Laborer, Grounds Maintenance

Job Title

Grounds Maintenance Workers / Groundskeeper

Facilities Maintenance & Operations

The Grounds Maintenance or Groundskeeper will take care of the landscape around our buildings. Your primary responsibilities include performing routine upkeep, such as mowing the grass, trimming shrubbery, weeding, pressure washing and sweeping walkways, and watering plants when the weather is dry. You may use a variety of tools, such as a power mower or a rake, to complete your duties, in addition to occasional preventative maintenance on the facilities.

The work requires a well‑rounded individual with several years of landscaping or cleaning experience. Our ideal candidate already has prior groundskeeping experience.

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• Maintain landscaping and grounds around designated areas
• Mow lawns, trim weeds, and rake leaves
• Prepare soil and maintain bedding
• Plant and maintain flowers, bushes, hedges, or shrubs
• Perform preventative maintenance on indoor and outdoor facilities
• Clean all pedestrian surfaces and walls
• Perform routine maintenance on power equipment

• Proficient written and oral communication skills according to skill requirements
• Ability to operate various types of power equipment including lawnmowers, trimmers, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers, and other landscaping equipment
• Ability to use hand tools required for landscaping
• Ability to follow instructions and complete assignments
• Extensive knowledge of landscaping techniques and processes
• Excellent time management skills

• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least two years of related experience required
• Horticulture knowledge
• Knowledge of gardening techniques
• Knowledge of gardening products such as fertilizers and pesticides

• Prolonged period of standing, bending, reaching, and working with hands
• Occasional periods of prolonged exposure to loud noises
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds at times
  
  Ability to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands as necessary
• Ability to hear and see to position and safety requirement levels
• Occasional exposure to elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, and chemicals

• Must be able to successfully pass a federal, state, or local government background investigation

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and that additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

We maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing.