Groundskeeper 

Employment Type: Seasonal/ April -December 

Salary or Hourly: Hourly 

Pay Rate: $18

OVERVIEW

To assist the Senior Groundskeeper in maintaining the Miller landscape and gardens.
Undertake all aspects of landscape and turf maintenance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The following responsibilities describe the general nature of work for employees in this position, but
this is not intended as an exclusive or all-inclusive inventory.

• Scheduling and supervision of landscape contractors
• Ordering of supplies and plant material
• Supervision of seasonal employee
• Turf maintenance including mowing, edging, clean-up, and removal of debris
• Planting, weeding, mulching, watering, trimming, and pruning; snow removal
• Application of fertilizers and pesticides as appropriate
• Operation of tools, equipment, and implements (some motorized) used to
accomplish the tasks associated with the position.

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function
satisfactorily. The requirements listed 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.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Ability to incorporate a landscape maintenance plan
• Ability to lead landscape based projects
• Ability to work individually as well as with other employees and outside
contractors
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety manuals, operating and
maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to understand oral and written instructions.

• Ability to make basic calculations related to chemical applications and ordering
supplies and materials
• Ability to use landscape and garden related maintenance equipment and tools,
including power-driven tools; prior landscape maintenance experience
preferred.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Associates degree in horticulture
• High school graduate or equivalent
• Experience with turf and landscape maintenance 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is
occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel
objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop,
kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must
occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by
this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth
perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Work environment: The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential
functions of the position. The noise level in the work environment is usually
moderate.