Groundskeeper
Job Description
Job Title
GroundskeeperJob Description
The Groundskeeper plays a vital role in maintaining the beauty and functionality of the Notre Dame campus. This position is responsible for a variety of landscape and grounds maintenance tasks, ensuring that all outdoor areas are safe, attractive, and welcoming for students, staff, and visitors.
What You’ll Do
- Turf Management: Mow and maintain all turf areas on campus to ensure a healthy and vibrant landscape.
- Leaf Management: Remove and recycle leaves in a timely manner to maintain the aesthetic appeal of the campus.
- Tree Maintenance: Perform routine maintenance, including trimming and removal of trees as necessary.
- Shrub Care: Trim and maintain all shrubs to promote healthy growth and enhance campus landscaping.
- Irrigation Maintenance: Manage and maintain irrigation systems, including the operation of computerized equipment and coordination with related contractors.
- Landscape Maintenance: Clean and mulch all landscape beds, ensuring they are tidy and well-kept.
- Waste Management: Conduct regular trash removal across the campus to promote a clean environment.
- Aeration and Fertilization: Aerify and fertilize lawns as needed to promote healthy grass growth.
- Pesticide Application: Apply pesticides in accordance with safety and environmental guidelines.
- Equipment Maintenance: Perform daily and routine maintenance on landscape and grounds equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
- Heavy Equipment Operation: Operate heavy equipment, including front-end loaders, backhoes, large trucks, tractors, Bobcat Toolcat, high rangers, limb chippers, and other landscape-related machinery.
- Landscape Installation: Assist in the installation and renovation of landscaping projects, including floral displays, by reading and interpreting blueprints and platbooks.
- Snow Removal: Manage snow and ice removal from all roadways, sidewalks, and parking lots during winter months to ensure safety.
- Emergency Response: Participate in storm damage cleanup and other emergency response tasks as needed.
- Additional Duties: Perform other related duties as assigned to support the overall maintenance and enhancement of campus grounds.
Why Join Us?
At Notre Dame, you’ll be part of a dedicated team committed to creating a beautiful and welcoming campus environment. We offer competitive compensation, a supportive work culture, and opportunities for professional growth.
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Minimum Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- Valid Drivers License
- Previous experience in groundskeeping or landscape maintenance preferred.
- Ability to operate heavy machinery and landscape-related equipment safely and effectively.
- Knowledge of horticulture practices, including turf management, pest control, and irrigation systems.
- Strong work ethic, attention to detail, and ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Valid driver’s license and the ability to obtain necessary certifications for pesticide application and equipment operation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Associates degree in Turf Management/Horticulture or minimum 5 years experience in irrigation field.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Please post for one week only
Department
Landscape Services (54025)Family / Sub-Family
Facilities / GroundsCareer Stream/Level
NIC 1 AssistantDepartment Hiring Pay Range
$15.00 - $20.72 / Hr | Commensurate with ExperiencePay ID
Bi-WeeklyFLSA Status
S3 - FT Non-exempt HourlyJob Category
Service/MaintenanceJob Type
Full-timeSchedule: Days of Week & Hours
Year round with possible overtime from December – March.
- Monday – Friday
Schedule: Hours/Week
40Schedule: # of months
12Job Posting Date (Campus)
10/22/2024Job Posting Date (Public)
10/22/2024Job Closing Date
11/05/2024Posting Type
Open To All ApplicantsPosting Number
S251509Quick Link for Internal Postings
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