Landscape and Snow Removal Specialist | Engineering| Full Time

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Lawn season (Spring thru Fall):

· Coordinate landscaping schedules, plans, and tasks for all Gritman properties

· Run mowers, trimmers, blowers, and other equipment

· Safely drive trucks with trailers; load, secure, and back trailers into driveways

· Handle weekly landscaping to a clear standard

· Mowing, edging and fertilizing lawns

· Weeding and mulching landscape beds

· Trimming small trees below 15’, hedges and shrubs

· Removing unwanted, dead or damaged trees

· Planting shrubs, flowers and trees

· Watering gardens, lawns and landscapes

· Monitoring and maintaining plant health

· Ensuring that areas are both functional and aesthetically pleasing.

· Use a smartphone app for schedules, job notes, and photos

· Do basic equipment checks and keep trucks/ATV/trailers clean, repaired and organized

· Maintaining and repairing irrigation systems including sprinklers, drip lines, and valves

· Seasonal blow out and start-up of all the irrigation systems.

Snow season (Winter):

· Coordinate Snow Removal schedules, plans, and tasks for all Gritman properties

· Operate plow trucks and related snow equipment during storms

· Clear driveways and parking lots, apply salt/ice melt as needed

· Work on call during snow events (days/nights/weekends as weather dictates)

· Log work and photos in our app and stay in touch during changing conditions

Job Requirements

Required Education, Licenses and Work Experience

· High school or equivalent (Required)

· Landscaping/grounds services: 2 years (Required)

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Qualifications

· Operating in a comfortable and safe manner with trucks and trailers (or strong experience with larger vehicles/equipment)

· Smartphone (we use an employee portal for scheduling, photos, and communication)

· Experience in lawn care, landscaping, snow, construction, or equipment operation preferred

· Willing and able to be on call for winter storms (nights/weekends as needed)

· Must know how to operate lawn maintenance equipment, such as lawnmowers, string trimmers, leaf blowers, and hedge trimmers

· Chemical Applicator’s License Preferred

Functional Demands

Population Served

· Hospital & Clinical staff, patients, visitors, and vendors.

Physical & Environmental Demands

· Able to lift 50 lbs

· Work in all weather conditions (heat, rain, cold, snow)

· Physical and mental endurance required for availability during the four seasons, including traveling to sites and being outside in winter and summer weather conditions performing physical tasks.

· The ability to sit, stand, bend, reach, push, pull, ascend/descend stairs, and walk for various lengths of time during business hours.

· Subject to temperature extremes both interior and exterior.

· Environmental hazards exist with temperatures, chemicals, and power equipment.

Organizational Expectations

· Participate in ongoing quality improvement activities.

· Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet environment.

· Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization.

· Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential information.

· Promotes a culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.

· Demonstrates excellent customer service through their attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in The Gritman Way.

· Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope of practice or job role.

· Maintains compliance with organization’s policies, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of