Grounds Maintenance Worker

About the role

The University of Southern Indiana is accepting applications for Grounds Maintenance Worker. This position is non-exempt and falls under the Finance and Administration department, specifically Facility Operations and Planning.

Responsibilities

• Performs preventive maintenance and general upkeep of landscaped and turfed areas; roads and walkways; parking lots; lakes, streams, and watersheds; playing fields and recreational facilities; and minor construction related thereto.
• Performs semi-skilled landscaping, grounds maintenance, and roads maintenance tasks in a multi-building University complex.
• Uses vehicles, tractors, machinery, and hand tools to do seeding, sodding, aerating, weeding, fertilizing, mowing, and trimming turfed and planted areas.
• Affords assistance to a certified grounds maintenance worker in applying chemicals, pesticides, and herbicides to trees, shrubs, and turf.
• Operates machines and uses hand tools to maintain and develop outdoor facilities to include playing fields, shelter houses, fences, picnic areas, campgrounds, recreation facilities, fishing areas, nature trails, and fences.
• Maintains roads, walkways, parking lots, and loading docks to include minor paving, patching, grading, ditching, and snow removal.
• Cleans and maintains vehicles and equipment.
• Collects and removes trash and debris.
• Makes outdoor set-ups for special events.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED.
• Valid driver’s license.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills

• One year of experience in grounds keeping including methods used in planting, cultivation, pruning, and caring for plants, shrubs, flowers, and turf.
• Operation of ground maintenance equipment including motorized equipment and hand tools and knowledge of routine equipment and methods.
• Agricultural background and high mechanical aptitude.
• Experience with tractors and trucks.
• Knowledge of microcomputers, word processing, spreadsheet, and electronic mail software.

Benefits

Benefits for this position include: Affordable medical, dental, vision, life and short term and long-term disability insurance plans. Retirement plan where the University makes the total contribution equivalent to 7% of annual salary. Full tuition fee waiver for employees/75% for spouses and dependent children. Accrue up to 10 paid vacation days per fiscal year – accrual increases after 4, 7, and 11 years of service.

Contact

To apply, click “Apply Now!” near the top right of this page to complete an application and upload application materials to the attention of the Search Committee Chair. For more information about the benefits that USI offers, please visit www.usi.edu/hr/benefits. For general applicant inquiries, contact Human Resources at HumanRes@usi.edu or (812) 464-1815. For disability-related accommodations, contact the manager of Employment at mcweinzapf@usi.edu or (812) 464-1840.