Grounds Maintenance Laborer
About The Position
The Grounds Maintenance or Groundskeeper to take care of the landscape around our buildings. Your primary responsibilities include performing routine upkeep, such as mowing the grass, trimming shrubbery, weeding, pressure washing and sweeping walkways, and watering plants when the weather is dry. You may use a variety of tools, such as a power mower or a rake, to complete your duties, in addition to occasional preventative maintenance on the facilities. The work requires a well-rounded individual with several years of landscaping or cleaning experience. Our ideal candidate already has prior groundskeeping experience.
Requirements
- Proficient written and oral communication skills according to skill requirements
- Ability to operate various types of power equipment including lawnmowers, trimmers, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers, and other landscaping equipment
- Ability to use hand tools required for landscaping
- Ability to follow instructions and complete assignments
- Extensive knowledge of landscaping techniques and processes
- Excellent time management skills
- High school diploma or equivalent
- At least two years of related experience required
- Horticulture knowledge
- Knowledge of gardening techniques
- Knowledge of gardening products such as fertilizers and pesticides
- Prolonged period of standing, bending, reaching, and working with hands
- Occasional periods of prolonged exposure to load noises
- Ability to lift up to 75 pounds at times
- Ability to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands as necessary
- Ability to hear and see to position and safety requirement levels
- Occasional exposure to elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, and chemicals
- Must be able to successfully pass as required a federal, state, or local government's background investigation
Responsibilities
- Maintain landscaping and grounds around designated areas
- Mows lawns, trims weeds, and rakes leaves
- Prepares soil and maintain bedding
- Plant and maintain flowers, bushes, hedges, or shrubs
- Perform preventative maintenance on indoor and outdoor facilities
- Clean all pedestrian surfaces and walls
- Performs routine maintenance on power equipment
- Other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
51-100 employees
