Grounds/Maintenance Worker

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Paid holidays

Tuition subsidy

Retirement plan

Job summary

Indiana University Bloomington is seeking a Groundskeeper to maintain turf areas and plantings across campus. The role involves operating riding and push mowers, weed whips, and power tools, with responsibilities including edging, mulching, and bed preparation.

The position supports snow removal, minor repairs, and campus upkeep, requiring a high school diploma and at least one year of landscape or light maintenance experience. A valid driver's license is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• 1 year of landscape or grounds experience or 1 year of light maintenance.
• Valid driver's license required and ability to be insured.
• Ability to operate lawn care equipment safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Mows, trims, and edges lawns with various equipment and maintains beds and plantings.
• Applies seed, fertilizer, and chemicals as directed.
• Snow and ice removal as needed and participates in general maintenance.
• Maintains parking lots, signage, and cleans up debris; assists with lighting and minor repairs.

Skills

Safety-conscious

English proficiency

Time management

Professionalism

Equipment operation

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Mower operation

Power tiller

Weed whip

Sprayer

Ladders & hand tools

Job description

Department

FACILITY OPERATIONS-IUB (BL-PHYP-IUBLA)

Department Information

Capital Planning and Facilities (CPF) works to ensure that IU campuses are beautiful, functional,and sustainable supporting excellence in teaching, learning,research, and community engagement across the entire university. Aunit within CPF, Facility Operations , maintains our physical campus to supportresearch, teaching, and learning at Indiana University Bloomington.As a unit of Capital Planning and Facilities, Facility Operationsprovides wide-ranging services all with the goal of creating a beautiful, well-functioning campus.

Job Summary

• Mows, trims, and edges turf areas using riding mower, pushmower, weed whip and edger. Mulches,weeds, removes thatch, aerates,and trims and edges around flower beds, walks, pathways andwalls.Prepares planting beds with hand and power tools; integratessoil amendments; plants bulbs, flowers,ground covers, trees andshrubs; applies mulch. Prunes trees, shrubs, vines and hedges.
• Applies seed, fertilizer and chemicals.
• Rakes leaves. Performs snow and ice removal with hand tools andpower equipment.
• Participates in a variety of general maintenance tasks.Performs minor wall/drywall repair and painting; minor plumbingrelated repairs (faucet washers, clogged toilets, fountains,irrigation, etc).
• Maintains parking lots and signage, clears storm water grates,paints curbs and stripes lots, and fills pot holes. Collects trashand items to be recycled.
• Checks lighting fixtures and changes/replaces light bulbs.
• Transports parts, tools, equipment, and materials.
• May wash vehicles, checks and tops off fluid levels, anddelivers vehicles for maintenance or servicing.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned,including general building maintenance duties. Drives Universityvehicles as needed. Works any shift as needed. 24-hour a dayemergency response as needed. Assists with snow removal activitiesas necessary.

Qualifications

Education

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as HSED or GED).

Work Experience

Required

• 1 year of experience with landscape or grounds related work.OR
• 1 year of experience with light general maintenance.

Licenses and Certificates

Required

• Valid driver's license and ability to be insured by IndianaUniversity upon date of hire.

Skills

Required

• Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Proficient in English with written and verbal communicationskills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamicenvironment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even underpressure.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to represent the company with externalconstituents.
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successfulcompletion.
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills.
• Ability to build strong customer relationships.
• Quickly troubleshoots and resolves problems.
• Knowledge of tools, equipment, techniques, skills, materials,and methods of landscaping and maintenance of lawns and formalplantings.
• Ability to determine the kind of tools and equipment needed todo a job.
• Ability to operate riding and push mower, power tiller, poweredger, weed whip, blower, sprayer, tractor, skid steer loader,dump-bed truck, basic hand and power tools, truck and trailer andstring trimmer.
• Ability to perform minor maintenance of grounds-relatedequipment.
• Ability to work with wide variety of cultures andbackgrounds.
• Ability to apply seed, fertilizer and chemicals.
• May be required to acquire and maintain position-requiredcertifications.

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to remain in a stationary positionas well as the ability to move about the workplace for longdurations. It requires effective communication, the ability tooperate machinery, tools, and controls. The role requires theability to ascend/descend ladders/stairs, and to position one'sself in low level positions, detect a variety of chemicals and/orgases. The role requires the ability to ascend to rooftops and movein tight spaces to perform and complete inspections. The person inthis role must be able to perform the essential functions with orwithout an accommodation.

Available to work during inclement weather (i.e. snow and ice) whenweather emergencies dictate that the department is needed to takecare of the campus.

Work Location

Bloomington, Indiana

Advertised Salary

$17.95 per hour

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a widearray of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, criticalillness, and supplemental accidental death & dismembermentinsurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject tovesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IUcourses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteerevents
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IUBenefit Programs Brochure.

Job Classification

Career Level: Foundational

FLSA: Nonexempt

Job Function: Engineering, Trades & Facility

Job Family: Groundskeeping

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