Maintenance Groundskeeper II – Closes September 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Department: Facilities | Reports to: Maintenance Transportation Supervisor | Status: Non-exempt; Full-time

Summary of Duties

• Maintains, repairs, and operates vehicles (e.g., trucks, tractor, maintenance vehicles, man lifts, and golf carts), heavy machinery, and equipment (e.g., chainsaws, weed eaters, mowers, blowers, power tools, pruners, pole saws).
• Performs routine equipment and shop maintenance.
• Performs tasks including mowing grass, tree trimming, fertilizing, weed eating, landscaping, pesticide applications, irrigation repairs, planting, fertilizing, spraying, watering, pruning, propagating, and cultivating grasses, flowers, bushes, trees, and other plants and shrubbery.
• Installs landscaping and related items on campus grounds; seeds and fertilizes as needed.
• Ensures campus is always neat and attractive.
• Performs snow removal by operating heavy and light equipment (e.g., skid steers, front-end loaders, sweepers, brooms, shovels, and dump trucks).
• Keeps sidewalks and steps clear of snow and ice; blows and sweeps sidewalks, stairs, porches, and parking lots weekly or daily.
• Ensures completion of projects in accordance with assignments given by supervisor.
• Assists with general maintenance as assigned, including changing light bulbs and set-up/break-down for programs and events.
• Moves furniture, equipment, and supplies; assists with setup/teardown for campus-sponsored and hosted events.
• Maintains storm and sanitary sewer systems.
• Maintains, repairs, and winterizes all irrigation systems.
• Requests supplies or materials to maintain inventory and ensure availability of required items.
• Cleans all areas upon finishing a project.
• Performs other duties as assigned, including a minimum of 8 hours for Special Events.

Working Conditions

• Shift work outside normal hours (Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm), including early morning, late morning, evening, night shifts, and rotating shifts.
• Additional hours, weekends, and holidays may be required.
• Work is performed independently and outdoors in various conditions (heat, cold, rain, noise, dust, dirt).

Physical Demands

• Must be able to stand or bend for hours at a time.
• Competency with groundskeeping tools required.
• Must be able to go up and down stairs.
• Frequently lifts 60 pounds; occasionally lifts more than 100 pounds.
• Frequently walks, kneels, crouches, bends, twists, and engages in other physical exertion, including climbing ladders.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid North Dakota Driver’s License and insurable under UTTC’s insurance carrier.
• One year of groundskeeping maintenance experience, including outside maintenance tasks such as grounds keeping, landscaping, irrigation repairs, and equipment maintenance.
• Experience using yard maintenance equipment and power hand tools.
• Ability to safely operate heavy snow removal equipment.
• Knowledge of tools and equipment to perform duties, proper maintenance protocols for vehicles, equipment, buildings, and vegetation.
• Ability to follow detailed instructions and work independently or with others.

Pay

$16.00 per hour