What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grounds Maintenance Laborer SEASONAL position at King & George, LLC?
Description
Job Title: Laborer Grounds Maintenance Seasonal
Department: Base Operations and Support
Job Summary:
The Laborer supports the operations of their department by performing various manual tasks, loading and unloading materials, and preparing job sites. They use hand tools, operate machinery, and assist crews with other necessary tasks. This includes supporting the grounds maintenance team in the care of the landscape of the site by performing routine upkeep, such as mowing the grass, trimming shrubbery, weeding, pressure washing and sweeping walkways, and watering plants when the weather is dry. You may use a variety of tools, such as a power mower or a rake, to complete your duties, in addition to occasional preventative maintenance on the facilities. The work requires a well-rounded individual with several years of landscaping or cleaning experience. Our ideal candidate already has prior groundskeeping experience.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Job Title: Laborer Grounds Maintenance Seasonal
Department: Base Operations and Support
Job Summary:
The Laborer supports the operations of their department by performing various manual tasks, loading and unloading materials, and preparing job sites. They use hand tools, operate machinery, and assist crews with other necessary tasks. This includes supporting the grounds maintenance team in the care of the landscape of the site by performing routine upkeep, such as mowing the grass, trimming shrubbery, weeding, pressure washing and sweeping walkways, and watering plants when the weather is dry. You may use a variety of tools, such as a power mower or a rake, to complete your duties, in addition to occasional preventative maintenance on the facilities. The work requires a well-rounded individual with several years of landscaping or cleaning experience. Our ideal candidate already has prior groundskeeping experience.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- None
- Perform various manual tasks
- Maintain landscaping and grounds around designated areas
- Mows lawns, trims weeds, and rakes leaves
- Prepares soil and maintain bedding
- Plant and maintain flowers, bushes, hedges, or shrubs
- Perform preventative maintenance on indoor and outdoor facilities
- Clean all pedestrian surfaces and walls
- Performs routine maintenance on power equipment
- Proficient in written and oral communication skills according to skill requirements
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and, at times, stressful environment
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
- Ability to apply concepts of introductory algebra and geometry
- Ability to use hand tools required for landscaping
- Ability to follow instructions and complete assignments
- Excellent time management skills
- High school diploma or equivalent
- At least one year of related experience required
- Prolonged period of standing, bending, reaching, and working with hands
- Occasional periods of prolonged exposure to loud noises
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds at times
- Ability to stand, walk, and reach with arms and hands as necessary
- Ability to hear and see to position and safety requirement levels
- Occasional exposure to elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, and chemicals
- Must be able to successfully pass as required a federal, state, or local government's background investigation
- Must have a valid drivers license
The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
