Groundskeeper

Drury University•Springfield, MO

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Supports Facilities Services by maintaining the landscape of university property which includes mowing, trimming, pruning, shrub and tree removal and planting, trash removal, water irrigation and so forth.

Requirements

1-2 years related experience.
Ability to drive for using tractors and trucks.
Must have valid MO driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
Ability to operate equipment, machinery, trucks, tractors and reading directions.
Attention to detail is necessary for assembling decorations for job safety and accuracy.
Ability to be on-call for snow removal.
Ability to be alert and coordinated for thinking and reacting quickly when using equipment.
Knowledge of plumbing for installing piping, sprinkler heads in irrigation systems.
Math skills are necessary for calculating mixtures.
Ability to read for combining mixtures.
Ability to write for preparing daily work report.
Ability to use hand clippers for trimming.
Ability to operate a tractor for mowing or transporting trailers and lawn equipment.
Ability to operate a power rake for raking and dethatching lawn.
Ability to operate a weed-eater and an edger for trimming lawn.
Ability to use a chain saw for trimming and cutting wood.
Ability to use a push mower for cutting grass and bagging clippings.
Ability to use hand tools for repairing equipment.
Ability to use a mulcher to cut up leaves and grass.
Ability to use a trailer for transporting leaves, grass, rocks, dirt, and equipment.
Ability to use a pole saw and pole clippers for trimming shrubs and trees.
Ability to use a shovel, pick and a rake for digging, removing concrete, asphalt, dirt, rocks, leaves and so forth.
Ability to use manual and mechanical sprayers for applying pesticide, herbicides, and liquid fertilizers.
Ability to use an aerator to aerate soil.
Ability to use mechanical and manual overseeding broadcast equipment to distribute seed and/or fertilizer.
Ability to use a wheel barrel for transporting rocks, dirt, and debris or for mixing concrete.
Ability to use a posthole digger for digging holes for signs or gate posts.
Ability to use carts, dollies, a forklift, and a boom truck for transporting fixtures, furniture, boxes, cabinets, etc.
Must be able to provide a valid cell phone number or contact number where employee can be reached in the event of a campus emergency.

Responsibilities

Mows grass, leaves and plows snow on university property using a frontrunner mower, mulcher and trailer.
Disposes of leaves and grass clippings into a designated dumpster as the trailer becomes full.
Trims grass missed by mower and edges sidewalk/street/building areas using a weed-eater.
Trims and/or removes bushes, vines, and trees using gas trimmers, manual clippers, a gas chain saw, a pole saw, pole clippers and utilizing a boom truck or climbing.
Pulls weeds and digs holes to plant flowers and shrubs.
Removes or fills in dirt using a manual shovel or mechanical backhoe.
Applies herbicide, pesticide and fertilizers on grounds, trees and shrubs as required using manual sprayers and mechanical tank sprayers mounted on tractors.
Digs a hole, places, and positions a pole, pours concrete (manually mixed in a wheelbarrow) in a hole and mounts the sign using a manual shovel or a manual post hole digger.
Maintains equipment such as tractors, trucks, lawn equipment by performing engine general maintenance and repair using hand tools such as wrenches, sockets and gas engines.
Transports cabinets, boxes, furniture, fixtures by climbing upstairs, bending, lifting, and carrying using hand tools such as carts, dollies, cranes, a forklift.
Sets-up the stage during graduation by lifting, climbing, carrying, and assembling decorations, such as flags, drapes, carpeting, handrails, steps.
Removes debris from guttering system using a boom truck or climbing.
Assembles scaffold equipment to hang decorations, remove vines and debris from gutters.
Dispenses grass seed and fertilizer using manual or mechanical overseeding broadcast equipment, then core aerates the soil covering the seed and fertilizer using a mechanical aerator.
Reports progress, problems and recommendations to Assistant Director.
Trains, directs, and oversees temporary personnel and work study students for short term and summer periods.
Determines needs and helps develop plan for the accomplishment of large-scale projects, emergencies, and in frequent needs as determined by supervisor.
Acts as a department contact person during special campus activities and events as needed.
Attends all assigned meetings.
Submits all time off requests in a timely manner complying with departmental policy using computers in facilities services break room.