Campus Grounds & Landscaping Technician

Lincoln Memorial University; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee, seeks a Groundskeeper to maintain campus grounds, walks, parking areas, lawns, shrubbery, and trees to keep university properties neat and presentable.

Requires one to two years of nursery and landscaping experience; physical ability to lift up to 25 pounds; duties include mowing, trimming, planting, litter removal, snow removal, and helping with accreditation reports.

Qualifications

• one to two years experience in nursery and landscaping.

Responsibilities

• promote the mission of Lincoln Memorial University to all faculty, staff, students, and to the community at large
• promote effective working relationships among faculty, staff and students;
• participate on University committees
• maintain facility grounds
• pick up trash, sweep sidewalks and curbs, rake leaves off grounds and parking lots;
• plant flowers and trees, lay down mulch
• seed and reseed lawn areas;
• weed, trim hedges, apply fertilizers, etc
• remove dead trees, limbs and stones from lawn.
• mow lawn, operate small tractor and grounds equipment, keep equipment clean and operable;
• make repairs and adjustments to such equipment as mowers, sprinklers, leaf blowers, string trimmers, chain saws and hedge shears
• *make repairs to outdoor chairs and benches;
• maintain and clean signs
• keep trash cans empty and clean;
• may move furniture in facilities
• may haul linen and trash
• may sweep floors and work trash carts as needed;
• assist with snow removal
• complete required institutional and program accreditation reports and other reports necessary for the operation and advancement of the University
• *perform other duties as necessary

Job description

Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee, seeks a Groundskeeper to maintain campus grounds, walks, parking areas, lawns, shrubbery, and trees to keep university properties neat and presentable.

Requires one to two years of nursery and landscaping experience; physical ability to lift up to 25 pounds; duties include mowing, trimming, planting, litter removal, snow removal, and helping with accreditation reports.