Groundskeeper (5005) (Grounds)

HES Facilities•Antioch, CA

About The Position

HES is a national facilities management provider focused exclusively on educational institutions. Groundskeepers deliver quality landscape services that meet or exceed client and management standards. Work may include mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation and repair, snow removal, and maintaining grounds and equipment. The position involves outdoor work in varied weather and terrain, physical labor, and work hours that may vary up to 12 hours per day. Snow removal requires availability nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent; a high school degree is preferred.
Some lawn-care experience is helpful.
Ability to operate lawn-care machinery, including mowers, edgers, and backpack blowers.
Good communication and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and solve problems.
Self-starter who follows directions and a work schedule, pays attention to detail, and can work with minimal supervision.
Flexibility and ability to work effectively in a team while maintaining a professional and respectful demeanor with coworkers, clients, and vendors.
Ability to perform heavy lifting, pushing, and pulling; lift and carry up to 50 pounds; and handle landscaping equipment and materials.
Ability to walk up to 10 miles per day, sometimes uphill and on uneven terrain, and bend and kneel for six or more hours per day.
Ability to work in extreme weather conditions and tolerate loud noise; earplugs may be required.

Nice To Haves

Some experience in lawn care.

Responsibilities

Load gas cans, mowers, and other equipment onto company trucks or trailers and secure the equipment.
Mow turf; trim and edge; sweep or blow leaves and clippings; prune shrubs and trees; pull weeds; and clear debris and trash.
Operate powered groundskeeping equipment, including mowers, tractors, snow blowers, chain saws, clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws.
Shovel snow from walks, driveways, and parking lots, and spread salt.
Maintain established lawns through mulching, aerating, weeding, thatch removal, trimming, and edging.
Seed and prepare areas, apply erosion-control blankets and fertilizers or other treatments, and rake and water plants and turf.
Plant, prune, remove, or replace trees, shrubs, plants, flowers, and sod; prepare soil and beds; apply mulch; and establish bed edges.
Maintain sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, and other grounds features.
Wash trucks and equipment and maintain or repair tools, equipment, fences, benches, and minor outbuildings.
Perform other responsibilities as assigned.