Groundskeeper
Concordia College•Moorhead, MN
•$18 - $22•Onsite
About The Position
Support the care and upkeep of campus grounds through turf maintenance, snow removal, landscaping, and seasonal projects. This hands-on role operates a variety of equipment while helping maintain a safe, clean, and welcoming environment across campus year-round.
Requirements
- Valid driver’s license and insurable driving record
- Ability to operate various types of equipment
- Ability to obtain a medical card
- Self motivated worker who is willing to learn and can work individually or as part of a team.
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of horticulture
- Working knowledge of irrigation systems
- Chemical application knowledge and experience
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the welfare of turf on the main campus as well as the athletic fields and other campus property as directed. This includes completing or supervising: seeding/patching, watering, picking up leaves and debris, using various lawn maintenance equipment, including: large riding lawn mowers, push mowers, and string trimmers.
- Lawn watering and irrigation
- Assist with monitoring conditions of lawn, turf and landscape planting areas and establish appropriate schedules and levels of watering
- Assist with maintenance and installation of irrigation systems as needed to maintain an appropriate program of lawn irrigation
- Operation of large wheel loaders
- Operation of sidewalk snow broom
- Operation of snow blowers
- Operation of small loaders and other miscellaneous equipment
- Operation of sand spreader
- Operation of deicing equipment
- Performing hand operations as necessary
- Drive large trucks to haul snow
- Overall parking lot and sidewalk cleaning and snow removal on outlying areas
- Cleaning parking lots
- Replacing parking bumpers
- Cleaning catch basins
- Perform seasonal shrubbery bed preparation and cleanup
- Assist with planting and maintaining flower beds
- Assist with landscaping projects as needed involving both hand and machine operations
- Setup barricades for special events
- Brush hauling and clean up work
- Help on other grounds operations as needed
- Tree Trimming
- Assist in mechanical repairs as needed
- Service and inspect machines used
- Assist with sprinkler system repair
- Herbicide Application
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Preventative Chiropractic Program
- Retirement Plan
- Long-Term Disability Insurance (full-time only)
- Life Insurance (full-time only)
- 13 Paid holidays including the time off between Christmas and New Year's
- MN Paid Family and Medical Leave
- Up to 100% tuition with discounts and scholarships for yourself and dependents at Concordia College and Concordia Language Villages
- Up to 50% tuition discount for dependents with Oak Grove Lutheran Schools
- Up to 100% tuition discounts for dependents with participating partners: CIC-TEP, ELCA schools, and Tuition Exchange Inc.
- access to athletic facilities, library, fitness classes, athletic events, theatre events, purchase dining on campus, free MATbus rides
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
