Grounds Laborer

Akima Infrastructure Services, LLC; Missouri; On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Laborer to maintain attractive grounds areas and ensure safety. In this role, you will be responsible for a variety of tasks, including landscape maintenance, snow removal, and hardscape upkeep. The position requires a commitment to safety and environmental standards, ensuring that all areas are kept clean and hazard-free. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a supportive environment where your contributions will directly impact the community and enhance the beauty of the surroundings. Join a team that values innovation and diversity while providing competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits

Competitive Pay

Growth Opportunities

Excellent Retirement Options

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year experience in landscape maintenance required.
• Knowledge of safety and environmental requirements is essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform general grounds labor using various tools and equipment.
• Maintain hardscape areas and respond to emergency situations.
• Ensure tools and equipment are in safe operating conditions.

Skills

Landscape Maintenance

Snow Removal

Use of Hand Tools

Safety Procedures

Tools

Push Sweepers

Power Brooms

Hedge Trimmers

Edging Tools

Snow Blower

Salt Spreaders

Job description

The Grounds Maintenance Laborer is responsible for maintaining attractive grounds areas; protecting against erosion; maintaining grounds for assemblies and/or recreational activities, and ensuring assignments are completed in a safe, proper, and timely manner. A grounds laborer will additionally be responsible for the hardscape areas of the facilities, including parking lots, roadways, sidewalks, and concrete slabs. These areas need to be kept clean, sealed, level, and free of tripping hazards.

This position requires that the employee must successfully complete a criminal history information background check and drug screening and be able to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Performs general grounds labor using walk-behind blowers or handheld blowers. Uses hedge trimmers, clippers, and edging tools to keep vegetation from encroaching onto the roads and sidewalks. Uses other hand tools to shovel, scrape, clean, and maintain the hardscapes.
• Picks up leaves, branches, chippings, and other landscape-generated organic matter. Removes snow from walks, driveways, roads, or parking lots, using a shovel and snow blower, spreads salt on walkways and other areas as needed until the outside contractor for snow removal can arrive on site.
• Assists with parking lots by sweeping, washing, mopping, and maintenance as needed.
• Clears landscaped areas and related items (e.g., storm drains, litter, etc.) for the purpose of preventing flooding and removing hazards.
• Performs work at heights using an extension ladder, hydraulic lift, or scaffolding for the purpose of completing projects at heights not able to be reached when standing on the ground.
• Responds to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns (e.g., downed trees, limbs, fences, etc.).
• Maintains tools and equipment for the purpose of ensuring the availability of equipment in safe, operating conditions. Transports various items (e.g., tools, equipment, supplies, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the availability of materials required at the job site.
• Has a working knowledge of and implements the environmental, safety, and occupational health requirements applicable to these job duties.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum of one year of experience with landscape maintenance, including push and commercial street sweepers, power brooms or sweepers, trimmers, edgers, snow removal equipment, and salt spreaders.

Job ID

2025-16186
Work Type

On-Site
Company Description

Work Where it Matters

Akima Intra-Data (AID), an Akima company, is not just another federal logistics services provider. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AID, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, AID provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, AID delivers flexible, full-spectrum facilities, maintenance, and repair and logistics services that enable our customers to reduce operating costs, improve productivity, and enhance the value of their existing assets.

As an AID employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.