Groundskeeper

Mitchell College is conducting a local search for a reliable and detail-oriented Groundkeeper to maintain the appearance, safety, and cleanliness of campus grounds. This position plays a key role in creating a welcoming environment for students, staff, and visitors. This position is full-time (40 hrs/wk.), full year and includes a competitive benefits package.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Mows lawns and trims grass around walks, signs, lights, flower bed, buildings and walls.
• Prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth.
• Removes damaged leaves, branches, and twigs using mowers, tractors and other hand and power tools.
• Lays out and set up of Athletic Fields, paints, moves goals, moves bleachers, cleans turf, grooms’ field and performs field repairs.
• Lays out and tends flower beds, weeds, edges, mulches and supports other decorative vegetation.
• Maintains and sharpens tools and makes minor repairs on equipment, as needed.
• Plants, fertilizes, waters, weeds, edges, mulches and uses herbicides and insecticides to maintain grass, flowers, trees and shrubs.
• Removes snow and ice from walks, stairs, driveways and fields; spreads salt
• Picks up litter, empties trash cans, rakes, bags, leaves and debris.
• Blows of hard surfaces.
• Cleans drainage ditches and culverts.
• Paints
• Maintains driveways, parking lots and signage.
• Repairs fences, gates, walls, walks and outbuildings using carpentry, masonry and painting tools.
• Performs routine cleaning and maintenance on gardening and grounds equipment.
• Operates all equipment according to manufacturer safety guidelines and wears appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) at all times and expected to use items such as but not limited to lawn mowers, zero turns, UTV (Gator), side walk plows, snow blower, tractors, pickup truck, augers, line trimmers, blowers, sweepers, leaf vacuum, chain saw, pruners, shears, spreaders, power washers, edger and hand-held tools such as but limited to rakes, shovels and hammers.
• Maintains a high level of awareness for student/staff safety while operating equipment, heavy machinery or applying treatments during campus hours.
• On occasion be asked to support on event set ups, exterior and interior maintenance.
• Ability to work independently, be a self-starter and work with others.
• Will be required to work designated weekends for special events and or sporting events.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Physical Demands

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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, operate vehicles, lift and carry supplies and or equipment, use of hands, and reaching. The employee is occasionally required to climb step ladders or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently climb stairs, lift and or move up to 50-75 pounds regularly. Specific vision required by the job is the ability to inspect work.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions rain, extreme heat and humidity, extreme cold, snow, sleet and freezing rain. The employee will be around moving mechanical parts. The employee is exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock.

Key Skills / Knowledge

Applies advanced skills appropriate for the position. Adapts procedures, processes, tools equipment and techniques to accomplish the requirements of the position. Ability to effectively communicate policies, and/or procedures in a manner easily understood by fellow employees

Required Education And Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• 3 or more years of related work experience. Turf or Horticultural training is preferred
• Ability to effectively communicate policies, and/or procedures in a manner easily understood by fellow employees
• Valid Connecticut Driver License
  
  

Mitchell College is an Affirmative Action-Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization or other non-merit factors.