Facilities Landscape Worker GL

About the role

Ball State University Facilities Planning and Management has an opportunity to work on the beautiful campus. This opportunity comes with excellent pay and a great benefits package that includes medical and prescription plans, dental, flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid time off, holiday pay, university-funded retirement, tuition discounts, and more.

Responsibilities

• Lead and assist in the assignment and direction of Facilities and Landscape Workers in the performance of lawn maintenance duties which include, but are not limited to, mowing with push, walk behind, standing, riding and tractor mowers; edge sidewalks with power edger, line trimmer, and / or hand spade; line trim around posts, poles, signs, ditch banks, etc. to control grass and weed growth.
• Aid in the training of Facilities and Landscape Workers and student employees as assigned.
• Assist with the performance of landscape installation and maintenance duties which include, but are not limited to: planting trees, shrubs, annual and perennial flowers, ornamental grasses, ground covers, bulbs, etc.; use of tractors, skid steer loaders, mini loaders, articulated loaders, fork lifts, water trucks, and any other applicable equipment; apply mulch; create / maintain landscape beds using sod cutters, bed-edgers, hand spades; prune plant material utilizing formal and informal pruning methods with hand pruners, shears, pole pruners, power shears, or any other applicable equipment.
• Perform lawn installation duties which include, but are not limited to: soil preparations utilizing sod cutters, roto-tillers, box graders, skid steer loaders, combo-plane or other applicable equipment; roto-till, grade and rake soil; install grass seed either by sodding, hydro-seeding, slit seeder, or by hand spreader; apply starter fertilizer using spreaders or through hydro-seeder.
• Perform leaf collection and disposal duties which include, but are not limited to: using hand rakes, hand and backpack blowers, equipment mounted blowers, lawn sweepers and / or vacuum equipment; collect and haul leaves and associated debris to composting site.
• Perform snow removal duties which include, but are not limited to: using hand shovels, hand brooms, snow blowers, tractor brooms, blades, snow blowers, tractor buckets truck mounted blades, both hand or motorized salt spreaders applying liquid and/or granular products, or other applicable equipment for the removal and maintenance of snow and ice from walks, streets, entrances, ramps, and other campus surfaces.
• Perform trash / recycling duties which include, but are not limited to: picking up trash and recyclable materials from ground, containers, docks, buildings, or other campus locations and place in proper containers; deliver / pick-up trash and recycle containers for special events.
• Perform equipment maintenance duties which include, but are not limited to: hand and power equipment; properly cleaning all equipment after use; returning equipment to proper storage area after use; keeping equipment in a safe and proper working order; replacing and sharpening mower blades; reporting broken, damaged, or non-functioning equipment to supervision; maintaining a clean and safe working conditions in all areas of operation.
• Maintain records; verify, approve tools and material requisitioned/used by employees being directed.
• Acquire and maintain knowledge of various job related chemicals and environmental concerns.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Two (2) years experience in or related to grounds maintenance.
• Must be able to read and comprehend all specified policies and procedures for safety, hazardous materials information, University policies, procedures, and communications, and perform mathematical calculations.