What are the responsibilities and job description for the Groundskeeper position at Betmar Acres Club, Inc.?
Overview
Join our dynamic team as a Groundskeeper and play a vital role in maintaining the beauty, safety, and functionality of our outdoor spaces. This energetic position involves performing a wide range of landscaping, turf management, and grounds maintenance tasks to ensure pristine athletic fields, golf courses, parks, or corporate grounds. With a focus on precision and care, you will help create inviting environments that enhance community enjoyment and uphold safety standards. This paid position offers an exciting opportunity to develop your skills in landscape maintenance and equipment operation while contributing to a vibrant outdoor setting.
Duties
- Maintain athletic fields, golf courses, or landscaped areas through mowing, edging, fertilizing, and aerating to promote healthy turf growth.
- Operate ground maintenance equipment including lawnmowers, power tools, chainsaws, irrigation systems, and landscaping machinery safely and efficiently.
- Install, inspect, and repair irrigation systems to ensure optimal watering schedules and water conservation.
- Perform manual handling tasks such as heavy lifting of soil, mulch, or equipment to support landscaping projects.
- Conduct landscape maintenance activities including planting, pruning, weed control, pest management (including pesticide application), and gardening tasks.
- Maintain equipment through routine cleaning, inspection, lubrication, and minor repairs to ensure operational safety and longevity.
- Support groundskeeping operations by operating company vehicles for transportation of tools and materials across the site.
Qualifications
- Proven experience with groundskeeping or landscape maintenance preferred; familiarity with athletic field or golf course groundskeeping is a plus.
- Knowledge of irrigation systems installation and repair as well as pesticide management practices.
- Skilled in the use of hand tools, power tools, chainsaws, and other landscaping equipment with a strong emphasis on safety protocols such as power tool safety.
- Ability to perform heavy lifting and manual handling tasks safely while maintaining physical endurance throughout the workday.
- Strong understanding of lawn care techniques including mowing schedules, fertilization routines, aeration procedures, and overall landscape maintenance.
- Valid driver’s license with experience operating company vehicles or similar transport equipment preferred.
- Excellent attention to detail with the ability to follow safety guidelines consistently while working outdoors in varying weather conditions.
Embark on a rewarding career where your hands-on skills make a meaningful impact! We’re committed to fostering a safe environment where dedicated groundskeepers can thrive while helping us maintain beautiful outdoor spaces for our community’s enjoyment.
Pay: $17.00 - $20.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $17 - $20