Groundsperson

Eastern Michigan University•Ypsilanti Charter Township, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Groundsperson maintains and repairs campus grounds and facilities, including lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers, roads, sidewalks, and parking lots, and moves furniture, equipment, supplies, and machinery as assigned. The position operates and maintains groundskeeping and road-maintenance equipment and vehicles, performs snow and ice removal, applies approved pesticides, and assists skilled tradespersons and with coordinating work assignments. The role also includes keeping work areas, tools, vehicles, and equipment clean and reporting damage, malfunctions, irregularities, and potential hazards to a supervisor.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, interpret instructions, and perform basic arithmetic, typically acquired through completion of a high school education.
Knowledge of grounds-maintenance tools, equipment, and methods sufficient to work independently and maintain a satisfactory level of safety.
Ability to meet departmental standards of reasonable personal hygiene.
Possession of a valid Michigan driver's license.
Ability to perform physically active, heavy work requiring frequent walking, climbing, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
Ability to lift 50 pounds routinely and occasionally lift up to 100 pounds.
One year of documented grounds-maintenance experience, including experience with riding mowers and truck-mounted snow plows.
Ability to climb ladders up to 15 feet.
Ability to demonstrate proficiency on a front-end loader, skid loader, backhoe, hydroseeder, and tractor within 120 days.
Successful medical clearance following a physical examination administered by the employer's designated physician to determine ability to perform essential job functions.

Responsibilities

Plant, prune, weed, seed, roll, rake, spray, sod, mow, trim, water, remove, transplant, fertilize, and cultivate trees, plants, grass, shrubs, and flowers.
Maintain campus streets, walks, parking lots, and other facilities by cold patching holes, packing, grading, sealing joints and cracks, pointing lines and markings, and cleaning catch basins.
Remove snow and ice by sanding, salting, sweeping, chopping, shoveling, and/or operating snow-removal vehicles and equipment.
Construct, erect, dismantle, maintain, and store traffic and pedestrian control aids and signs.
Operate and adjust hand and motorized equipment and vehicles, including rollers, mowers, vacuums, sweepers, tractors, loaders, and trucks.
Paint dumpsters, posts, equipment, picnic tables, sign frames and cases, handrails, guardrails, and other assigned items.
Collect, haul, and dispose of refuse.
Assist in coordinating work assignments to ensure timely job completion.
Move and transport furniture, supplies, equipment, and machinery; load and unload trucks as assigned.
Maintain cleanliness of work and storage areas and of tools, vehicles, and equipment used in the performance of duties.
Assist skilled tradespersons as assigned.
Report damage, malfunctions, irregularities, and potential hazards in buildings, grounds, equipment, vehicles, or supplies to a supervisor.
Apply approved pesticides.
Train others in the performance of essential duties.
Perform related departmental duties as required.