Landscaping/Groundskeeper (Seasonal)

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Upon hire, employer-paid tuition benefits for bachelor's (employee, spouse, and dependent) and master's degree programs (employee and spouse only).

Comprehensive benefits plan: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement options.

Paid holidays: MLK Jr. day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving break (Wednesday - Friday), and winter break (Dec. Groundskeeper II

Campus community atmosphere

Typical hours are Monday through Friday 7:00 AM-3:30 PM during winter and 6:00 AM-2:30 PM during the summer

The groundskeeper II maintains campus landscapes to ensure a clean, healthy, and visually appealing environment. Responsibilities include mowing, pruning, planting, and seasonal preparation of vegetation, as well as treating areas for pests and weeds while adhering to safety standards. This role involves operating and maintaining specialized equipment like tractors, loaders, and lift trucks and performing minor repairs as needed. Additionally, the groundskeeper II may instruct other staff on the proper use of pesticides and materials to ensure consistent quality across campus grounds.

Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators

pruning, trimming, and staking trees and shrubs; and detailing flowerbeds and other landscape elements

Prepares grounds for seasonal climate changes by pruning trees/bushes and distributing fertilizer

Treats vegetation for insects and removes weeds using pesticides, fertilizers, and other chemicals

Excavates holes and trenches for installation of lights, sprinklers, and other equipment

Plants seeds, bulbs, flowers, shrubs, trees, and other vegetation in designated areas

Repairs and adjusts tools, machinery, and equipment

Operates various equipment including skid steer loaders, tractors, backhoes, front-end loaders, dump trucks, and aerial lift trucks

mixes or dilutes specified chemicals or materials according to directions and applies them at the recommended rate

Instructs groundskeepers, as required, in applying sprays, dusts, and other materials

Supports the mission of the University and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence

Responds to needs of customers in a timely and courteously manner

Anticipates Anticipates customer needs and respond accordingly

Responds to customers

Establishes and maintains appropriate and effective relationships with customers

Builds and maintains constructive work relationship with co-workers, supervisors and customers

Required Qualifications - An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered. High school diploma or equivalent

Prior experience operating equipment including, skid steer loaders, tractors, backhoes, front-end loaders, dump trucks, and aerial lift trucks

Demonstrated experience in the grounds industry, including considerable knowledge of common practices and related tools, equipment, and materials

Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures

Work Environment - Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of this job's functions. Please click here to view Lindenwood University's flexible work designation descriptions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Ability to stand and walk continuously throughout shift

The University complies with appropriate federal, state, and local laws and provides equal employment opportunities and access to educational programs without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status to all qualified applicants and employees. Lindenwood University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated to providing a positive discrimination-free educational work environment.