Campus Operations - Grounds - Groundskeeper

Title:    Grounds keeper

 

DEPARTMENT:  CAMPUS OPERATIONS - GROUNDS

 

Employment Status:  Full time                     

 

FLSA STATUS:  NON-EXEMPT                   

 

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP:  Reports to working Grounds Forman

 

JOB PURPOSE:   To enhance and maintain the College’s grounds so that these provide a positive impression to existing and prospective students, employees and visitors.

 

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:    

 

Essential Functions: 

• Daily maintenance of landscape areas throughout the college campus and related locations.
• Must be able to operate tractors, lawn mowers and drive trucks with standard shift.
• Mow, line trim, and police around all Wagner properties and athletic fields.
• Trim all scrubs, bushes and trees on Wagner properties and athletic fields.
• Collect trash on all Wagner properties on Wagner properties and athletic fields.
• Paint the required lines, letters and numbers needed on athletic fields.
• Apply fertilizer and chemicals to all Wagner properties and athletic fields.
• Field man schedule is to be rotating as per games.
• On snow days all workers that are on-call have to come into work as required.
• When there is snow, shovel snow or plow snow on all Wagner properties.
• When there is snow, apply ice melting chemicals on all streets, paths, and staircases on all Wagner properties.

 

Non-Essential Functions

• Work on installation and repair of turf irrigation on all Wagner properties and all athletic fields.
• Dig trenches, plant, grade and landscape all Wagner properties and athletic fields as required.

 

Supervisory Responsibilities

• N/A

 

QUALIFICATIONS         

 

Work Experience:

• 5-7 years of experience in landscaping and landscape maintenance.
• Ability to drive standard shift, including the ability to drive tractors and trucks.
• Mechanical skills working with lawn mowers, lime trimmers, chain saws, and gas trimmers.
• Experience in gardening is required.

 

Education:

• High school diploma, GED or comparable education.

 

Certifications:

• N/A

 

Licenses:                      

• Valid driver’s license.

 

Desired Work Traits:     

• The successful candidate will be available to be called in to work at any time to remove a hazardous condition made by snow, ice, freezing rain or falling trees.
• The successful candidate will be expected to be available to work overtime the day proceeding and on any important dates. (Such as: an Open House, Homecoming, Commencement, and Athletic events important to the Wagner community). These dates are almost always posted on a calendar of events in advance.

Computer Skills:  N/A

 

Communication/Interpersonal Skills:

• Ability to communicate effectively with various campus constituencies. 
• Ability to use computer/tablet/smart phone devices etc…

 

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

• The incumbent employee shall be included in the Local 30, I.U.O.E AFL-CIO bargaining unit and shall be employee subject to the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Local 30 and Wagner College.
• Ability to work overtime when necessary.
• Working in an outdoors environment.

 

Nothing in this job description restricts Management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

 

Wagner College, founded in 1883, seamlessly blends professional programs with a liberal arts grounding for a comprehensive, experiential-forward education that fosters well-rounded