GROUNDSKEEPER

The Pueblo of Sandia; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 21,463 - 26,821; Full time

Job summary

The Pueblo of Sandia is seeking a Groundskeeper to maintain parking lots, grounds, and exterior areas of the resort and casino in Albuquerque, NM. The role emphasizes a clean, safe environment aligned with the Pueblo's standards and performance expectations.

Training will be provided as no prior experience is required. Must be 18+ with a valid NM driver’s license, and the position involves working outdoors, power tools, and occasional weather-related duties.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• No experience is required, training will be provided.
• Preferred: High School diploma or GED; experience in horticulture, building maintenance, custodial or yard maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Clean parking lot, parking garage, sidewalks.
• Maintain exterior areas of resort and casino, including amphitheater.
• Empty trash cans around exterior areas.
• Use power washing equipment for outside areas.
• Operate parking lot/sweeper and cleaning tools safely.
• Report maintenance or safety issues to supervisor.
• Follow SOPs and wear PPE at all times.

Skills

Operate parking lot sweepers

Use cleaning tools

Use power tools

Safety awareness

Customer interaction

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Parking lot sweeper

Power washing equipment

Ditch Witch drain cleaner

Job description

Job Details

• Job Location: Albuquerque, NM 87113
• Position Type: Full Time
• Education Level: None
• Salary Range: $15.58 - $19.47 Hourly
• Job Category: Resort

Position Summary

The Groundskeeper will ensure that the general cleanliness of the parking lots, grounds, and other miscellaneous work as assigned is completed on a timely basis during the worker’s work shift. Our philosophy is built on the principles of integrity, fairness, collaboration, communication, and recognition for performance excellence. Meeting all performance standards leads to attracting and retaining a qualified workforce, provides opportunities for qualified team members, and contributes towards the ongoing success of the Pueblo of Sandia today and in the future.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Cleans the parking lot, parking garage, and sidewalks of property.
• Cleans the amphitheater and all exterior areas of the resort and casino.
• Empties all trash cans around the exterior areas of the resort and casino.
• Uses power washing equipment on all outside areas of the resort and casino.
• Uses a parking lot/parking garage sweeper to clean parking areas, sidewalks, etc.
• Picks up trash and debris in all exterior areas of the resort and casino.
• Uses power blower for outside clean-up of rocks, sidewalks, and parking areas.
• Operates drain cleaning equipment (Ditch Witch) when needed.
• Reports equipment repair requirements to Public Area Supervisor or Groundskeeper Lead.
• On call for inclement weather conditions – use of ice melt equipment to spread ice melt.
• Complies with Public Area/Housekeeping Department Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Cleans up any kind of automotive liquid spill utilizing the proper clean-up procedure.
• Maintains and takes care of the main casino fountain and the Spa fountain.
• Wears all PPE equipment when performing tasks assigned.
• Notifies direct Supervisor or Lead of any maintenance or hazardous issues found when performing their job duties, regardless of shift.
• Signs out all keys required and turns them in at end of shift.
• Attends and completes all required departmental training to include Equipment Safety and Chemical Safety.
• Works harmoniously and professionally with co-workers and supervisors.
• Punctual and regular attendance is an essential responsibility for all team members and are expected to report to work based upon the assigned scheduled each day in accordance with the Attendance Policy for Pueblo Sandia.

Additional Responsibilities

Performs other duties as required.

Key Performance Indicators

This position has Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) identified as a measurement of success. KPI’s will be shared with all team members who work in this job title and feedback will be provided regarding the successful completion of the KPI’s as part of the performance review process.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to operate parking lot sweepers.
• Ability to use cleaning and other work tools.
• Ability to work power tools associated with work requirements safely.
• Must be able to retain and apply information learned during departmental training sessions, to include proper equipment handling, operating company vehicles, as well as various safety rules and requirements.
• Ability to deal effectively and professionally with the general public.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Required

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• No experience is required, training will be provided.

Preferred

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Experience in horticulture, building maintenance, custodial and/or yard maintenance.

License/Certifications/Registrations

• Must possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted New Mexico driver’s license.
• Must be able to successfully pass a stringent background investigation.
• Will require a pre-employment and random drug screening.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Finger Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Seeing: The ability to perceive the nature of objects by the eye.
• Walking: Job requirements include, in the performance of duties, walking throughout the work area, on various work surfaces throughout internal or external locations.
• Sitting: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

List Working Conditions Required

• Visual acuity to operate motor vehicles or heavy equipment.
• Extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.
• Noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout to be heard above the ambient noise level.
• Vibration: Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.
• Hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.