Groundskeeper​/Carpenter, Plant Maintenance

Overview

Hours: 40-Hours, Days, 7:00am - 3:30pm, Overtime as needed

Salary Range: $22.16 - $29.24

Disclaimer: We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good‑faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization.

Job Summary: Groundskeeper/Carpenter performs a variety of duties in and around buildings and grounds.

Essential Functions

• Shares knowledge and expertise to help others improve performance.
• Keeps customers, staff, manager, and other departments informed of deadlines and changes.
• Completes 98% of corrective work orders each quarter.
• Completes 98% preventative maintenance that is assigned each month.
• Maintains a less than 5% call back rate on all work orders.
• Correctly completes all minor construction as assigned.
• Completes and submits requisitions, including cost of supplies to supervisor.
• Responds appropriately to utility failures.
• Maintains Lawns and Exterior of Facility.
• Polices grounds and picks up any debris on grounds.
• Maintains signage and parking lot stripes.
• Coordinates and ensures parking lots are safe during snow and ice situations.

Statement of Other Duties: This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job‑related duties beyond those explicitly described.

Behavioral Attributes: achievement motivation, concern for order; flexibility; initiative; self confidence; customer service oriented; interpersonal effectiveness; teamwork; analytical thinking and information seeking.

Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands), and identifies and distinguishes colors. Occasionally climbs (ascends or descends ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like), balances (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or running on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces).

Occasionally stoops (bending the body downward and forward by bending at the waist, legs and spine), and kneels (bending the legs at knee to come to rest on knee or knees).

Job Requirements

• Minimum Education:
  
  High school graduate or equivalent, trade or vocational school.
• Minimum
  
  Work Experience:
  
  5‑7 years relevant experience.
• Required Licenses: MA Driver’s License with an excellent, clean driver’s record, verified with the Mass. RMV.
• Required Skills:
  
  Knowledge of state and local building codes; numerical ability, spatial ability, form perception, and motor coordination is required.