Groundskeeper - Grounds - Full Time/Days - REQ# 2117971799

Job Objective

Under the immediate management of the Director of Engineering, Supervisor or Lead Groundskeeper, performs work with a high degree of accuracy and skill maintaining the overall appearance of the Medical Center grounds, which results in a safe well-groomed environment by cutting and edging lawn, trimming, raking, shoveling snow, pruning shrubs and trees. Plants grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs. Communicates with Director of Engineering or designee of any problem areas that need attention.

Duties and Responsibilities

* Maintenance on Campus * + Remove trash and debris from the parking area and Medical Center entrances. + Cuts lawns using powered equipment. + Edges walkways and flower beds using edging tools. + Rakes leave and remove to an appropriate area. + Shovels snow from walkways and entrances. + Prunes shrubs and trees using appropriate powered and non-powered equipment. + Fertilizes lawn, shrubs, trees, and sprays insecticides. + Plants grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs. + Pulls weeds. + Performs painting as needed on grounds. * Safe Operation of Equipment/Vehicles * + Responsible for operating Medical Center vehicles in a safe and appropriate manner. + Operating all tools in a safe and appropriate manner.

Non-Essential Duties

* Administrative duties

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge

* Knowledge of methods of Landscaping.

• Knowledge of the use and care of motorized equipment and hand/power tools used in ground maintenance work.
• Knowledge of the proper use of chemicals, fertilizers, and pesticides.
• Knowledge of irrigation techniques using sprinklers, hoses and flooding methods.

* Communicate effectively.

Skills

* Communicate effectively.

Abilities

• Ability to follow oral instructions and read written instructions.
• Ability to use hand tools, operate motorized equipment and vehicles such as cars, trucks and vans.
• Ability to bend or stoop repe...