Grounds Coordinator

Job Summary:

This position exists for the purpose of overseeing the maintenance and upkeep of the campus grounds, vehicles, and equipment.

Status: Full-time/Exempt

Emergency Designation: Essential

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Assists Operations Director with recruiting, interviewing hiring, and training full-time employees and student workers.
• Oversees all aspects of Grounds care and all aspects of vehicle and equipment repair and maintenance.
• Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.

Physical Requirements (Also see Physical Demands at the end of this job description): The physical ability to use the body in primary type skills necessary to perform duties such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Heavy lifting, carrying, and reaching high places.
• Working in adverse elements such as rain, snow and cold.
• Proficient use of hand tools
• Using power tools and various pieces of grounds keeping equipment such as push-mowers, riding mowers, chainsaw, pruners, tractor etc.
• Driving of vehicles and powered equipment such as riding mowers, tractors, backhoes, aerial lifts, and snowplows.

Personal Qualities - The ability to identify personal strengths, weaknesses, skills, and limitations and to use this understanding profitably.

• The desire to grow, develop, and mature, both spiritually and professionally.
• The ability to create and maintain a Christian professional atmosphere in all internal and external relationships.
• A spirit of cooperation and willingness to serve as a member of a team.
• A professional appearance.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in grounds keeping and landscaping.
• Valid driver's license required.
• PA Pesticide License categories 6 and 7 or the ability to obtain within 6 months of employment

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Decision-making abilities.
• Provide care and maintenance of campus grounds in accordance with industry best practices
• Operation of lawn mowers, both riding and push, to maintain grass at acceptable levels
• Landscape by planting of flowers, grass, shrubs, bushes and trees or the coordination thereof.
• Application of fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides to promote healthy growth and activity of plant life and to prevent disease and pest infestation
• Maintain sidewalks and roadways is a safe a passable manner that is clear of debris
• Trimming of shrubs and trees for both general maintenance and appearance as well as for hazards
• Provides oversight for the maintenance and repair of vehicles and equipment
• Oversee and assist in salting and shoveling snow from walkways to ensure safe passing
• Oversee and assist in salting and plowing of roadways for safe passing
• Reading and understanding written instructions such as Work Orders.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Ability to be flexible and adjust to changing priorities based on the needs of the College
• Conduct grounds keeping operations in accordance with College standards and industry best-practices
• Supervise and train full and part-time employees and student workers in all aspects of grounds-keeping operations
• Assist Director in management of budgeted line items associated with grounds keeping
• Assist Director in on-going development and updating of grounds keeping strategic plan/standards and guidelines
• Assist Director in procurement of estimates and contracts with outside vendors in the maintenance and upkeep of College grounds
• Provide input and ideas which promote a fresh and updated look to the Colleges landscape in keeping with College standards
• Planning and scheduling of periodic/seasonal maintenance of campus landscape
• Planning and installing of exterior Christmas decorations
• Assist Athletics Department in the care and maintenance of athletic fields as needed
• Assist Director of Operations in providing leadership and organization of inclement weather needs such as during snow removal.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.