General Maintenance 2 - Groundskeeper

UPMC; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Hamot is seeking a Full-Time General Maintenance 2 – Groundskeeper to maintain the beautiful grounds of their healthcare campus. This role involves landscape care, equipment operation, and ensuring a safe environment for all. Join a team that values dedication, offers flexible scheduling, and provides benefits to support career growth.

Benefits

Annual provision of work clothing

Comprehensive Total Rewards Benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience in landscaping and turf management preferred.
• Valid Pennsylvania Pesticide/Fertilizer Applicator License is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform proper care of landscape and grounds.
• Operate lawn care and snow removal equipment.
• Maintain clean and safe work area.

Skills

Landscaping

Turf management

Equipment operation

Education

Pennsylvania Pesticide/Fertilizer Applicator License

Job description

Join Our Team as a Full-Time General Maintenance 2 – Groundskeeper at UPMC Hamot!

Are you ready to take pride in keeping one of the region’s most respected healthcare campuses safe, beautiful, and welcoming? UPMC Hamot is seeking a dedicated Full-Time General Maintenance 2 – Groundskeeper to join our close-knit team. This important role works first shift, Monday through Friday, from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, with rotating holiday and weekend on-call duties during winter months to help keep our grounds safe and accessible during snow and ice events — with extra on-call pay.

As a Groundskeeper, you will play a vital role maintaining the landscape, turf, and hard surfaces that surround our campus, ensuring a clean, safe, and inviting environment for patients, staff, and visitors alike. If you’re someone who thrives working outdoors, isn’t afraid of the elements, and values flexible scheduling to support both departmental needs and your family life, this could be the perfect fit.

We value experience in landscaping and turf management, and having a valid Pennsylvania Pesticide/Fertilizer Applicator License is preferred. You’ll also appreciate our annual provision of work clothing and the opportunity to grow your career within UPMC’s comprehensive Total Rewards Benefits package.

If you’re ready to join a team that values your hard work and dedication, apply today to help UPMC Hamot maintain its beautiful, safe grounds all year round!

Responsibilities:

• Perform proper care of landscape and grounds.
• Operate equipment including lawn care, power washers, and snow removal, i.e. weed eaters, edgers, mowers, sprayers, hoes, shovels, hand tools, snowplows, snow blowers, motorized vehicles, etc., and related grounds equipment as required.
• Provide upkeep of grounds equipment, including cleaning, painting, and performing preventive maintenance and minor repairs to outdoor equipment, irrigation systems, furniture, outdoor structures, etc.
• Perform maintenance in the indoor/outdoor gardens and litter control as directed by supervisor.
• Assist with basic maintenance needs, as required, such as signage maintenance (installations, upgrades, cleaning, etc.), plumbing repairs to storm and drain areas, irrigation systems, rain conductors, etc., and outdoor lighting repair and re-lamping.
• Perform power-washing and maintenance of hard surface paved areas, parking areas, sidewalks, etc.
• Report outdoor campus safety concerns and aesthetic issues to supervisor in writing or electronic communication.
• Perform all work following infection control procedures.
• Record personal work orders and submit hours to supervisor on a daily basis.
• Maintain clean and safe work area, equipment rooms, and shop areas.
• Perform any maintenance work required in which skills can be utilized.
• Performs all duties as assigned.