Supervisor, Groundskeeping

Supervisor, Groundskeeping

Job

Location:

Kennesaw, Georgia
Full/Part Time:
Full Time
Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens.

Our entrepreneurial spirit, high‑impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision.

Come Take Flight at KSU!

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

• Applies and supervises all chemical applications within designated university areas
• Applies and supervises fertilizer and pesticide applications in a safe and compliant manner to avoid disruption to students, faculty, staff, visitors, and guests
• Ensures proper handling, storage, application, and disposal of chemicals and pesticides in accordance with federal, state, local, and university regulations
• Maintains accurate and complete records for all chemical, fertilizer, and pesticide applications
• Ensures proper chemical application, equipment cleaning, and sanitization practices to minimize risk of human, environmental, or plant harm
• Maintains, calibrates, operates, and performs routine maintenance on spreaders, sprayers, seeders, foggers, and other application equipment
• Assists with the creation, implementation, and monitoring of the University's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program regarding exterior applications
• Transports chemical application equipment as required to support operational needs
• Performs foliage, root, and soil sampling for plant health and soil analysis
• Conducts plant health assessments, identifies deficiencies or pest issues, and implements corrective actions as appropriate

• Knowledge of occupational hazards, safety rules, and procedures related to pesticide application, weed identification, insect identification, and application equipment
• Knowledge of chemical usage, labeling requirements, and modes of action, with the ability to oversee and perform pesticide applications
• Ability to properly mix, apply, and handle pesticides and chemicals safely and in compliance with regulations
• Ability to calibrate, operate, and maintain application equipment with a high degree of accuracy and care
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations related to application rates, including proportions, percentages, area, volume, and measurements

Supervises the landscaping maintenance of all University grounds, keeping crews and directs the planting, pruning, and cultivating of trees, shrubs, and flowers, and the seeding, fertilizing, mowing, and trimming of all University grounds.

• Supervises and performs a variety of semi‑skilled manual tasks and duties in support of various services provided by the grounds team
• Installs plant materials, operates, repairs, and maintains various types of grounds equipment and hand tools
• Knowledge of proper and safe use of equipment, chemicals, tools, etc.
• Acts as the lead in the absence of leadership
• Oversees assigned staff that perform grounds maintenance duties (i.e., trash pickup, mowing, edging, blowing, weed trimming, weed pulling)
• Provides advisement to management related to staff performance
• Instructs by demonstration and trains employees in the safe and proper use of all related equipment and processes
• Manages time and assignments throughout the day following Grounds Task List
• Responsible for inventory management of equipment and/or supplies
• Ensures a clean, safe, and aesthetically pleasing campus environment
• Enhances the overall appearance of campus grounds to contribute to a positive campus image
• Performs mowing, edging, string trimming, weed pulling, and other tasks to maintain campus grounds
• Assists with training other staff within the department in the proper handling and processing of assigned area equipment, chemicals, etc.
• Oversees and performs duties related to campus trash collection and grounds maintenance operations
• Responsible for ensuring trash receptacles and grounds equipment for special events and campus activities are…