Grounds Manager - 3125 (Grounds)

HES Facilities•Saint Louis, MO

19h•Onsite

About The Position

HES is a premier national provider of facilities management services focused 100% on educational institutions. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, HES builds best-in-class programs for custodial, maintenance, grounds, and landscaping services. With hundreds of years of combined facilities experience, the HES leadership team is comprised of results-oriented, hands-on executives and facilities experts who give school facilities their full attention. Whether for a grounds and landscaping program, custodial services, or maintenance solutions, HES will change the way you look at facilities management. Founded in 1972, HES has a proven track record of working successfully and exclusively in the educational environment, maintaining a singular focus on facilities management, undistracted by competing priorities. HES has earned the trust of over 150 education partners across 29 states. We employ 13,000 dedicated team members and maintain more than 200 million square feet daily.

Requirements

High school degree preferred.
Some experience in lawn care helpful.
Must be able to operate various lawn care machinery including mowers, edgers, backpack blowers.
Good communication skills.
Organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks are essential.
Must be a problem solver with the ability to find resolutions.
Must be a self-starting individual who follows directions, adheres to a work schedule, and can focus on details.
Must be self-motivated and capable of working with minimal supervision.
Must be flexible and able to work effectively in a team environment and consistently maintain a professional and respectful demeanor/attitude with co-workers, clients and vendors.
Perform heavy lifting/pushing/pulling of various landscaping equipment and materials, including, but not limited to backpack blowers, large containers of mulch/plant material, various sizes of lawnmowers, etc.
Leverage 80 lbs. of a walk behind mower over curbs.
Lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
Lift shovels full of snow.
Lift branches and limbs.
Push, pull, grip and squeeze various tools, products and/or items (e.g., pruning).
Walk up to 10 miles a day, sometimes uphill and on uneven terrain, often with equipment.
Bend and kneel up to 6 hours or more a day.
Use hand saw.
Work hours vary up to 12 hours per day.
Work in extreme weather conditions (heat, cold, precipitation).
Noise level may be loud at times and use of ear plugs may be required (e.g., outdoor conditions, backpack blowers, running mowers, weed trimmers).

Nice To Haves

Experience is a plus.
People skills are important in this role.

Responsibilities

Training, managing and supervising the grounds crew and their workload.
Efficiently producing quality landscape service that meets or exceeds the standards of clients and management.
Performing a variety of tasks which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, and sprinkler installation and repair.
Preparing trucks for the day by loading gas cans, mowers and other equipment onto Company trucks/trailers and securing all equipment.
Performing groundskeeping on properties including mowing turf using various mowers, line trimming and edging, sweeping and blowing leaves and clippings, pruning shrubs and trees as needed and clearing debris, pulling weeds as needed, and cleaning sites.
Operating powered equipment such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain-saws, electric clippers, sod cutters and pruning saws.
Shoveling snow from walks, driveways and parking lots and spreading salt in those areas.
Caring for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, removing thatch, trimming, and edging around flower beds, walks, and walls.
Pruning and trimming trees, shrubs and hedges using hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, hedge/brush trimmers, axes, shears, pruners or chain saws.
Seeding, including the preparation and application of erosion control blanket, application of fertilizer, herbicide, pesticide, fungicide; aquatic applications, raking, watering of trees, shrubs, plants, flowers, bulbs, seeds and sod; grooming; dividing plants.
Providing proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, and other grounds features.
Preparing soil uniformly for flower or groundcover installation, cultivating beds; mulch application; bed preparation using soil amendments; core aeration.
Pruning, planting, removal or replacement of shrubs, plants, and flowers; pruning of trees and replacement of trees that are planted as a replacement due to the removal of diseased or damaged trees, or trees that constitute a hazard; non-substantive replacement of sod.
Planting material properly considering depth, size, placement, and spacing.
Applying mulch appropriately for type of material.
Watering material correctly.
Edging beds or establishing new bed edges.
Performing maintenance on equipment, including washing equipment and trucks, and maintaining and repairing tools, equipment, and structures such as fences, benches, and minor outbuilding maintenance using hand and power tools.
Performing snow removal, and must be available nights, weekends and holidays.