Groundskeeper

SaintMeinrad Logo Vertical Primary Color copy; Saint Meinrad (IN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana is seeking a groundskeeper to maintain the campus grounds year-round. The role includes irrigation, mowing, edging, trimming, fertilizing, weed eating, and keeping walkways clean to ensure a safe, visually appealing environment for students, staff, and visitors.

You will also prune and care for trees and shrubs, assist with snow removal, and help manage parking areas and drainage while collaborating with a team and adapting to changing tasks.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years groundskeeping or outdoor maintenance experience.
• Valid driver's license.
• Ability to operate heavy equipment.
• Team player and self-starter.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adapt and pay attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain campus lawns by irrigating, mowing, edging, hand trimming, fertilizing, weed eating, and cleaning walkways when finished.
• Maintain trees and shrubs through pruning, trimming, watering, and spraying as needed.
• Remove dirt and debris from roads, parking lots, sidewalks, steps, and other areas.
• Participate in upkeep of roadways and parking areas.
• Maintain surface drainage basins and waterways.
• Assist in developing and implementing plans for grounds and equipment.
• Estimate materials and costs for work orders and projects.
• Prepare areas for sod or seed for lawns and other seeds.
• Assist with mail delivery, trash removal, and other maintenance tasks.
• Remove snow and ice from roads and walkways using equipment and ice melt.
• Collect recyclables weekly or on request.

Skills

Groundskeeping

Experience

Driver's license

Team player

Communication

Adaptability

Attention to detail

Job description

Looking for a job that allows you to work outside? Join our Groundskeeping team at Saint Meinrad Archabbey and play an important role in caring for our beautiful grounds.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintain campus lawns by irrigating, mowing, edging, hand trimming, fertilizing, weed eating, and any other methods to keep our campus visually and operatively pleasant. Clean off walkways, roads, and landscaped areas when finished mowing and trimming.
• Maintain various campus trees, shrubs by pruning, trimming, watering, and using appropriate spraying of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, weeding, and cleaning of formal and informal landscaped areas.
• Remove and/or sweep (mechanical or hand) up dirt and debris from roadways, parking lots, sidewalks, steps, and all areas requiring service.
• Participate in ongoing upkeep of all roadways and parking areas.
• Maintain surface drainage basins and water ways.
• Assist in development and implementation of immediate and long-term plans related to grounds and equipment.
• Determine needed supplies and materials to complete work orders/projects and estimate cost of materials.
• Prepare areas for the laying of sod/seeding of various lawn and other agricultural seeds.
• Assist as needed with mail delivery, trash removal, and assisting other general maintenance co-workers in completing work orders and responding to the ever-changing needs of the Physical Facilities department.
• Remove snow and ice from roads, walkways using plows, power broom, shovels, and the spreading of the ice melting agents.
• Collect recyclables weekly or upon request.

What We're Looking For:

• At least 2 years experience
• A valid driver's license
• Ability to operate heavy equipment
• Team player and self-starter
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to adapt
• Attention to detail