General Maintenance - Grounds - Hershey Lodge

About the role

Join the team at Hershey Lodge, an award-winning resort best known for being warm, welcoming, and distinctly Hershey. Offering 665 guest rooms and 100,000 square feet of function space, Hershey Lodge provides convenience and comfort for families and guests of all ages. We hope you'll enjoy the sweet hospitality and iconic chocolate details around every corner. Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company (HE&R) is an award-winning entertainment & hospitality organization with properties including: Hersheypark, The Hotel Hershey, Hershey Lodge, Giant Center, Restaurants, and more. Our team members share a common goal of upholding the legacy of our founder, Milton S. Hershey, while striving to live by our company's Core Values: Devoted to the Legacy, Selfless Spirit of Service, Team Focused, and Respectful of Others.

Responsibilities

• Tour entire outside property daily and clean up debris, including trash, cigarette butts, leaves, tree limbs, etc.
• Sweep stones and cinders from parking lots, sidewalks, driveways, storm drains and troughs.
• Use and maintain gasoline powered equipment and all other grounds equipment.
• Maintain supply of gasoline and oil for golf carts and other gas powered equipment.
• Repair potholes in driveways and parking lots.
• Seal cracks in parking lots and sidewalks.
• Maintain supply of Ice Melt for property during winter months.
• Clean gutters and downspouts throughout property as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisors.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years or older
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record
• Ability to obtain and maintain Fork Lift and mobile High Reach certifications
• This position is designated as Safety Sensitive and requires successful completion and passing of a pre-employment drug test.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to operate portable equipment such as chain saw, leaf blower, Billy Goat, and snow blower
• Skill and ability to safely drive company vehicles and golf carts
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision

Job Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:
  • Constantly (67% - 100% of the time): Stand, walk, bend, and balance
  • Frequently (34% - 66%): Lift up to 50 pounds, reach forward, reach overhead, stoop, kneel, crouch
  • Occasionally (1% to 33%): Work on ladders and mobile high reach up to 30 feet. Shovel snow for long periods of time
• Must furnish own hand tools
• Work outside in extreme hot or cold conditions
• Exposed to cleaning chemicals
• Normal working hours: 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM or 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
• Must be flexible in working weekends and holidays
• Must be able to respond to emergencies outside of normal shift hours.
• This is a union position, and the work schedule will be based on union seniority. Candidates must be able to meet schedule requirements, which will most likely require working flexible hours including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays to meet operational demands.

Benefits

• FREE admission to Hersheypark
• Discounts
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage beginning the first day of the next month after you begin working
• 401K Contribution
• Paid time off