Job Description
Job Description
Aramark Facilities Management at Alabama A&M University Location: Huntsville, AL
Pay Range
$16.00 - $17.50 per hour
Schedule
Monday - Friday | 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM Occasional Saturdays as needed.
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Keep Alabama A&M University Looking Its Best
Are you someone who takes pride in a job well done and enjoys working outdoors? Aramark Facilities Management is seeking a dependable Groundskeeper to help maintain the beautiful campus environment at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, Alabama.
In this hands-on role, you'll help ensure campus grounds remain clean, safe, and welcoming for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. If you enjoy physical work, working with landscaping equipment, and seeing the results of your efforts every day, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Responsibilities
- As a Groundskeeper, you'll play an important role in maintaining the appearance and safety of university grounds and outdoor spaces. Daily responsibilities include:
- Weed eating and trimming around buildings, sidewalks, and landscaping
- Edging walkways, curbs, and landscaped areas
- Blowing debris from sidewalks, parking lots, and common areas
- Picking up trash, sticks, and other debris across campus grounds
- Mowing lawns and maintaining turf areas
- Assisting with planting, weeding, fertilizing, and seasonal landscaping projects
- Maintaining the cleanliness of sidewalks, parking lots, driveways, and outdoor gathering spaces
- Operating landscaping and grounds equipment, including mowers, weed eaters, hedge trimmers, blowers, and other power tools
- Assisting with inclement weather response and seasonal grounds maintenance as needed
- Performing basic maintenance and care of groundskeeping equipment
- Following all safety standards and reporting equipment issues promptly
At Aramark, job duties may evolve based on business needs and seasonal requirements.
At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
- Authorized to work in the United States
- Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions
- Ability to safely operate landscaping equipment or learn quickly
- Strong commitment to safety, attendance, and reliability
- Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, bend, walk, and stand for extended periods
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous landscaping, groundskeeping, lawn care, or horticulture experience
- Experience using commercial landscaping equipment
- Experience maintaining large campuses, parks, schools, universities, or commercial properties
Ideal Candidate
We're looking for someone who:
- Takes pride in maintaining attractive outdoor spaces
- Notices details and works independently
- Has a strong work ethic and positive attitude
- Is dependable and shows up ready to work every day
- Cares about the quality of their work and the appearance of the campus
Why Join Aramark?
At Aramark, you'll be part of a team dedicated to creating clean, safe, and welcoming environments. We invest in our employees through training, development opportunities, and a culture built on teamwork and respect.
Whether you're growing your groundskeeping career or bringing previous landscaping experience, you'll have the opportunity to make an immediate impact while developing valuable skills.
Physical Requirements
This position involves:
- Frequent standing and walking
- Repetitive bending, lifting, and reaching
- Operating landscaping and power equipment
- Exposure to outdoor weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, and other seasonal elements
- Use of required uniforms and personal protective equipment (PPE)
Education
About Aramark
Our Mission
Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.
At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
About Aramark
Rooted in service and united by our purpose, Aramark strives to do great things for our employees, partners, communities, and planet. We believe every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company.
Aramark proudly serves millions of guests every day through food and facilities services across the globe. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth.
Aramark is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Nearest Major Market: Huntsville
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Huntsville, AL |
| Industry | Food and Beverage Production |
| Salary | $16–$17.50 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1936 |
| Website | https://www.aramark.com/ |
About Company
We focus on enriching and nourishing the lives of millions all over the world, providing a wide range of services—food, facilities and uniforms—to a diverse group of clients in 19 countries. We serve world champion sports teams, Fortune 500 companies, state-of-the-art healthcare providers and the world’s leading educational institutions. And every day, we dream of ways to do it better through our commitment to innovation and our passion for excellent customer service.
Innovation inspired by you
The better we know the people we serve, the greater the experiences we can develop. Whether it’s food service, facilities or uniforms, our proprietary programs allow us to understand the wants and needs of our audiences.
Armed with that knowledge, our Service Stars spring into action, combining insights and ingenuity to deliver moments that make a difference. These innovations could be game-changing campus transformations. Or a simpler, quicker way for you to access condiments at the ballpark. In any case, our innovations help create experiences that make an impact.
Beyond great service
Another key part of what makes us different is something we call service excellence.
To us, service excellence isn’t just about providing great customer service. It also means using time-tested practices and proven processes to get it right every day, everywhere, in everything that we do. And it's also about striking the perfect balance between doing something well over and over again and being responsive enough to the changing needs of clients and customers. It’s being open to the continuing cycle of innovation. Excellent, but never satisfied. Process-driven, but never locked in place.
We never stop thinking of new, better ways to get it right when our people impact the lives of clients and consumers every day.
Our people make all the difference—we make sure of it
Our commitment to hiring, training and rewarding the right people ensures that our employees are more than just hard workers. They’re Service Stars, and that means they can be counted on to go above and beyond, every single day.
We understand that many times our people are literally the face of your business. That’s why all 270,000 Service Stars receive continual access to professional development and proprietary skills training.
The bottom line is this: when you work with Aramark, you can be confident you’ll be collaborating with the right people with the right skills and the right attitude. That’s true whether it’s for strategic expertise, operational excellence or just serving a morning coffee. That’s our commitment as trusted partners and Service Stars. That’s the Aramark way.