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Description
Groundskeeper/Events
The Groundskeeper for Missouri Western State University joins a team of individuals who take pride in caring for the University property. The Groundskeeper performs maintenance and upkeep of the beautiful university grounds, landscaping, parking lots, streets, and athletic fields. Enjoy a great schedule and excellent benefits including generous paid time off, retirement, insurance and paid tuition for employee and/or dependents.
Essential Duties:
Maintains university grounds, parking lots, streets, and athletic fields by mowing, landscaping, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, and patching with the aid of grounds maintenance equipment; including tractors, backhoes, skid loaders, dump trucks, and snow removal equipment.
Performs routine maintenance and repair on grounds equipment.
Picks up trash on campus grounds and streets and empties exterior campus waste receptacles.
Assists with moving equipment, materials, supplies, furnishings, etc. for departments and university events.
Assists in the installation of underground utilities, such as sprinkler systems, water, gas, sewer, and electrical lines.
Measures and paints athletic fields for games and events and performs maintenance on sprinkler systems.
Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Care and maintenance of turf, trees and flowers
Operation and maintenance of grounds equipment
Safe operation of mowers, tractors, backhoes, skid loaders, and dump trucks
Communication as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, administrators, and the general public
Required Qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED
Three years of groundskeeping experience
Candidate must have experience in lawn care, landscaping, and snow removal
Must be experienced in operating heavy equipment, tractor, trucks, and skid loader
Ability to work outside in all weather conditions
Able to work on call nights and weekends for emergency call in work
Ability to frequently lift 50 pounds
Ability to stand and walk on hard or uneven surfaces
Candidate must have reliable transportation and a valid driver's license, preferably a Class E license, or willing to obtain within 90 days
Candidate must be safety minded and have the ability to show up to work on time, consistently
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in horticulture, farming and landscaping
State chemical applicator's license
Physical Demands:
Very Heavy Work: Exerting in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, work space restrictions, intense noises, and travel.
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Additional Demands: Some nights, weekends and holidays required. OT as required.