Seasonal Grounds

Missouri Southern State University•Joplin, MO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Groundskeeper performs routine mowing, trimming, landscaping, and grass maintenance for campus grounds. This position may assist with event support and other tasks, as well as other departmental needs.

Requirements

Valid driver's license required.
Ability to read procedure manuals, work orders, equipment operating instructions, and general correspondence.
Ability to effectively communicate with staff, students, administration, and visitors.
Ability to read and accurately complete maintenance requests, time sheets, and supply requests.
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s.
Ability to perform operations using units of American money, weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to effectively work both individually and as a member of a team in a service-oriented environment subject to frequently changing priorities.
Possess good problem-solving skills and sound judgment.
Ability to understand and apply University and Departmental policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

High school graduate or GED preferred.
Prior experience in grounds keeping or landscaping services preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Maintains campus lawns by mowing, trimming, edging, and hand blowing areas.
Performs general lawn maintenance including watering and maintaining landscape beds.
Operates riding mowers, trimmers, edgers, vacuums/blowers, or other assigned job-related hand tools.
Maintains campus trees, shrubs, and hedges by planting, pruning, watering, spraying, weeding, hedge trimming/cleaning, and mulching.
Performs general maintenance of sidewalks and parking lot areas, including minor repairs using hot and cold patch as needed or instructed.
Operates departmental vehicles such as trucks, UTVs, tractors, and other specialized equipment as assigned.
Maintains surface drainage by keeping catch basins free of debris during heavy rainstorms.
Picks up campus litter and empties campus trash receptacles, cleaning up as needed around them.
May have contact with disposal services for special needs.
Performs other related duties as required or assigned through the work order system.