Grounds Maintenance Attendant - Landscape/Horticulture

Vassar College; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Vassar College is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Attendant to maintain campus landscaping, grounds and athletic fields, perform snow/ice removal, and ensure a safe, attractive environment. This SEIU union position reports to Grounds Manager and requires handling various landscape tasks and seasonal duties.

The role is essential, with a regular schedule and overtime as needed. The incumbent will work on campus at the Main Campus in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in grounds maintenance and care.
• Knowledge of maintaining landscaped surfaces.
• Knowledge of irrigation systems programming and operations.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English.
• Willingness to work overtime as available.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Maintain campus lawns.
• Remove snow/ice from walks, drives and parking lots.
• Maintain athletic fields (natural and synthetic) with proper lawn care procedures.
• Control weed growth (manual or pesticides if licensed).
• Maintain campus trees and shrubs.
• Maintain planting beds and seasonal displays.
• Operate landscape irrigation systems under supervision.
• Perform parking lot and road repairs using patches.
• Use grounds equipment: mowers, rototillers, sweepers, skid steers, aerators, snow plow, tractors, salt spreaders.
• Collect trash from exterior receptacles and litter.

Skills

Grounds maintenance experience

Irrigation systems knowledge

Driver's license

English communication

Overtime willingness

Lifting 50 lbs

Stamina and endurance

Education

Three years of grounds maintenance experience

Five years grounds maintenance experience (preferred)

Tools

New York pesticide license 3A

Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator license

Job description

Grounds Maintenance Attendant - Landscape/Horticulture

R00034053

Vassar Main Campus

Department

Facilities Operations - Administrative Office

Job Family

Service - Union

Vassar College is deeply committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees by promoting an environment of transparency and respect for differences. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds who meet the qualifications of a posting. If you need to request an accommodation to fully participate in the search process, please contact [e-mail].

Job Description

Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm (40 hours per week)

Position Summary

Reporting to the Grounds Manager, the Grounds Maintenance Attendant is responsible for maintenance of the College landscaping, grounds and athletic fields, snow and ice removal and when assigned, to provide a safe and attractive environment. This position is considered essential. This position is part of the SEIU Union.

Responsibilities

• Maintain campus lawns
• Remove snow/ice from walks, drive and parking lots.
• Maintain athletic fields, natural and synthetic, using appropriate lawn care procedures including striping of playing surfaces, dragging of infields, mowing, irrigating, fertilizing.
• Control weed growth manually or by application of pesticides, if licensed.
• Maintain campus trees and shrubs.
• Maintain planting beds, including annual flower rotations and displays.
• Maintaining and operating landscape irrigation systems under supervision.
• Perform parking lot and road repairs using hot and cold patches.
• Utilize grounds maintenance equipment and tools including but not limited to: riding mowers, rototillers, lawn sweepers or skid steers, aerators, snow plow, tractors and salt spreaders.
• Collect trash from all exterior trash receptacles and perform litter collection.
• Wild life control as needed, if licensed.
• Respond to after hour calls for snow/ice removal.
• Other seasonal tasks connected to the maintenance of Vassar grounds, excluding all those job duties otherwise performed by other job classifications covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Required knowledge, skills and abilities

• Three (3) years of experience in the maintenance and care of grounds.
• Must possess knowledge and technical skills required for the maintenance of landscaped surfaces.
• Knowledge of, or demonstrated ability to learn, irrigation systems programming and operations.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, including understanding, speaking, reading and writing.
• Willingness to work overtime as available. Overtime is assigned according to seniority guidelines;
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time, lift, and shovel.

Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities

• Five (5) years in the maintenance and care of grounds.
• Knowledge of maintenance of athletic fields.
• New York State Pesticide Applicators License Category 3A.
• New York State Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator license.

Pay Rate

$25.56 per hour