Grounds Maintenance Worker

Duties/Responsibilities

• Performs grounds maintenance duties on all Greene County parks, Greene County Park District parks, all County Commissioners facilities and all County bikeways including but not limited to lawn/turf care (mowing, trimming, fertilizing, weed control, etc.), landscaping, tree care/removal;
• athletic field care (mowing, fertilizing, weed removal, insect control, over seeding, aerating, cone setting/removal);
• land management (bush hog mowing, tree removal, invasive plant removal/control, herbicide/pesticide spraying, prairie planting and management, etc.);
• removal of snow and ice from walks, driveways, park roadways, County parking lots and spreading salt on public passage ways;
• operates county vehicle, light to heavy equipment (tractors, loaders, mowers, skid steers, etc.);
• pulls and backs trailers on roadways in the execution of duties.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D.);
• 12 mos. experience performing grounds maintenance activities & use of associated equipment (e.g., applying sprays, planting, transplanting, pruning, trimming, and snow removal);
• valid Ohio Driver's License.

Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above may be substituted for education and/or experience required. Education and Experience may not be substituted for mandated licensure/certification.

Benefits

• health, dental, vision, life insurance;
• wellness program, employee assistance program, and deferred compensation plans;
• The County pays 80% of the health care premium and 39% of the dental premium.

Note: Employees who are non-permanent, seasonal, intermittent, part-time scheduled for less than 60 hours per pay period, and external interim, are not benefit eligible.