Grounds Crew Member

Saint Vincent College; Latrobe (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, PA seeks a Grounds Crew Member to perform a broad range of duties including snow removal from roadways and sidewalks, mowing grass, trimming, weeding, flower bed maintenance, and field lining for NCAA-style events. You will work with diverse campus teams, vendors, and students to keep grounds safe and attractive.

This full‑time role requires a High School Diploma or GED, 1–3 years of grounds experience, a valid driver’s license, and the ability to work nights or

Qualifications

• 1–3 years experience in institutional grounds maintenance.
• Must possess valid driver's license.
• Ability to read and write English language. Good communication skills both written and oral.
• Must be available for on call work during nights and weekends.
• Strong customer service focus.

Responsibilities

• Operate grounds equipment, power tools, chainsaws, manlifts, as necessary.
• Turf maintenance: seeding, fertilizing, mowing, trimming, irrigation.
• Snow and ice removal from roads, sidewalks, parking lots, stairs; remove leaves and debris.
• Care for flowers and shrubs: weeding, mulching, planting, pruning.
• Tree trimming as assigned and field sports setup and grooming for events.
• Maintain and install signage, banners, and fencing on campus.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Valid driver's license

English literacy

On-call nights weekends

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Position Title: Grounds Crew Member

Reports to: Grounds Crew Leader

Supervises: None

Primary Function: Perform Grounds duties to include snow removal from roadway, stairs and sidewalks, grass mowing, trimming, weeding, flower bed maintenance, maintenance of roadway and roadway devices, fencing, athletic field lining, and unloading deliveries. Must be able to work with a diverse group of dept heads, students, tradesmen, outside contractors, vendors, and custodians.

Education: High School Diploma or GED

Qualifications And Experience

• 1-3 years experience in institutional grounds maintenance. Experience with athletic field turf management desired.
• Must possess valid driver's license,
• Ability to read and write English language. Good communication skills both written and oral.
• Must be available for on call work during nights and weekends.
• Strong customer service focus.

Essential Duties

• Able to operate grounds equipment, power tools, chainsaws, manlifts, etc. as necessary.
• Responsible for turf maintenance including seeding, fertilizing, mowing, trimming, irrigation.
• Responsible for snow and ice removal from roads, sidewalks, parking lots, stairs. Remove leaves, fallen branches, other weather-related debris.
• Responsible for care of flower and shrubs to include weeding, mulching, planting and pruning.
• Responsible for tree trimming as assigned.
• As directed by supervisor prepare for field sports events. Includes lining of outside playing fields, grooming fields, setup for athletic events. Maintain fields to standards established by NCAA Division III requirements and PAC President's Athletic Conference.
• Minor repairs of roads, parking lots, curbs, sidewalks to include sealcoating and line striping. Maintain and install signage and banners on campus.
• Maintain tennis courts and associated items.
• Maintain and groom artificial turf fields.
• Maintain athletic fields fencing.
• Provide support for Steeler training camp including installing security fencing, deliver tables and chairs, build temporary tent flooring.
• Moving campus furniture as requested including to and from storage.
• Receive, unload and deliver items to various campus buildings.
• Set up and cleanup support for events, deliver tables, chairs, etc. to rooms, fields, other locations.
• Responsible for trash removal from all campus grounds. Includes hauling trash to dumpsters, litter pickup, recycling to ensure a clean attractive campus appearance.
• Responsible for small animal control, capture and release, including but not limited to groundhogs, skunks, and cats.
• Cleaning roadway drains.
• Outside bench repair and painting.
• Perform duties from written work orders.

Other Duties

• Hauling of paper, furniture items to the dumpsters, and items to storage.
• Setting up and cleaning up from picnics, spring fest, and other outside activities.
• Working on weekends to line fields and preparing for games following NCAA rules.
• Maintaining the grounds by removing debris of all kinds.

Special Challenges And Environment

• Must understand and direct how to follow safety precautions and procedures both verbal and written.
• Operate power equipment related to trade work such as saw, drills, backhoes, forklifts, push mowers, riding mowers, and snowplows.
• Must be able to adjust to continual changes while planning and finishing jobs.
• Must be available on call for sporting events, events, and snow removal.

This description is not intended to be all-inclusive. It is provided as a general statement of the nature and duties of the position. The incumbent may be asked to perform other assignments of a similar nature, or related to the effective operation of the department, or as a developmental experience, as assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

All positions require the incumbent to be able to fully embrace the unique mission and identity of the College as a Catholic, Benedictine liberal arts and sciences institution. Saint Vincent College is committed to diversity and encourages applicants from all qualified candidates. Saint Vincent College is committed to building a diversified and competent population of faculty and staff, and encourages applications from women and minorities. Saint Vincent is an equal opportunity employer.

PLEASE NOTE: Background checks will be performed on all new hires. Employment is conditional upon satisfactory background checks and clearances.

About the Organization Saint Vincent College is an educational community rooted in the tradition of the Catholic faith, the heritage of Benedictine monasticism, and the love of values inherent in the liberal approach to life and learning. Our mission is to provide quality undergraduate and graduate education for men and women to enable them to integrate their professional aims with the broader purposes of human life. The programs, activities, and encounters that make up student life at Saint Vincent College encourages the intellectual gifts, professional aptitudes and personal aspirations of students to mature harmoniously.

EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any category protected by applicable federal, state or local law, including but not limited to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, uniformed service member status or any other characteristic protected by law.