Grounds Manager

Q Center; St. Charles (IL); On-site; USD 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading hospitality center as a Grounds Manager, responsible for maintaining beautiful outdoor spaces. This role demands a blend of horticultural expertise and management skills, with responsibilities ranging from plant maintenance to overseeing a team and ensuring guest satisfaction. Enjoy competitive pay and benefits while working in a vibrant environment.

Benefits

Paid time off

401(K) with employer match

Holiday Pay

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Disability Benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years previous experience with exterior plant maintenance required.
• Herbicide/Pesticide Application License required.
• Minimum 5 years supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Q Center grounds ensuring best condition with minimal inconvenience.
• Manage daily operations, budget, and labor schedules.
• Conduct training and performance reviews for associates.

Skills

Management

Horticulture knowledge

Landscape design

Supervisory skills

Education

Certificate or Degree in Horticulture

Job description

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Job Summary

The Grounds Manager is responsible for ensuring that the outside grounds of the property is maintained in the best possible condition at all times with the least amount of inconvenience to guests and associates. The Grounds Manager is responsible for maintaining the grounds outside the building including, but not limited to: grass, trees, shrubs, removal and planting of all types of plants and flowers, snow plowing/removal, salting walks and drives, and vehicle maintenance.

This position is on-site, with a schedule that may include evenings and weekends, generally a 45 hour workweek.

Starting rate for this position is $60,000/year.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401(K) with employer match
• Holiday Pay
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Wellness Credits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Basic Life, AD&D
• Disability Benefits
• Employee Meals
  
  

Education & Experience

• Certificate or Degree in Horticulture or a minimum of 10 years previous experience with exterior plant maintenance required.
• Minimum 5 years landscape design preferred.
• Herbicide/Pesticide Application License required.
• Minimum 5 years supervisory experience.
• Valid Driver’s License (CDL optional).
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Flexible and long hours sometimes required, to include evenings and weekends as needed.
• Heavy work - Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently and/or in excess of 20 pounds constantly to lift, carry push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Requires a full range of motion in order to operate manual, electric and gas-powered equipment and machines.
• Ability to move throughout all outdoor work areas throughout all seasons.
• Employees in this job classification are considered essential employees and must report to work as scheduled whether the Q Center offices are open or closed, during periods of severe weather.
  
  

