Grounds Maintenance Worker I - Landscape & Ground Maintenance

Valdosta State University; Valdosta (GA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Valdosta State University is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Worker I to maintain campus landscaping and grounds. Responsibilities include mowing lawns, watering flowers, and operating maintenance equipment.

Qualified candidates need a high school diploma and one year of related experience. A valid driver's license is required. The role offers a salary of $14.71 per hour, totaling approximately $30,590 annually.

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• One year of related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for campus grounds including mowing and watering.
• Operate groundskeeping equipment like mowers and blowers.
• Apply fertilizers and pesticides as needed.
• Assist with storm clean-up and special events.

Skills

Knowledge of the grounds maintenance trades

Experience with grounds maintenance equipment

Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Job Title: Grounds Maintenance Worker I - Landscape & Ground Maintenance

Location: Valdosta State University

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Job ID: 300410

Job Summary

Maintains campus landscaping and grounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide care (45%) – Provide care for campus grounds, including mowing lawns, watering flowers and shrubbery, trimming trees and bushes, installing plants, etc.
• Operate equipment (35%) – Operate groundskeeping and maintenance equipment such as blowers, lawn mower, trimmer, and pressure washers.
• Chemical application (10%) – Applies fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides as assigned.
• Other duties (10%) – Assist with storm clean‑up. Assist with setting‑up for special events.

Supervisor Expectations

• This work is outdoors in all four seasons.
• Able to perform routine tasks with independence; more skilled tasks will be performed with supervision.
• Able to work as a team member with others in coordinating phases of work.
• An employee may drive a truck and some light construction equipment, involving responsibility for safe and efficient operation.
• Adhere to safe practices and follow safety policies and procedures.
• Employee will be expected to perform regular grounds maintenance duties such as mowing, weeding, leaf removal and operating various types of grounds equipment, including mowers, backpack blowers, weed trimmers, edgers, trucks, and tractors as well as other work deemed necessary by the Grounds Foreman or immediate supervisor.
• Operating and maintaining hand tools, such as loppers, saws and shovels efficiently.
• Operating and maintaining landscaping equipment and power tools, such as lawn mowers, trimmers, and pressure washers for cleaning campus fountains, outdoor furniture, and other campus areas.
• Sharpens tools, such as weed cutters, edging tools, and shears.
• Plants trees, flowers and bushes; rakes and bags leaves.
• Cares for the campus grounds, such as mowing lawns; watering flowers and shrubbery; trimming trees, bushes, hedges, & shrubs; eliminating weeds and spraying lawns, shrubs, and trees with fertilizer, herbicides, and insecticides. Walks the assigned campus area, keeping grounds free from trash, litter, and debris, and emptying trash receptacle.
• Assists in plant set‑ups in designated areas for special meetings and events.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Candidate Qualifications

• Knowledge of the grounds maintenance trades.
• Experience with grounds maintenance equipment.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• A valid driver's license and pass an annual MVR review.

Required Qualifications

Required Experience – High school diploma and one (1) year of related work experience. Must possess a valid driver's license.

Proposed Salary

$14.71 per hour ($30,590 annually)

Equal Employment Opportunity

Valdosta State University is an equal opportunity educational institution. It is not the intent of the institution to discriminate against any applicant for admission or any student or employee of the institution based on the age, sex, race, religion, color, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation of the individual.