Groundskeeper - Canterbury & Oxford Row

Groundskeeper - Canterbury & Oxford Row

Regular Full-Time Property Maintenance Canterbury Apartments, Mount Pleasant, MI, US

30+ days ago Requisition

The Millenia Housing Management companies is seeking a Groundskeeper. This position is responsible for the overall upkeep of the property’s public areas, common areas, exteriors, vacant units, model units, floor care, and trash removal. The Groundskeeper also assists with litter pick-up, sidewalk cleaning, snow removal, and maintenance and cleaning duties. The position reports to the Maintenance Supervisor (on properties with over 300 units) or Property Manager (On properties with less than 300 units).

• Read and carry out work orders and requests promptly, thoroughly, and efficiently.
• Carry out cleaning schedules and functions.
• Performs necessary inspections of exteriors, units, equipment, and systems to determine cleaning needed.
• Performs necessary inspections of grounds, parking, and fields to determine work needed.
• Perform a variety of groundskeeping functions.
• Record work, cleaning, and improvements performed.
• Inventory, care for and maintain cleaning products, equipment, materials, and other supplies owned by the property and/or the management company.
• Report unusual or extraordinary circumstances regarding the property or residents.
• Diagnose issues, replace, or repair parts, test and adjust, and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.
• Perform a variety of cleaning functions.
• Apply chemicals.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools in performing duties.
• Operate and comply with OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Act) standards and company safety policies at all times. Maintain clean and orderly work areas.
• Maintain the required uniform and ensuring a professional appearance and courteous attitude at all times.
• Assume other duties and responsibilities as may be delegated.
• This position requires regular and predictable attendance as an essential function of the job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school education or equivalent.
• One year of experience working in maintenance, custodial, or groundskeeping role in any industry preferred.
• Ability to read the English language sufficiently to understand written work orders and instructions is required.
• Excellent communication skills are critical, including verbal and written.
• Must possess superior customer service, communication, and interpersonal abilities.
• Excellent organizational skills.

• Work is performed indoors and outdoors in a residential setting with regular exposure to cold, heat, noise, people, and equipment
• Able to work independently or as a team member and support managers with special projects.
• Strong collaboration skills – works well across functional areas—excellent relationship-building skills; able to collaborate with various levels of the organization.
• The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Respect :
  Respect is shown by demonstrating a sense of self-awareness and reflecting on one's own words and actions to adapt, grow, and succeed. We embrace our differences while recognizing what brings us together.
• Collaboration :
  Collaboration begins with strengthening our relationships with our residents, owners, partners, and employees, relying on strong communication and a deep understanding of the values and needs of all those involved.
• Service-Focused :
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