Fundamental Requirements

• Oversee and manage the daily operations of department and associates.
• Maximize financial performance while upholding quality standards and maximizing levels of associate and guest satisfaction.
• Define and implement department objectives and standard operating procedures.
• Manage budget, forecast, expense, records, and contracts.
• Ensure preparation of required reports, including (but not limited to), payroll, revenue, associate schedules, and quarterly action plans; assist in maintaining an organized and comprehensive filing system with documentation of purchases, invoices, schedules, forecasts, reports and tracking logs; submit required reports in a timely manner.
• Maintain Q Center Standard Operating Procedures regarding Purchase Orders in Birchstreet.
• Develop labor schedules to align with operation needs ensuring guest and client satisfaction; make changes for-the-week, in-the-week as business changes occur and effectively communicate changes timely and appropriately.
• Interview candidates for open department positions and follow standards for hiring approvals.
• Conduct departmental training, departmental meetings developing associate morale and skills.
• Motivate, coach and counsel all department personnel according to Q Center Policy.
• Conduct associate performance reviews in accordance with Q Center standards.
• Ensure training and compliance of all associates on Standard Operating Procedures, Q Center policies, technical tasks and risk management is achieved.
• Operate all aspects of the department computer system, including software maintenance, report generation and analysis, and simple programming.
• Keep immediate supervisor fully informed of all problems or matters requiring their attention.
• Respond to all associate and guest requests, problems, complaints and/or accidents presented through various channels, in an attentive, courteous, and efficient manner; follow up to ensure guest and associate satisfaction.
• Maintain a clean, organized work area and manage all necessary department supplies.
• Ensure overall associate and guest satisfaction and safety is achieved.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Maintain 95 acres of grounds by raking, mowing, trimming, planting, digging, and mulching. Remove diseased or damaged trees and replace by planting new trees.
• Must possess a knowledge of the methods, materials and equipment used in planting, cultivating, and trimming a variety of types of trees, shrubs, ground cover, flowers and grasses.
• Create new landscapes outdoor environments (planting new flowers, bushes, trees, etc.).
• Provide an aesthetically pleasing environment by:
• Mowing using various push/standing/tractor mowers and equipment
• Applying mulch to ornamental beds
• Power edging ornamental beds with an edger
• Rototilling
• Fertilizing watering the flower beds
• Removing leaves on grounds
• Must be able to operate and be proficient using various types of electrically powered and gas-powered equipment and machinery such as: Front end loader, Back hoe Trencher, Pickup Truck, Dump Truck, Snow plow and fleet vehicles, Tractor mounted snow broom, Tractor mounted sectional plow, Tractor mounted three point debris blowers, Gang mower and rotary mowers, Various powered hand tools such as hammer drills, jack hammers, circular saws, reciprocating saws, saws-all, wet saws, power nailers, power washers etc.
• Ability to install and remove seasonal implements.
• Ability to perform preventative maintenance on all grounds equipment and tools and make minor repairs as directed.
• Ensure client safety by removing snow using a shovel, plow, snow blower, tractor-broom and by spreading ice melt material.
• Maintain irrigation systems: Start up, shut down and preforming preventative maintenance of system, identify and trouble shoot system failures and make the corrective repairs, maintain irrigation and well pumps,
• Perform winterization maintenance and Spring start-up procedures.
• Protect the assets value of ornamental and small trees by pruning and applying fertilizer.
• Perform property-wide general maintenance and repairs by installing, removing, repairing and maintaining parking/roadway signs, cables, posts, fences, rock walls, decorative tree lights, etc.
• Maintain greens and sand traps: Aerify, top-dress and overseed greens, Identify and treat diseases and pest related issues; perform preventative and post applications of pesticides.
• Maintain pond and fountain: Control pond algae and duckweed by identifying and applying the proper pesticide with the proper timing, Set fountain in the pond in early spring and remove in latter fall, power wash and store fountain for the winter, maintain fountain lights on a preventative and, as necessary basis.
• Protects plant life by: Identifying pests, Determining the threshold of injury, determining if treatment is necessary, determining product needed, Calibrating application equipment, Applying product.
• Properly handle all Grounds related chemicals including proper mixing, use, application method, storage, labeling, and disposal. Apply all Grounds chemicals properly and safely by wearing prescribed clothing and personal protective equipment such as masks, gloves, boots, etc.
• Create designs for landscaped areas with seasonal plants, flowerbeds, decorative pots around the property and appealing entrance areas.
• Basic knowledge and ability to design and construct retaining walls and paver brick projects including making necessary repairs.
• Ensures a neat and clean environment
• Maintains recreation areas: Repairing and replacing nets and padding, Striping athletic fields, Raking and leveling surfaces of the volleyball courts, baseball diamond and sand traps, maintain water coolers, Set up bicycle signage, Maintain basketball courts and Disk Golf areas.
• Keeps roadways and paths safe and in good repair and maintain signage.
• Maintain the goose population through the goose deprivation program.
• Completes departmental work by performing related duties as requested using safety protocols and sensitivity to presence of guests.
  

The Q Center

Q Center is more than a conference center – it’s an experience! With 40 years of experience in meeting planning and special event production, Q Center has become an industry leader with boundless versatility and exceptional levels of service. As the largest full-service conference facilities in the Midwest, our vast 150,000+ square-feet of IACC-certified meeting and event spaces regularly host a variety of occasions, from large-scale Fortune 500 company meetings to small business training and special events, like fundraisers and galas. One thing is for sure – food and fun are abundant at Q Center for all to enjoy. From our 95 acres of recreational fun to exploring local sites and indulging in gourmet cuisine, we aim to make every guest experience beyond expectations. Q Center isn’t just for business meetings and conferences – our multi-talented team and event space makes us one of the Midwest’s premier special event venues!

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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