Grounds Maintenance Specialist

Boys Town • Omaha, NE

72d

About The Position

The position involves maintaining grounds and facilities, operating heavy machinery, and participating in the production, maintenance, and clean-up of grounds and facilities. Responsibilities include maintaining garden areas, landscaped areas, fruit trees, and controlling unwanted species of weeds and grass. The role also requires operating grounds maintenance equipment and performing general building maintenance.

Requirements

• Previous experience in grounds maintenance or agriculture required.
• Minimum 18 years of age required.
• Possess a valid driver's license with a good driving record required.
• Pass an annual Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR) check required.
• On-call (continuously or rotationally) to provide support. Available to work evenings, weekends, and holidays if needed required.
• State of Nebraska certified pesticide and herbicide applicator license is required within 90 days of hire required.
• Certified in-house, post-hire to operate boom truck, forklift, and front-end loader required.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the production, maintenance, and clean-up of grounds and facilities.
• Maintains plot garden areas, including tilling, planting, and fertilizing; may plan and order supplies for produce gardens.
• Maintains landscaped areas, flower beds, and interior plants, and assists with habitat and lake maintenance and with greenhouse operations.
• Maintains fruit tree and orchard production including pruning trees for proper growth and repair and removes hazardous trees and limbs.
• Controls growth of unwanted species of weeds and grass by weeding, cultivating, and trimming; identifies the need for, applies, maintains, and properly disposes of chemical pesticide.
• Operates grounds maintenance equipment including zero turn and large area mowers, tractors, front end loaders, and chainsaws from the basket of a boom truck; drives Boys Town vehicle as needed to complete duties of the job.
• Maintains equipment, including sharpening blades, replacing belts and bearings, and completing tune ups.
• Prunes trees for proper growth and removes trees as needed.
• Performs general building maintenance and removes snow, ice, and other debris as needed; utilizes plow, loader, blade, blower and shovel.
• Supervises youth grounds and landscaping projects and activities as needed.

Benefits

• Reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location.
• Low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs.
• No cost mental health visits to an in-network provider.
• Generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account.
• Tuition assistance.
• Parenting resources from experts.
• Professional development opportunities within the organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees