Grounds Maintenance & Landscape Specialist

STI; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

STI in United States, Tennessee, Nashville is seeking a full-time groundskeeper to maintain lawns, flower beds, and hard surfaces on campus. The role involves mowing, pruning, and basic repairs, with attention to safety and OSHA guidelines.

You will operate trucks and tractors, assist with equipment maintenance, and help prepare facilities for events while keeping outdoor spaces clean and well-kept. Benefits include on-site work and team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Mows lawns and trims grass around walks, flower beds, and walls
• Prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth
• Removes damaged leaves, branches, and twigs using mowers, tractors, and other hand and power tools
• Collects and disposes of outside trash and garbage
• Provides proper upkeep of hard surfaces, storm drains, and other grounds features
• Lays out and tends flower beds and other decorative vegetation
• Plants, fertilizes, waters and uses herbicides and insecticides to maintain grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs
• Removes snow and ice from walks and driveways
• Spreads salt, picks up litter, rakes, and removes leaves from campus
• Maintains driveways and parking lots
• Repairs fences, gates, walls, irrigation systems, walks and outbuildings using carpentry, masonry, pressure washers, and painting tools
• Operates trucks and tractors in grounds preparation and maintenance work
• Assist with maintenance and repairs of equipment, all buildings, structures and grounds
• Assists with plumbing, masonry, carpentry, painting, and minor electrical work
• Arranges facilities for special events and checks for safety hazards
• Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated
• Complies with all campus safety policies and procedures
• Applies all applicable OSHA and related safety requirements to all assigned work
• Reports all accident and injuries in a timely manner

Job description

STI in United States, Tennessee, Nashville is seeking a full-time groundskeeper to maintain lawns, flower beds, and hard surfaces on campus. The role involves mowing, pruning, and basic repairs, with attention to safety and OSHA guidelines.

You will operate trucks and tractors, assist with equipment maintenance, and help prepare facilities for events while keeping outdoor spaces clean and well-kept. Benefits include on-site work and team collaboration.