Groundskeeper

PENN Entertainment • Charles Town, WV

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About The Position

The Groundskeeper maintains lawns and grass, landscaping, parking lots, garages, and exterior grounds. The role supports racetrack and barn-area maintenance, including preserving the racing surface, delivering sand and clay, raking material, assisting with snow removal, and helping transport disabled horses. The Groundskeeper operates and cleans maintenance equipment and reports problems with machinery or attachments to Motor Pool. The position also assists other areas of the department as needed.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must possess a valid driver's license for the state in which the employee resides; the license is subject to annual DMV background checks and periodic driving-record checks to determine continued suitability to drive company and/or patron vehicles.
• Must have 1 year of maintenance experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents in English, including safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Must be able to qualify for a West Virginia State Racing Commission License.
• Must have OSHA certification on machinery used by Track Maintenance.
• Regularly stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Frequently stand, walk, and sit.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Required vision abilities include close, color, and peripheral vision.
• Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles; occasionally exposed to high or precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electric shock, and vibration. Noise levels are usually moderate to very loud.

Responsibilities

• Maintain lawns and grass using mowers, edgers, and trimmers.
• Rake and maintain leaves, plants, flowers, trees, and shrubs.
• Clean trash from parking lots, garages, and exterior grounds; empty and clean trash containers.
• Assist with snow removal and cleanup.
• Maintain grounds using equipment such as power washers, sweeper trucks, lawn mowers, weed eaters, trimmers, and edgers.
• Attach implements such as graders, harrows, floats, and rollers to tractors using hitch pins.
• Operate tractors by controlling brakes, gears, throttle, steering wheel, and brake pedals.
• Assist in maintaining the integrity of the racing surface.
• Deliver sand and clay to racetrack and barn areas.
• Clean all equipment used and report machinery or attachment problems to Motor Pool.
• Assist all areas of the department when needed.
• Assist with transportation of disabled horses.
• Rake material around the racing surface.

Benefits

• Wellness programs supporting financial, physical, and mental well-being.
• Day-one medical coverage may vary by position.
• 401(k) matching may vary by position.
• Annual performance bonus may vary by position.
• Paid time off earned according to local policy and increasing with length of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed