Grounds Technician

Ohio History ConnectionColumbus, OH
4d$19 - $21Onsite

About The Position

The Grounds Technician is responsible for maintaining the aesthetic and functional quality of outdoor spaces. This role involves performing a variety of tasks to ensure that grounds are well-kept, safe, and visually appealing. The technician will work on landscaping, lawn care, and general maintenance duties, ensuring that all outdoor areas are clean and properly maintained.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma PLUS one to three years relevant working experience OR Post-secondary degree or technical certification from an accredited institution in a relevant field
  • Can locate and use resources to get things done, uses resources effectively and efficiently, and arranges information in a useful manner
  • Assumes accountability of role and responsibilities; anticipates the needs of others
  • Able to process information in a consistent manner, simultaneously displaying adaptability when necessary
  • Able to carry out duties assigned by supervisor
  • Able to identify and resolve issues efficiently and effectively
  • Requires prolonged standing, walking, and bending.
  • Requires frequent lifting up to 75 pounds.
  • Required eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity to operate groundskeeping and landscaping equipment along with basic hand and power tools.
  • Requires normal range of hearing and vision.

Nice To Haves

  • Comfortable communicating with staff and the public.
  • Ability to learn and use various office software suites to perform essential functions of position
  • Knowledge of proper operation and safety procedures for equipment necessary to perform essential functions such as mowers, trimmers, chainsaws, and other commercial landscape and maintenance equipment
  • Understanding of safe handling and usage of materials necessary to perform essential functions of position including commercial-grade cleaning and sanitizing solutions, herbicides, and pesticides
  • Valid Ohio Driver's License preferred

Responsibilities

  • Perform general groundskeeping and landscape duties including mowing, trimming, edging, and weeding, and maintaining lawns and flowerbeds
  • Plant, fertilize, prune and apply herbicides and insecticides to lawns, shrubs, and trees; apply topsoil, grade surfaces and lay sod
  • Monitors and suggests ways to improve practices in grounds maintenance and landscaping for better environmental stewardship and financial consideration.
  • With supervisor, coordinate work with external vendors, i.e., winter maintenance, mulch, tree trimming/removal
  • Clean and repair tools; service and repair equipment including tractors, mowers, automotive stock, etc.
  • Install and remove attachments on equipment as needed to perform tasks
  • Clean and repair site facilities, including buildings
  • Remove debris, snow, and ice from walkways, parking lots, and other designated areas; remove garbage from receptacles
  • Maintain parking lots, roads, and sidewalks on property
  • Follow all safety rules and protocols for operating equipment
  • Assist with the setup and teardown of indoor and outdoor events onsite
  • Assist with the maintenance, cleaning, and sanitization of restrooms and other site facilities as assigned/needed
  • Other duties as assigned.
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