Groundskeeper - Facilities Management

h2About the Department/h2pp style="font-style: normal; margin: 0in; color: inherit; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" data-pasted="true"strongGROUNDSKEEPER/strong/pp style="font-style: normal; margin: 0in; color: inherit; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"strongFacilities Management/strong/pp style="font-style: normal; margin: 0in; color: inherit; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"Full Time/pbrp style="font-style: normal; margin: 0in; color: inherit; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"Starting Wage: $17.23 per hour/pp style="font-style: normal; margin: 0in; color: inherit; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"br/pp style="font-style: normal; margin: 0in; color: inherit; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"strongPrimary Responsibilities/strong/pul style="margin: 10px 0px 3pt -0.25in; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"liPerform general landscaping and grounds maintenance work, including mowing and applying mulch/liliAssist in the application of fertilizer, herbicide/pesticide treatments/liliTrim and prune plants at heights above ground level/liliPerform maintenance, including patching and repairing to University sidewalks, streets and parking lots/liliAssist with event support/liliPerform snow and ice removal/liliOperate and maintain lawn tractors, chain saws, and other lawn equipment/liliProvide leadership to student and temporary workers/liliAssist other trades or classifications when necessary/liliMaintain a valid driver’s licensenbsp;/li/ul/ph2Position Duties/h2pul style="margin: 10px 0px 3pt -0.25in; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" data-pasted="true"liHigh school diploma or GED/liliDemonstrable work history reflecting reliability and dependability/liliPossess a valid driver’s license/liliAbility to work in inclement weather, including emergencies and snow removal, and live within 30 minutes travel time from the University/liliDemonstrable knowledge in grounds maintenance/liliAbility to use and experience with standard landscaping and grounds maintenance tools, machines, and equipment/liliDemonstrable knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions in an institutional setting/liliAbility to perform heavy work and lift up to 50 pounds and to work at heights up to 60 ft. that exist on campus with or without accommodations/liliAbility to stoop, bend, stretch, reach, kneel, sit, or climb frequently and for extended periods of time while performing job duties/liliAbility to follow written and verbal instructions and perform duties with minimal supervision/liliDemonstrated experience and understanding of customer service/li/ul/ph2Minimum Qualifications/h2pundefinedstrong style="color:inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" data-pasted="true"To Apply:/strongspan style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"nbsp; The deadline to submit applications is strongFebruary/strong/spanstrong style="color:inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"nbsp;27, 2026/strongspan style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;". 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