Grounds Employee

Girard Estate; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Girard College in Philadelphia, PA is seeking an experienced groundskeeper to maintain the College grounds. This full-time role runs Monday through Friday from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM and includes a wide range of lawn care, landscaping, and outdoor maintenance tasks.

You will operate mowers, trimmers, backhoe, tractors, and snow equipment, perform irrigation setup, leaf removal, planting, and seasonal decorations while keeping facilities safe and presentable.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Able to read and understand equipment manuals, SDS, and safety labels.
• Mandatory snow removal duty.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Able to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, bend, carry, push and pull to perform duties.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Prior grounds keeping experience and equipment operation experience.

Responsibilities

• Cuts lawns with push and zero-turn mowers.
• Trims and edges around walks and beds.
• Prunes shrubs and trees; removes damaged limbs.
• Irrigation setup and maintenance; ensure efficiency.
• Collects leaves; disposes of yard waste.
• Cleans grounds and manages litter using equipment.
• Shovels snow; operates plow and salt spreader.
• Plants and waters grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs.
• Maintains playing fields and prepares for games.

Skills

Snow removal

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Valid driver’s license

Equipment operation

Grounds keeping experience

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Lawn mowers

Backhoe

Tractor

Chain saw

Job description

Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: Girard College - Philadelphia, PA 19121Position Type: Regular Full TimeEducation Level: High School/GEDSalary Range: $20.72 - $20.72Job Shift: AnyThis full-time position performs a variety of grounds keeping tasks to maintain the College grounds. Hours for this position are from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, Monday to Friday, and subject to change.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Cuts lawns using push power mowers and commercial zero turn riding mowers.
• Trims and edges around walks, flower beds, and walls using hand and power equipment.
• Prunes shrubs and trees to shape and to improve growth. Removes damaged limbs using chain saw.
• Aerates grass turf, fertilizes, seeds, top dress and weed
• Irrigation – setup large hose reel sprinkler systems and maintain proper irrigation efficiency
• Collects leaves using blowers and vacuums as well as with hand operated rakes. Bags, shreds or otherwise disposes the leaves.
• Cleans grounds and removes litter manually and mechanically using ATLV Ride-On Litter Vacuum street cleaning equipment, rotary brush and high output blower implement within interior and exterior of campus
• Pick up campus recycle and trash receptacles and relocate to large trash containers
• Shovels snow from campus walks, stairs and driveways.
• Operates utility vehicles with snow plow and salt spreader, responsible for equipment implement attachments and maintains equipment for proper operation.
• Dispenses deicing products on roadways and passage ways to prevent ice buildup
• Operates tractor utilizing and attaching implements
• Operates backhoe for general use, moving mulch, sand and topsoil. Use for large plantings.
• Plants and waters grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs. Maintains plantings by fertilizing, weeding, trimming, etc.
• Maintains playing fields and prepares for games by lining fields, soccer, and baseball etc. experience in maintaining infield skins.
• Sports equipment setup as required
• Cleans out drainage ditches, rain leaders and culverts
• Sharpens tools such as weed cutters, edging tools, and shears.
• Performs routine maintenance and makes minor repairs on equipment such as lawn mower, hedge trimmer, spreader and snow removal equipment.
• Safety checks for Student Vehicle (Van’s)
• Bulk trash removal
• Service equipment
• Clean and maintain drainage in window wells
• Help rental setup and breakdown (Trash, recycle)
• Campus wide meeting setup and breakdown outside festivities
• Setup seasonal decorations
• Moving service of relocating occupants and furniture moves
• Work safely and take action to ensure that property is safe for students, other residents; co-worker’s and guests.
• Other duties as requested

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Able to read and understand equipment manuals, safety data sheets (SDS), written instructions, warning labels, etc.
• Mandatory snow removal duty
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Able to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, bend, carry, push and pull to perform the responsibilities of a grounds person.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Prior experience operating and maintaining equipment similar to the equipment described above.
• Prior grounds keeping experience.
• Ability to safely operate power equipment.