Grounds Worker

Job description

Title: Grounds Worker Job Summary: This is a full-time position working under the general supervision of the Grounds Manager or designee. The Grounds Worker is responsible for the maintenance and improvements of campus grounds, landscaping, streets, and walks. Job Duties: - Maintenance of campus grounds, including mowing, trimming, pruning, weeding, cleaning, debris removal, and picking up trash. - Operate various types of commercial equipment (i.e., mowers, tractors, backhoes, and forklifts). - Maintenance of streets, parking lots, and walks; installing traffic signs and maintenance of ponds. - Cultivate, toe trench, and mulch landscape plantings, shrubs, and trees. - Mix and apply herbicides, insecticides, and fertilizers with the supervision of the Grounds Manager. - Empty outside trash receptacles and pick up trash and debris on campus grounds. - Cleaning of roadways, parking lots, sidewalks, and building entrances during weather emergencies affecting normal campus operations (i.e., snow removal, debris removal). - Clean and properly maintain equipment and tools. - Assist in the delivery of all campus incoming freight and log daily freight information. - Office moves and event...