Grounds Worker (year-round)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain grounds in summer: mow lawns; seed, fertilize and run irrigation, plant flowers and shrubs; prune trees and shrubs; remove weeds and brush using power equipment.
• Maintain grounds in winter: remove snow and ice from parking lots and sidewalks, using shovels, snow blowers and plows; salt and sand; keep fire lanes, hydrants, propane tanks, and generators clear; dormant winter pruning.
• Perform other seasonal grounds work: rake leaves, sweep sand, repair walkways, clean drains.
• Pick up trash around buildings and dorms.
• Move furniture; relocate offices, set up furniture in dorms.
• Assist with basic construction tasks related to grounds maintenance (ditch digging, road repair, fence and sign repair/installation).
• Carry out other special work orders (deliveries, pick-ups, facility set-ups/tear-downs for special events).
• Operate a wide variety of power tools and grounds maintenance equipment to include: large equipment loaders, backhoes, skid-steer, and tractors.
• Follow established health and safety procedures.
• Keep storage areas clean and organized.
• Perform specialized grounds maintenance tasks, such as maintaining athletics fields, planning and overseeing maintenance of perennial flower beds, and the like.
• Perform specialized equipment maintenance and repair tasks.
• Train and direct the activities of seasonal help.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, bend; stoop or kneel; crouch and crawl; and climb or balance.
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel;
• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Regularly lift and carry up to 75 pounds.
• Frequently work near moving mechanical parts, in very high places off of ladders, scaffolding, or lifts.
• Frequently exposed to toxic and/or caustic chemicals such as pesticides.

Qualification Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or GED. One year of experience in directly related work, or any combination of education, training, and experience which provides the knowledge, abilities, and skills necessary to perform effectively in the position.
• Languages Skills: Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Mathematical Skills: Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Reasoning Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Possession of a current, valid NH driver’s license required.
• Other Skills and Abilities: Ability and desire to seek training to enhance or learn new skills. Ability to effectively interface with all levels of staff.