Grounds Maintenance Worker

Georgia Department of Revenue • Garden City, KS

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at the Civil Engineer Squadron of the 165th Airlift Wing in Garden City, Georgia. Under general supervision, the Grounds Maintenance Worker performs multiple types of grounds-related work, including mowing and edging, repairing grounds maintenance equipment, and basic concrete pouring and finishing. The role also requires completing paperwork and following applicable safety rules and guidelines.

The selected applicant will work outdoors in extreme temperatures and be exposed to loud noises and fumes from herbicide application, gasoline, and two-cycle engines. The work involves manual labor, including heavy lifting of landscape materials, bending, digging, planting, pruning, lawn care, and herbicide application. Applicants must maintain a valid driver’s license and pass pre-employment drug testing and background investigations. The employee will also be placed in the State Random Drug Testing Program.

Requirements

• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Pass a pre-employment drug test and participate in the State Random Drug Testing Program.
• Pass a pre-employment background investigation, including a Georgia criminal records search.
• Pass a post-employment federal background investigation, including a national criminal records search.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience as a landscape gardener.
• Experience operating equipment such as a Kubota, Bobcat, backhoe, tractor, or batwing mower.
• Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Class B.
• Two years of experience performing similar duties.
• Herbicide/Pesticide Applicator License or Certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform grounds-related work, including mowing and edging.
• Repair grounds maintenance equipment.
• Perform basic concrete pouring and finishing work.
• Complete required paperwork.
• Follow applicable safety rules and guidelines.
• Perform manual tasks including lifting landscape materials, bending, digging, planting, pruning, lawn care, and herbicide application.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed