Groundskeeper

Job Overview

Department/Unit:
Facility Maintenance

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)
Salary Range: $40,310.00 - $52,403.00

• Maintain and care for main campus and assigned off‑site grounds, parking garages, parking garage stairwells, parking lots, driveways, walkways, and surrounding areas.
• Perform routine tasks such as removal and disposal of trash and debris, regular replacement of trash receptacle liners, trimming back dead and low‑hanging limbs, and mowing and weed trimming.
• Replace and/or repair signage; execute annual parking garage wash‑downs.
• Operate power equipment and hand tools safely and effectively, including lawn mowers, snow blowers, weed trimmers, chainsaws, skid steers, loaders, and vehicles.
• Conduct snow removal and ice‑management operations, adjusting shift to nights, overnights, and weekends as required.
• Report discrepancies (walkways, pavement, signage, safety) to the Site Service Foreman for corrective repair.
• Assist with or perform minor repairs of Site Service equipment.
• Support other departments in completing tasks, projects, and moving or disposing of furniture and office equipment.
• Respond to spills of hazardous materials or OPIM on campus grounds, providing proper cleanup and disposal.
• Assist in extinguishing small mulch fires and in loading/unloading large delivery items such as filters and mechanical units.
• Remove and properly dispose of confidential paperwork (HIPAA) from assigned off‑site locations.
• Perform all assigned tasks in a safe, effective, and efficient manner, adhering to Albany Med and department policies, procedures and regulations.

None specified.

Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer. This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties;
Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose;
Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.