Groundskeeper I Grade: 62 Range: $32,141 - $58,576

WAYNE COUNTY JOB DESCRIPTION for

SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT

ESSENTIAL WORK FUNCTIONS

Under direct supervision, performs unskilled work in the maintenance of County grounds and
facilities within the Solid Waste Department. Work involves operating light machinery and using
hand tools to prune trees, mow lawns, rake leaves, etc. Work also involves fertilizing and
planting plants, performing light construction work and supervising community service workers.
Reports to the Solid Waste Director.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Performs various landscaping duties such as moving grass, trimming hedges and
shrubbery, maintaining flower beds, trimming weeds, raking or blowing leaves, etc. using
power lawn mowers, string trimmers and various hand tools.

Maintains soil, plants, cover plants, and decorative plants on county grounds, fertilizes
and sprays plants as necessary.

Loads and unloads equipment and materials to work truck at start and end of work day.
Services public grounds and streets, picking up debris and other refuse.

ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Performs other related work as required.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or GED, and demonstrated physical ability to perform landscape
maintenance work or any equivalent combination of training and experience which
provides the required knowledge, skill, and abilities.

MINIMUM STANDARDS REQUIRED
TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery and
equipment, including computers, scales, calculators, etc. Must be physically able to operate
motor vehicles. Requires the ability to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to
10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for sedentary work. Requires the ability to
maintain body equilibrium when bending, stooping, crouching, climbing, reaching and/or
stretching arm, legs, or other parts of the body and to physically maneuver over and/or upon
varying terrain, surfaces, or physical structures. However, if the use of arm and/or leg controls

Groundskeeper I Grade: 62 Range: $32,141 - $58,576

requires exertion of forces greater than that of sedentary work and the work sits most of the time,
the job is rated for light work.

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable,
functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from
obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or
exchange information. This includes giving instructions, assignments or directions to
subordinates or assistants.

Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, invoices,
purchase orders, budget reports, engineering schematics, topographical maps, etc. Requires the
ability to prepare a variety of correspondence, reports, budgets, financial statements, forms,
charts, etc. using prescribed formats and conforming to ass rule of punctuation, grammar,
diction, and style. Requires the ability to speak to people with poise, voice control, and
confidence.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principals of logical or scientific thinking to define
problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions to interpret an extensive
variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; deal with several abstract
and concrete variables.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures,
to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently
in a variety of technical or professional languages, including environmental, engineering, and
legal terminology.

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract,
multiply and divide, calculate decimals and percentages, interpret graphs, compute discount,
interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion, etc. And perform calculations involving variables,
formulas, square roots and polynomials.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately
using office equipment and hand tools.

Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as keyboards, control
knobs, toggle switches, etc. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of colors.

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and
receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted an
emergency.

Groundskeeper I Grade: 62 Range: $32,141 - $58,576

Physical Communications: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or
exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear.)
Requires the ability to communicate via two-way radio.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Some knowledge of the standard methods, materials, and equipment employed in basic
landscaping and ground maintenance operations.

Some knowledge of the operation of the equipment and tools used in grounds
maintenance and digging work.

Ability to use power lawn mowers and power and hand tools.
Ability to understand and learn the occupational hazards and proper safety precautions to

be taken in grounds and maintenance work.

Ability to perform strenuous work under varying weather conditions.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work

assignments.

Groundskeeper I Grade: 62 Range: $32,141 - $58,576

I have read and understand the nature of this position and the required duties described. I
understand this is not an exhaustive list of duties that may be asked of me in this position. I
am capable and willing to perform these duties.

Employee’s Signature:

Date: