Groundskeeper

Position Title

Groundskeeper

Job Category

University Staff

Employment Type

Regular

Job Duties

The groundskeeper maintains and landscapes campus lawns, planting beds, wooded areas, trees and fields. They inspect the grounds to ensure conditions meet institutional grounds keeping standards.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Implements and monitors chemical and fertilizer programs
• Maintains clean and clear lawns, walkways, roadways, and parking lots to ensure they are free of debris, litter, snow, and ice
• Constructs lawn and landscaping projects including soil grading, seeding, and sodding
• Identifies and acts to remedy plant diseases and insect damage
• Installs, propagates, and maintains the health of new and existing plants and landscape using a variety of vehicles and equipment

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent GED
• Hold and maintain a valid Driver’s License

Department Facilities Management

Compensation: $17.00/hour

Physical Demands

• Must be able to climb ladders, scaffolding and rooftop access stairs
• Required to carry tools and parts often weighing 50 pounds or more
• Use ropes and pulleys to hoist tools and parts to installation elevations
• Ability to tolerate working in areas where temperature may exceed 85 degrees of atmospheric temperature, or may drop below 20 degrees of atmospheric temperature
• Proper and safe tool utilization requires dexterity and mobility of hands and arms
• Long periods of standing, sitting, kneeling, walking and computer work are possible

How To Apply

To apply, click the Apply button at the top of this page. Please upload your:

• Resume
• Valid Drivers license - provide proof of a valid driver’s license by visiting the Wisconsin DOT status check page (https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/online-srvcs/other-servs/status-check.aspx) and uploading a screenshot of your Driver License Information screen

Contact Information

Marybeth Meyer (meyerm0@uwp.edu)