What are the responsibilities and job description for the Groundskeeper (Tulsa, OK) - Austin Industrial position at Austin External?
About Austin Industrial
Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.
To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial.
Groundskeeper:
The Groundskeeper performs landscaping tasks using power equipment and hand tools to maintain the facilities grounds.
Duties/ Responsibilities:
- Mows lawns, trims weeds, and rakes leaves as assigned.
- Picks up and removes trash prior to mowing a designated area.
- Empties trash and recycling containers.
- Trims bushes, shrubs, and hedges.
- Prepares soil and plants flowers, bushes, hedges, or shrubs.
- Plants trees and prunes them when necessary.
- Cuts and removes trees as needed.
- Applies fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides as directed.
- Completes snow removal tasks such as shoveling sidewalks, steps, and doorways as needed during winter months.
- Operates snowblower or snowplow to clear roads, driveways, and parking lots.
- Performs routine maintenance on power equipment.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to operate various types of power equipment including lawnmowers, trimmers, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers, and other landscaping equipment.
- Ability to use hand tools required for landscaping.
- Ability to follow instructions and complete assignments.
- Extensive knowledge of landscaping techniques and processes.
- Excellent time management skills.
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- Previous experience preferred.
- On-the-job training offered.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods walking, standing, bending, stretching, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, or kneeling.
- Must be physically able to operate power equipment.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at a time.
- Must be able to work in a variety of weather conditions.
Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.
Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
Qualifications Required for this Position:
Education – no minimum education requirements.
Experience – no experience required.
Certification/License – Valid Driver license
Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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No Third-Party Inquiries Please
This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).
Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.
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