Grounds Maintenance Worker

Grounds Maintenance Worker

Boone County, located in Columbia, MO, is looking for a Grounds Maintenance Worker. Are you making $18+/hour and working a set schedule? Do you want a job that gives you time to have some fun or take care of things in the afternoon? And how about 14 paid holidays?? Check us out~!!

Responsibilities:

Responsible for maintaining and caring for County grounds, landscaped areas, walkways, and parking facilities. Duties include:

• Mowing lawns and trimming grass around sidewalks, flower beds, walls, and other landscaped areas.
• Pruning and shaping shrubs and trees to promote healthy growth and maintain an attractive appearance.
• Removing damaged or dead branches and twigs using hand and power tools.
• Planting, fertilizing, watering, and maintaining flowers, trees, shrubs, and other ornamental vegetation.
• Applying herbicides and insecticides in accordance with established safety procedures and applicable regulations.
• Maintaining flower beds, landscaped areas, driveways, and parking lots.
• Removing snow and ice from sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, and other designated areas.
• Applying salt and other ice-control materials as needed.
• Performing seasonal grounds maintenance, including litter removal, leaf raking, and leaf collection.
• Performing routine cleaning, inspection, and maintenance of groundskeeping equipment and tools.
• Operating a variety of trucks, vehicles, and grounds maintenance equipment, including zero-turn mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, brush hogs, snow blowers, snowplows, salt spreaders, chainsaws, electric trimmers, and pruning saws.
• Assisting maintenance staff with facility and grounds projects during the winter months and as needed throughout the year.
• Following established safety procedures and properly operating and maintaining assigned equipment.
• Performing other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

Status: Full-time, non-exempt, benefited

Working hours: 6:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Monday - Friday

Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or GED. Lifting is a common, everyday occurrence; at times the ability to lift over 50 pounds is required. Must have a valid Missouri driver's license.

Starting Hourly Salary Range: $18.33 - $18.89 per hour

Benefit-eligible employees receive (on day one):

• Paid vacation
• 14 paid holidays
• Enrollment in the County Employees Retirement Fund, and two matching deferred compensation plans
• 100% County paid or low-cost employee health insurance premium options
• 100% County paid employee dental premiums
• Subsidized dependent premiums
• County Paid long-term disability and life insurance
• Boone County is a Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness qualifying employer.

Columbia, MO is a thriving college town and the cultural hub of mid-Missouri, hosting popular events such as the True/False Film Festival, and a diverse art, music, and restaurant scene. Columbia is the fourth most populous and fastest-growing city in Missouri with an estimated 126,254 residents in 2020. Resting upon the forested hills and rolling prairies of Mid-Missouri near the Missouri River valley, outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy the surrounding Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Mark Twain National Forest, and Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, in addition to hiking over 278 miles of our local trails! Many popular destinations are a short drive away, including the Capitol of Jefferson City, the Lake of the Ozarks, Saint Louis, and Kansas City all within a two-hour drive or less.