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The Grounds Manager is responsible for the management of all general grounds’ maintenance activities. Responsibilities include planning, organizing, directing, and accomplishing the day-to-day grounds work to maintain GRCC properties at a high-quality level. The Grounds Manager will engage with contractors and third-party vendors as needed. Responsibilities also include addressing landscaping needs, tree and shrub pruning and trimming; campus irrigation systems; snow plowing and ice melting material application; operation of powered equipment ranging from chain saws to plow trucks, skid-steer loaders and tractors; make minor repair on grounds equipment; familiar with herbicides and appropriate application; available to work anytime necessary during inclement weather; etc.
Requisition ID:
Position Number: 00001404
Employee Group: CEBA
Schedule: 40 hours/52 weeks, Monday - Friday, 6:30AM - 3:00PM
Compensation:
Benefits: Full-time
Reports to: Associate Director of Facilities - Operations
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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Plan, layout, and organize work with minimum supervision
- Assess campus grounds on a routine basis
- Maintains and/or assists in the direction of all landscaping and grounds work on the campus
- Performs mowing, watering, weeding, seeding, mulching, bed preparation, and fertilizing functions for the campus
- Installs and maintains automated lawn irrigation systems
- Operates and instructs on the use of all grounds power and hand equipment/tools
- Rake and remove grass, tree, and shrub cuttings
- Performs routine and minor maintenance and repair on grounds powered and non-powered equipment. Ensures equipment is serviceable and ready for use
- Removes dead branches and prunes. Inspects and maintains trees for damage from insects, pests, and disease
- Remove snow and ice using power snow blowers, environmentally safe ice melters, and truck mounted plows
- Experience in operating a snow plowing truck and snow removal equipment
- Ability to operate a skid-steer loader, with experience preferred
- Operate all landscaping equipment ranging from powered lawnmowers to chain saws
- Responsible for campus grounds care, maintenance, and repair of lawns, shrubs, trees, weeding, plantings, including fertilization (applicator license strongly preferred), irrigation systems and associated lawn care and snow plowing equipment repair
- Provide maintenance and security of all equipment and furnishings
- Experience in inspection and maintenance of trees and shrubs for damage from insects, pests and disease, including application of approved chemical treatment for damage control
- Use of pallet jack
- Use of scissors lift
Assist the Facilities Department as directed
- Transport of equipment and furnishings by trailer or truck
- Regular attendance during normal scheduled hours is required. Being present is essential for serving customers and performing the essential functions of this position.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
Educational Credentials
- High school degree or GED diploma required
Work Experience
- Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in working landscape maintenance, to include irrigation systems, and vehicle snow plowing required
Skills
- Must be able to use a variety of equipment designed for landscape maintenance and snow removal
- Must be able to use 4’; 6’; 8’; and 10’ ladders
- Must be able to use and operate a chain saw, an edger, weed whips, etc.
- Must be able to use and have knowledge of fertilization chemicals and dispensing systems
- Must be able to use gas and electric power sprayers
- Must be able to use a computer to communicate via email
- Must be able to drive a vehicle
Physical Demands
- Be able to lift 50 pounds
Mental Demands
- Must be able to work a 24-hour flexible schedule based on weather conditions/predictions
- The ability to work with a variety of college staff personnel
- The ability to provide customer service to faculty, staff, students and the general public
Working Conditions
- GRCC will comply with any mandated health and safety requirements. Compliance information is available on our policies website.
- Winter and summers schedules are predicated on environmental/weather concerns and may or may not be constant
- Work alone or with a team
- Work indoors and outdoors
- Work with or without heat and air conditioning
- Work outside in all kinds of weather