Groundskeeper

Roles & Responsibilities

• Comply with safety rules, policies and procedures including use of personal protective equipment.
• Stop at risk behaviors of others and self.
• Communicate with management and co-workers, advise on plant care and/or selection.
• Provide information about landscaping services and/or costs.
• Comfortable leading a small team through short term projects.
• Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
• Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges using grounds maintenance equipment.
• Fell large trees.
• Make minor repairs to items such as fences, gates, roadways, pathways, or walls.
• Operate and perform regular maintenance/minor repairs on grounds maintenance equipment such as hedge trimmers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, line trimmers, mowers, tractors, UTVs, ATVs, trucks, or pruning saws.
• Maintain irrigation system and install irrigation materials as necessary.
• Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste.
• Water and irrigate lawns, trees, or plants using portable sprinkler systems.
• Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.
• Apply fertilizer, compost, mulch and other amendments.
• Gather, remove, and dispose of green-waste and/or trash materials.
• Respond to “trouble calls”.
• Assist house crew preparing amenities as necessary, including but not limited to boat preparation and/or maintenance and setting kayaks, paddleboards, and ATVs.

Qualification

• 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.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Education And/ Or Experience

• A high school diploma / GED – preferred.
• Six months related experience and/or training – preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• May be required to have a valid driver’s license.
• Completed all safety and task training certifications.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or listen.
• The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.