Grounds Maintenance Attendant

Vassar College; Bayern; Vor Ort; EUR 30.000 - 34.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Vassar College is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Attendant to support landscaping, grounds and athletic fields across campus. The role requires safe, reliable maintenance, snow/ice removal, and operation of landscape equipment. The position reports to the Grounds Manager and is essential to campus operations.

Schedule is Monday–Friday, 7:00am–3:30pm (40 hours/week). Candidates must have 3+ years in grounds care, valid driver’s license, and ability to lift up to 50 lbs. Overtime may be required.

Qualifikationen

• Three (3) years of experience in grounds maintenance.
• Knowledge of landscaped surfaces maintenance.
• Knowledge of irrigation systems programming and operations.

Aufgaben

• Maintain campus lawns.
• Remove snow/ice from walks, drives and parking lots.
• Maintain athletic fields (natural and synthetic) and perform mowing, irrigation, fertilizing.
• Control weed growth manually or with licensed pesticides.
• Maintain campus trees, shrubs, planting beds and irrigation systems.
• Operate landscape equipment (mowers, rototillers, scarifiers, plows).
• Respond to after-hour snow/ice calls and seasonal grounds tasks.

Kenntnisse

Grounds maintenance

Irrigation systems

English communication

Overtime willingness

Valid driver’s license

Lawn equipment operation

Tools

Lawn equipment

Jobbeschreibung

Department

Facilities Operations - Administrative Office

Job Family

Service - Union

Vassar College is deeply committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees by promoting an environment of transparency and respect for differences. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds who meet the qualifications of a posting. If you need to request an accommodation to fully participate in the search process, please contact [e-mail].

Job Description

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm (40 hours per week)

Position Summary

Reporting to the Grounds Manager, the Grounds Maintenance Attendant is responsible for maintenance of the College landscaping, grounds and athletic fields, snow and ice removal and when assigned, to provide a safe and attractive environment. This position is considered essential.

Responsibilities

• Maintain campus lawns
• Remove snow/ice from walks, drive and parking lots.
• Maintain athletic fields, natural and synthetic, using appropriate lawn care procedures including striping of playing surfaces, dragging of infields, mowing, irrigating, fertilizing.
• Control weed growth manually or by application of pesticides, if licensed.
• Maintain campus trees and shrubs.
• Maintain planting beds, including annual flower rotations and displays.
• Maintaining and operating landscape irrigation systems under supervision.
• Perform parking lot and road repairs using hot and cold patches.
• Utilize grounds maintenance equipment and tools including but not limited to: riding mowers, rototillers, lawn sweepers or skid steers, aerators, snow plow, tractors and salt spreaders.
• Collect trash from all exterior trash receptacles and perform litter collection.
• Wild life control as needed, if licensed.
• Respond to after hour calls for snow/ice removal.
• Other seasonal tasks connected to the maintenance of Vassar grounds, excluding all those job duties otherwise performed by other job classifications covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Three (3) years of experience in the maintenance and care of grounds.
• Must possess knowledge and technical skills required for the maintenance of landscaped surfaces.
• Knowledge of, or demonstrated ability to learn, irrigation systems programming and operations.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, including understanding, speaking, reading and writing.
• Willingness to work overtime as available. Overtime is assigned according to seniority guidelines;
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.Ability to stand for extended periods of time, lift, and shovel.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Five (5) years in the maintenance and care of grounds.
• Knowledge of maintenance of athletic fields.
• New York State Pesticide Applicators License Category 3A.
• New York State Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator license.

Pay Rate

$25.56 per hour