Groundskeeper II - North Liberty

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Iowa Health Care North Liberty Campus, Engineering Services is seeking a Groundskeeper II to care for and maintain flower beds, plants and shrubs, applies chemicals to grounds, plants, and shrubs; operates and maintains equipment and performs other labor required to landscape and maintain grounds. May provide functional supervision to groundskeeping personnel as required. The new University of Iowa Health Care – North Liberty Campus is a 469,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility serving as the home of UI Health Care’s nationally recognized Orthopedics service line. It offers coordinated, comprehensive, and accessible care across outpatient, inpatient, and surgical settings. In addition to world-class orthopedic care, the campus features a full-service community imaging center, laboratory services, physical therapy, a retail pharmacy, an emergency department, and a wide range of support services. Every element of the facility is thoughtfully designed to deliver an exceptional experience for patients and staff, support excellence in clinical care, education, and research, and foster meaningful community partnerships. UI Health Care is building a welcoming, skilled, and collaborative team to help launch this innovative campus and advance our mission: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.

Requirements

Two years of experience operating the machinery and tools used in grounds work or any combination of related experience and education from which comparable knowledge and ability can be acquired which totals two years.
Must have successfully completed commercial certification tests (30T-Ornamental and Turf) for application of pesticides and be eligible to be certified.
May be required to successfully complete other commercial certification tests as required.
Applicants must upload a resume (under submission relevant materials) that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position.

Responsibilities

Performs all duties listed under Groundskeeper I.
Applies pesticides, fertilizers, fungicides and insecticides using mechanized or hand equipment.
Maintains records/maps of all areas sprayed and chemicals used and completes state records as required by state law.
Identifies turf, shrubbery, and flower problems and determines chemicals to use.
Calibrates sprayer/spreader equipment for appropriate dispersal rate of chemicals, mixes chemical solutions according to specifications.
Prepares seed beds and performs seeding, planting and transplanting, including flowers, trees and shrubs, and lawns.
Waters, weeds, hoes, sprays and removes dead blossoms in flower beds.
Trims hedges and shrubs, digs up bulbs and transplants shrubs and trees; treats and controls plant diseases.
Supervises the operation of a greenhouse; submits requisitions for seeds and supplies; germinates seedling plants, roots, cuttings and otherwise grows plants for the campus.
May assign, coordinate and review the work of other groundskeeping personnel.