Groundskeeper

Job Description

Division/Department: Black Bear Casino Resort - Grounds

Location: Black Bear Casino Resort - Onsite

Reports To: Grounds Manager

Probationary Period: 90 days - Full time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt (hourly)

Classification: Class C Gaming Licensure

Driver's License: Level 2 - Driver's License Required

Rate of Pay: $15.29- $17.20 per hour

Responsibilities

• Operates machinery to include but not limited to loaders, backhoes, snowplows, graders, etc. Operates mowers, trimmers, and hand tools in maintenance and repair operations.
• Trims trees, plants trees, landscapes, and keeps grounds in good physical condition. Possesses knowledge of fertilization and planting.
• From time to time, manual labor will be required to perform the job duty at hand
• Picking up trash on all 3 BBCR properties is a daily duty throughout one's shift to maintain a clean appearance. This includes picking up trash and or cigarette butts from the ground within the BBCR properties
• Painting the parking lots, roadway lines, and curbs as needed. This includes the center lines, fog lines, and the parking lot lines, as well as any handicap spots throughout the BBCR properties
• Picking up any big items at the receiving area that is considered trash and disposing them properly
• Emptying the cardboard trailer once a week
• Filling potholes on the BBCR properties as needed
• Plowing the parking lots at all 3 properties, including the parking ramp
• Snow removal
• Shoveling is required where equipment can't reach
• Salting roadways and sidewalks as needed
• Completes and submits all paperwork and logs all necessary information.
• Delivers and picks up supplies as directed.
• Department uniform is required and provided to the employee, which must be worn during scheduled work hours unless prior arrangements have been made with management.
• Must attend all mandatory department trainings.
• Must attend all required Title 31 and/or SAR trainings.
• Displays a responsive and professional manner in promptly responding to all requests, complaints, and problems.
• Recognizes that each employee is a representative of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and is responsible for demonstrating courtesy, respect, and sensitivity to the needs of all others, including visitors and co-workers.
• Represents the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the department in a positive and professional manner in the community.
• Required to maintain proper attendance including reporting to work on time in accordance with applicable policies.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area.
• Due to changes and modifications in the job from time to time, employees are required to be flexible and assume other responsibilities assigned by management as deemed necessary.

Qualifications

• Valid Driver's License issued in the US is required.
• Driving eligibility determined by FDL approved guidelines.
• High School Diploma or GED is required
• Demonstrated experience in parking lot, ground maintenance, and landscaping is required.
• Demonstrated experience in the use of power and hand tools effectively and safely is desired.
• Ability to trim trees, cut lawns, landscape, and snowplow, shovel walks, and otherwise keep grounds in good physical condition is required.
• Operations consist of shift work; seven days a week and on holidays.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing is required.
• Ability to back up a trailer
• Ability to operate snowplows. Straight plows and V-plows
• Ability to operate riding lawn mowers, weed trimmers, and chain saws
• Ability to operate a skid steer and Loader is preferred, or willing to learn how to operate this equipment within a years' time of hire.
• Ability to work independently and establish priorities is required.
• Attention to detail and accuracy is required.
• Ability to establish professional and harmonious working relationships on all projects and with all parties involved.
• Subject to drug and alcohol testing in accordance with the Fond du Lac Reservation's Personnel Policies.
• Subject to pre-employment and annual background checks.
• Travel is required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT:

• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds is required.
• Walking, standing, running, bending, stooping, climbing, pushing, pulling are required.
• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, including work in adverse weather conditions.

About Us

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Nagaajiwanaang (Where the water stops), is one of the six Bands of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and a proud sovereign Ojibwe nation. We strive to be a diverse, supportive, and inclusive workforce that employs Fond du Lac Band members, native peoples, and those from our surrounding communities.


As one of Carlton County's largest employers, the Fond du Lac Band is dedicated to elevating the community through a broad spectrum of programs and enterprises including our gaming facilities, tribal government, health services, and education that promotes our language, culture, and the preservation of our natural resources.


The Fond du Lac Band is an employer that cultivates the growth of our employees and our programs; a place where you can develop your skills and gain experience that will positively impact the lives of those who call the Fond du Lac Band home. Our hiring practices follow tribal employment rights outlined in Fond du Lac Ordinance #12/94 (TERO).


Join the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in our mission to preserve and promote our community while contributing to its vibrant future.