About this role
This full-time position performs a variety of grounds keeping tasks to maintain the College grounds. Hours for this position are from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, Monday to Friday, and subject to change.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Cuts lawns using push power mowers and commercial zero turn riding mowers.
- Trims and edges around walks, flower beds, and walls using hand and power equipment.
- Prunes shrubs and trees to shape and to improve growth. Removes damaged limbs using chain saw.
- Aerates grass turf, fertilizes, seeds, top dress and weed
- Irrigation – setup large hose reel sprinkler systems and maintain proper irrigation efficiency
- Collects leaves using blowers and vacuums as well as with hand operated rakes. Bags, shreds or otherwise disposes the leaves.
- Cleans grounds and removes litter manually and mechanically using ATLV Ride-On Litter Vacuum street cleaning equipment, rotary brush and high output blower implement within interior and exterior of campus
- Pick up campus recycle and trash receptacles and relocate to large trash containers
- Shovels snow from campus walks, stairs and driveways.
- Operates utility vehicles with snow plow and salt spreader, responsible for equipment implement attachments and maintains equipment for proper operation.
- Dispenses deicing products on roadways and passage ways to prevent ice buildup
- Operates tractor utilizing and attaching implements
- Operates backhoe for general use, moving mulch, sand and topsoil. Use for large plantings.
- Plants and waters grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs. Maintains plantings by fertilizing, weeding, trimming, etc.
- Maintains playing fields and prepares for games by lining fields, soccer, and baseball etc. experience in maintaining infield skins.
- Sports equipment setup as required
- Cleans out drainage ditches, rain leaders and culverts
- Sharpens tools such as weed cutters, edging tools, and shears.
- Performs routine maintenance and makes minor repairs on equipment such as lawn mower, hedge trimmer, spreader and snow removal equipment.
- Safety checks for Student Vehicle (Vans)
- Bulk trash removal
- Service equipment
- Clean and maintain drainage in window wells
- Help rental setup and breakdown (Trash, recycle)
- Campus wide meeting setup and breakdown outside festivities
- Setup seasonal decorations
- Moving service of relocating occupants and furniture moves
- Work safely and take action to ensure that property is safe for students, other residents; co-workers and guests.
- Other duties as requested
Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- Able to read and understand equipment manuals, safety data sheets (SDS), written instructions, warning labels, etc.
- Mandatory snow removal duty
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Able to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, bend, carry, push and pull to perform the responsibilities of a grounds person.
- Valid drivers license.
- Prior experience operating and maintaining equipment similar to the equipment described above.
- Prior grounds keeping experience.
- Ability to safely operate power equipment.