Job Description
Job Description
A valid driver's license is required
Description:
- The Grounds Worker performs semi-skilled work in the maintenance, care, and modification of campus grounds and landscapes. The work includes the operation of electrically-powered and gasoline-powered groundskeeping equipment and machines, the use of small hand and power tools or equipment in planting, cultivating, and trimming grounds and landscaping. The Grounds Worker 1 also performs maintenance on groundskeeping equipment and tools. The Grounds Worker 1 changes light bulbs, pressure washes surfaces, paints walls, woodwork, furniture, and equipment, makes minor carpentry, plumbing, and electrical repairs, delivers supplies, materials, and equipment as needed.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Mows lawns and trims grass around walks, flower beds, and walls
- Prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth
- Removes damaged leaves, branches, and twigs using mowers, tractors, and other hand and power tools
- Collects and disposes of outside trash and garbage
- Provides proper upkeep of hard surfaces, storm drains, and other grounds features
- Lays out and tends flower beds and other decorative vegetation
- Plants, fertilizes, waters and uses herbicides and insecticides to maintain grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs
- Removes snow and ice from walks and driveways
- Spreads salt, picks up litter, rakes, and removes leaves from campus
- Maintains driveways and parking lots
- Repairs fences, gates, walls, irrigation systems, walks and outbuildings using carpentry, masonry, pressure washers, and painting tools
- Operates trucks and tractors in grounds preparation and maintenance work
- Assist with maintenance and repairs of equipment, all buildings, structures and grounds
- Assists with plumbing, masonry, carpentry, painting, and minor electrical work
- Arranges facilities for special events and checks for safety hazards
- Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated
- Complies with all campus safety policies and procedures
- Applies all applicable OSHA and related safety requirements to all assigned work
- Reports all accident and injuries in a timely manner
- Performs related tasks as required
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