Groundskeeper - 82639

St. Charles Community College; Cottleville (MO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Charles Community College is looking for a Full-Time Groundskeeper to maintain the grounds of its main campus in Cottleville, Missouri. The ideal candidate will ensure the campus environment is safe and welcoming for all.

Responsibilities include turf care, maintenance of ornamentals and trees, snow removal, and basic vehicle maintenance. A high school diploma and a valid driver's license are required. This position is essential for enhancing the campus experience for students and visitors.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of three months experience and/or education in grounds maintenance.
• Valid Class A, B, C, or E driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Cares for turf, including mowing, fertilizing, and pest control.
• Maintains ornamentals and trees, including watering and pest control.
• Cleans campus grounds, including picking up trash and maintaining appearance.
• Performs routine service maintenance to grounds vehicles and equipment.
• Handles snow removal and care for the irrigation system.
• Completes work orders and assists with maintenance needs.

Skills

Turf maintenance

Irrigation system care

Snow removal

Heavy lifting

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Grounds maintenance equipment

Job description

St. Charles Community College is seeking a Full-Time Groundskeeper who will be responsible for maintaining, caring for, and enhancing the grounds of the College's main campus in Cottleville, Missouri, ensuring a safe, attractive, and welcoming environment for students, employees, and visitors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Cares for turf, including mowing, fertilizing, weed killing, aerating, seeding, and pest control.
• Maintains ornamentals and trees, including fertilizing, planting, watering, pest control, pruning, mulching, and weed control.
• Ensures proper appearance of campus grounds, including picking up trash, emptying parking lot trash containers, emptying trash containers at buildings, and cleaning parking lots and plaza areas.
• Performs routine service maintenance to grounds vehicles and equipment; performs routine maintenance to equipment; communicates problems with equipment to supervisor.
• Performs snow removal, including shoveling, plowing and brushing sidewalks and plaza areas parking areas and access roads, and application of snow removal chemicals.
• Cares for irrigation system, making necessary minor repairs and adjustments, communicates issues to supervisor.
• Cares for the fields at the Dardenne Creek campus.
• Performs holiday light installation and removal.
• Completes work orders in a timely fashion.
• Assists with maintenance needs as needed.
• Assists housekeeping department with maintaining appearance of the campus.
• Assists with heavy lifting, loading, unloading, and moving heavy products/deliveries.
• Operates campus vehicles as needed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of three months experience and/or education in grounds.
• Valid Class A, B, C, or E driver's license required.

St Charles Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.