Grounds Maintenance, Laborer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary:

The Groundskeeper performs landscaping tasks using power equipment and hand tools to maintain the facility?s grounds.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

· None.

Duties/ Responsibilities:

· Mows lawns, trims weeds, and rakes leaves as assigned.

· Picks up and removes trash prior to mowing a designated area.

· Empties trash and recycling containers.

· Trims bushes, shrubs, and hedges.

· Prepares soil and plants flowers, bushes, hedges, or shrubs.

· Plants trees and prunes them when necessary.

· Cuts and removes trees as needed.

· Applies fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides as directed.

· Completes snow removal tasks such as shoveling sidewalks, steps, and doorways as needed during winter months.

· Operates snowblower or snowplow to clear roads, driveways, and parking lots.

· Performs routine maintenance on power equipment.

· Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

· Ability to operate various types of power equipment including lawnmowers, trimmers, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers, and other landscaping equipment.

· Ability to use hand tools required for landscaping.

· Ability to follow instructions and complete assignments.

· Extensive knowledge of landscaping techniques and processes.

· Excellent time management skills.

Education and Experience:

• Needs to know how to operate a commercial lawnmower

Physical Requirements:

· Prolonged periods walking, standing, bending, stretching, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, or kneeling.

· Must be physically able to operate power equipment.

· Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at a time.

· Must be able to work in a variety of weather conditions.