Grounds/Landscaping Tech - 3070-50 (Baylor University)

HES Facilities•Waco, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Grounds/Landscaping Tech works on the grounds of Baylor University, providing landscape services that meet or exceed client and management standards. The role involves maintaining lawns, planting and caring for landscape materials, keeping grounds features in good condition, and maintaining landscaping equipment. Other job-related responsibilities may be assigned, and reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. The position includes preparing trucks and trailers with equipment, operating powered lawn-care machinery, maintaining and repairing tools and equipment, and removing snow. Snow removal requires availability at night, on weekends, and on holidays. The work is full-time and first shift, with weekend and summer work noted. It involves heavy physical activity and outdoor work in extreme weather, and noise may be loud enough that earplugs are required.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent is listed as an education requirement; a high school degree is preferred.
Some lawn-care experience is helpful.
Ability to operate lawn-care machinery, including mowers, edgers, and backpack blowers.
Good communication and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.
Ability to solve problems and find resolutions.
Self-starting, detail-focused, and able to follow directions and adhere to a work schedule.
Self-motivated and capable of working with minimal supervision.
Flexible and able to work effectively in a team while maintaining a professional and respectful demeanor with coworkers, clients, and vendors.
Ability to perform heavy lifting, pushing, and pulling of landscaping equipment and materials.
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
Ability to bend and kneel for up to six or more hours per day.
Ability to work in extreme weather conditions, including heat, cold, and precipitation.
Ability to work in conditions where noise may be loud; earplugs may be required.

Nice To Haves

Some lawn-care experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare company trucks and trailers by loading gas cans, mowers, and other equipment and securing the equipment.
Mow turf with various mowers, line trim and edge, and sweep or blow leaves and clippings.
Prune shrubs and trees as needed and clear debris.
Clean work sites and watch for trash, limbs, and rocks.
Operate powered equipment such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws.
Shovel snow from walks, driveways, and parking lots and spread salt; be available for snow removal at night, on weekends, and holidays.
Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, removing thatch, trimming, and edging around flower beds and walks.
Prune and trim trees, shrubs, and hedges using hand tools and powered equipment.
Maintain sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, and other grounds features.
Prepare soil and beds for flower or groundcover installation, including cultivating beds, applying mulch and soil amendments, and performing core aeration.
Prune, plant, remove, or replace shrubs, plants, flowers, and trees; replace trees removed because of disease, damage, or hazards, and perform non-substantive sod replacement.
Plant materials at appropriate depth, size, placement, and spacing; water them correctly and apply mulch appropriate to the material.
Edge existing beds or establish new bed edges.
Wash equipment and trucks.
Maintain and repair tools, equipment, and structures, including fences, benches, and minor outbuildings, using hand and power tools.