. 
    While following the CFO, the intern will gain an understanding of the Accounting System. The CFO will introduce the intern to Accounts Payable, Receivable, and have the intern sit with each integral team member. The CFO will teach the intern how to set up spreadsheet budgets and measure labor and costs against budgets.

Assistant Manager 
    Manage the service of members and guests in the clubhouse. Supervise the Clubhouse team; greets and seats guests; maintain order and cleanliness in dining rooms, kitchen, member areas, lodging facilities, storage rooms and other applicable areas; promotes work and cohesiveness between all departments; effectively motivates team members by offering incentives or goals that are attainable; assure that member satisfaction standards are consistently attained. 
    The intern will learn all aspects of Clubhouse and Outlet management through following the Assistant Manager. Each day with the Assistant Manager would comprise of overseeing all clubhouse and outlet facilities, monitoring daily labor, and ensuring complete member/guest satisfaction. The intern would develop knowledge of the POS system and its functions through assisting in the development and monitoring of its functions.

Food & Beverager Director 
    Manage the service of members and guests in the clubhouse. Supervise the Clubhouse team; greets and seats guests; maintain order and cleanliness in dining rooms, kitchen, member areas, lodging facilities, storage rooms and other applicable areas; promotes work and cohesiveness between all departments; effectively motivates team members by offering incentives or goals that are attainable; assure that member satisfaction standards are consistently attained. 
    The intern will assist the Food & Beverage Director develop floor plans for the clubhouse daily activities, scheduling of service team based upon business levels, set-up and break-down of special events, handle member and teammate complaints.

Food & Beverage Service Manager 
    As part of the Club Leadership Team manage the service of members and guests in the clubhouse as well as the entire Clubhouse team. 
    Clubhouse - In the clubhouse: greets and seats guests; maintain order and cleanliness in dining rooms, kitchen, member areas, storage rooms and any other applicable areas; promotes teamwork and cohesiveness between all departments; effectively motivates team members; assure that member satisfaction standards are consistently attained. 
    Outlets - Assist in the Leadership of the service of all food and beverage production for the members and guests at the 9-stand and Pool Grill; supervise pool and 9-stand teams; maintain order and cleanliness in outlets, kitchens and other applicable areas; assist with the development of menus; develop and monitor food and labor budget for the outlets. Maintain highest professional food quality, creativeness and sanitation standards. 
    The intern will become acquainted with the purchasing of products for the clubhouse. They will assist the Food & Beverage Service Manager in weekly inventory and see the process of meeting and/or calling vendors to order products. The intern will follow the Food & Beverage Service Manager through monthly inventory and begin to understand cost percentages.

Executive Chef 
    Executive Chef is responsible for all food production on the club campus and catering outlets. EC oversees the development of menus, food purchase specifications and recipes. EC supervises all kitchen staff. Develops and monitors food and labor budget for the department. Maintain highest professional food quality and sanitation standards. 
    Under the supervision of the Executive Chef, the intern will dress in the culinary uniform and work on the both the cold and hot line. The intern will learn the basics of the kitchen including how to properly handle a knife, menu ingredients and expediting. They will also follow the Chef through the inventory process to gain a better understanding of food cost percentages and maintaining inventory par.

Facilities Manager 
    Responsible for maintaining above average levels of the Clubhouse and its facilities; including cutting costs in Housekeeping, Laundry, Security and Repair & Maintenance; East Course operations. Assures all banquet functions are pre-set. 
    Following the Facilities Manager, the intern will understand all facets of housekeeping, audio visual set-up and break down, laundry, security and general maintenance as well as the purchasing of all chemicals and products. The Facilities Manager will teach the intern the safety issues related to the kitchen, laundry, maintenance, housekeeping and clubhouse.

Event Services Manager 
    In charge of banquet service function in the club. Supervise banquet service personnel to assure member and guest satisfaction through proper food and beverage service and presentation. Maximize the club’s profitability from the catering function. 
    The intern will shadow the Banquet Coordinator throughout the entire event process. They will see first-hand how to meet with potential clients, guide the client in making food and beverage selections, assist in creating function sheets, distribution of functions sheets, ensuring set-up is correct and in line with clients wishes and executing the event.

Human Resources Coordinator 
    Responsible to originate and lead Human Resource practices and objectives that will provide an employee-orientated, high performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment, and the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce. Also responsible for the implementation of services, policies, and programs; reports to the General Manager and serves on the executive leadership team; and assists and advises company leaders about Human Resource issues. 
    After spending time with the Human Resources Coordinator, the intern will have gain knowledge of the selection, hiring, orientation and training process. The intern will understand the role Human Resources plays in the Insurance and Compensation Committee. They will be introduced to the employee recognition and retention programs.

Food & Beverage Administrator 
    Serves as a communications liaison between the General Manager, Assistant Manager, Food and Beverage Manager, Beverage Manager, Banquet Coordinator and the Culinary team; Promotes teamwork and cohesiveness within the departments. Develops and implements new methods and procedures to assist the food and beverage team in completing tasks. Provides administrative support to ensure the food and beverage team is able to maintain their presence to the Membership. 
    The Food & Beverage Administrator will show the intern scheduling of the service team based upon business levels. The intern will be led through food & beverage training to understand how our food & beverage team is trained.

Front Desk 
    Assist members and guest in all front desk related areas in an efficient, courteous, and professional manner that maintains high standards of service and hospitality.
At the front desk, the intern will work in unison with a front desk receptionist to gain an understanding of the reservation and tee time process as well as the daily duties of the center of the clubhouse.

Ladies/Mens Locker Room 
    The job of the Locker Room Manager is to attend to the locker room needs of the club members and their guests while overseeing and supervising a highly motivated team to ensure member/guest satisfaction, safety, security and sanitation in all areas of the locker room. 
    The intern will shadow a team member from either the ladies or men’s locker room. They will learn the proper organization of lockers, greeting members/guest and guiding them in the correct direction.

Member Services 
    Attends to any and all needs of Club members and guests from the moment they arrive on Oakmont Country Club property until they depart. 
    The intern will shadow a member of the Member Services team in bag drop and valet. The team member will show the intern how members are greeted and escorted to the proper location to meet their party.

Other Experience
Interns are asked to attend the weekly leadership meetings as well as any impromptu leadership and planning meetings.

Benefits
• Excellent internship wages
• Oakmont Country Club offers low rent housing if needed
• Holiday pay
• A great work environment
• Fun and educational work experience
• Career advancement opportunities
• Competitive internship wages and holiday pay
• Free uniforms, meals and parking
• Free room and board if applicable (space limited)
• Golfing privileges on our championship course
• Rewards and incentives

Are You Ready?

We hope you will take the internship as seriously as we do at Oakmont Country Club. Our hope is for students to take away a learning experience that will help to improve the success of your career.

 Oakmont Country Club is committed to be the national leader in Country Club excellence for our members and guests

To apply for an Intern Position:

To apply for an internship position please send a cover letter and resume to:

Oakmont Country Club
c/o Katie Solomon
Food & Beverage Service Manager
1233 Hulton Road
Oakmont, PA 15139

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Oakmont Country Club
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1233 Hulton Road
Oakmont, PA 15139
Tel: 412.828.8000
Fax: 412.828.7012		 412.828.GOLF (4653)
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