Groundskeeper

Geisinger • Danville, PA

26d • Onsite

About The Position

At Geisinger Medical Center, first impressions matter. As a Groundskeeper, you'll play a vital role in maintaining our world-class healthcare campus by keeping outdoor spaces clean, safe, and attractive for the thousands of patients, visitors, and employees who rely on us every day. From maintaining landscaped grounds and operating specialized equipment to supporting snow removal efforts and assisting skilled trades teams, your work directly contributes to an exceptional care environment. If you enjoy working outdoors, operating equipment, and taking pride in seeing the direct results of your hard work, we'd love to hear from you!

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)
• Minimum of 2 years-Related work experience
• Communication
• Computer Literacy
• Office Politics And Confidentiality

Responsibilities

• Perform snow removal.
• Operate large articulated front end loaders, tractors, dump trucks, pickups and other various pieces of equipment to plow, salt and cinder parking lots and sidewalks to maintain safe conditions at all times.
• Operate snow melting equipment as needed to ensure ample parking for patients, visitors and employees.
• Operate bucket truck, forklift, backhoe and front ends loaders to support trade areas on an as needed basis.
• Operate large street sweeper to maintain the parking structure and parking lots to reduce possibility of damage from salt and other winter deicing materials and the ensure a clean safe environment for patients, visitors and employees.
• Perform preventive maintenance, clean and repair snowplows, front end loaders, road sweeper, tractors, mowers and various other grounds maintenance equipment.
• Prepares soil to plant flowers, lawns and shrubs.
• Apply fertilizer and insect control as needed.
• Mows and trims lawns.
• Prunes shrubs, weed and mulch shrub beds.
• Inspect plantings for evidence of insect and treat as needed.
• Clean road drains.
• Transports infectious waste, clear bag waste, recycling material and clean linens to outlaying buildings.
• Maintain grounds using various types of equipment.
• Maintain a safe campus for patients, visitors and employees.
• Provide manpower support to other trade areas as needed.

Benefits

• healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one
• vision
• dental
• domestic partners

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED