Campus Operations - Grounds - Groundskeeper

Title:    Grounds Keeper

DEPARTMENT:  CAMPUS OPERATIONS - GROUNDS

Employment Status:  Full Time                     

FLSA STATUS:  NON-EXEMPT                   

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP:  Reports to working Grounds Forman

JOB PURPOSE:   To enhance and maintain the College’s grounds so that these provide a positive impression to existing and prospective students, employees and visitors.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:    

Essential Functions: 

• Daily maintenance of landscape areas throughout the college campus and related locations.
• Must be able to operate tractors, lawn mowers and drive trucks with standard shift.
• Mow, line trim, and police around all Wagner properties and athletic fields.
• Trim all scrubs, bushes and trees on Wagner properties and athletic fields.
• Collect trash on all Wagner properties on Wagner properties and athletic fields.
• Paint the required lines, letters and numbers needed on athletic fields.
• Apply fertilizer and chemicals to all Wagner properties and athletic fields.
• Field man schedule is to be rotating as per games.
• On snow days all workers that are on-call have to come into work as required.
• When there is snow, shovel snow or plow snow on all Wagner properties.
• When there is snow, apply ice melting chemicals on all streets, paths, and staircases on all Wagner properties.

Non-Essential Functions

• Work on installation and repair of turf irrigation on all Wagner properties and all athletic fields.
• Dig trenches, plant, grade and landscape all Wagner properties and athletic fields as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• N/A

QUALIFICATIONS         

Work Experience:

• 5-7 years experience landscaping and landscape maintenance.
• Ability to drive standard shift including the ability to drive tractors and trucks.
• Mechanical skills working with lawn mowers, lime trimmers, chain saws and gas trimmers.
• Experience in gardening is required.

Education:

• High school diploma, GED or comparable education.

Certifications:

• N/A

Licenses:                      

• Valid driver’s license.

Desired Work Traits:     

• The successful candidate will be available to be called in to work at any time to remove a hazardous condition made by snow, ice, freezing rain or falling trees.
• The successful candidate will be expected to be available to work overtime the day proceeding and on any important dates. (Such as: an Open House, Homecoming, Commencement, and Athletic events important to the Wagner community). These dates are almost always posted on a calendar of events in advance.

Computer Skills:  N/A

Communication/Interpersonal Skills:

• Ability to communicate effectively with various campus constituencies. 

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

• The incumbent employee shall be included in the Local 30, I.U.O.E AFL-CIO bargaining unit and shall be employee subject to the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Local 30 and Wagner College.
• Ability to work overtime when necessary.
• Working in an outdoors environment.
• Must supply two (2) letters of recommendation.

Nothing in this job description restricts Management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.