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GROUNDS - Groundskeeper I

Job Classification

  

Position summary

Helps coordinate and perform landscape and lawn maintenance

Performs Tree and shrub pruning, removal and care

Participates in planting of: annual plants, shrubs, trees, and grass

Applies Pesticide application under the supervision of MDARD Licensed applicator.

Performs snow removal and deicing for University entries, sidewalks, and stairs

Helps to maintain and care for the grounds at the Andresen Center for Wellness.

Qualifications summary

Preferred experience with grounds maintenance

Mechanically inclined

Ability to critically assess campus landscapes and trees and make suggestions for the betterment of the campus

Minimum of GED or high school diploma

Preferred Michigan Pesticide Applicators License preferred. 3A, 3B, and 6


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Duties and responsibilities

Performs a variety of grounds maintenance work such as pruning, trimming, bracing and spraying trees, and shrubs.

Inspects campus for landscaping needs and recommends addition/removal of grass, native plants, or stone.

Mows grass and applies pesticides. 

Determines the need for the use of herbicides and pesticides,

Helps prepare annual planting schedules.

Participates in Irrigation system repair and maintenance

Plows, brushes, sprays, and shovels snow. 

Operates a variety of grounds maintenance equipment and vehicles.

Performs preventative maintenance on grounds maintenance equipment, and outdoor furniture. 

Ensures good housekeeping in shop and worksites.

Must be available on an “On Call” basis.

Knowledge of all Microsoft Office software and able to learn and use institutional software systems.

Complies with all State and University policies.

Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory responsibilities

Minimal supervision of groups of student workers in: landscape maintenance, tree maintenance and removal, pesticide application, new project construction and landscape renovation, and snow removal. 

Qualifications

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Licenses: Pesticide Applicator License preferred 


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies

An excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite 

Ability to read and work from architectural drawings

 

Interpersonal interactions

The applicant must be comfortable working with a very diverse cultural and ethnic group. This includes: students, faculty, Staff, community members, and many other groups.

All persons are to be treated with respect and dignity. 

Physical demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 75 pounds.  The employee is required to wear Personal Protective Equipment to include:  Steel toe and Non-slippery shoes, eye protection, ear protection, respirator or dust mask, hard hats, sunglasses, gloves, face shield, and rubber boots.

Work environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions (heat, cold, rain, wind, snow, and ice). The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is generally moderate, but can become loud when using grounds maintenance equipment. The employee will be expected to handle pesticides and treat them with proper caution.