Groundskeeper I Monday - Friday 6:25 am-2:55 pm (2 openings)

Georgia Tech; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 20,627 - 29,379; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan (TRS/ORP)

Vacation time

Sick time accrual

Tuition assistance program

Job summary

Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA, is seeking a full-time grounds maintenance worker to perform mowing, trimming, debris removal and related tasks. The role involves operating mowers and other equipment and requires interaction with supervisors and coworkers on a daily basis.

Educational requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent, with up to one year of related experience. This position includes benefits and a standard daytime shift.

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or vocational diploma required.
• Up to one year of related experience.
• Basic knowledge of grounds maintenance processes and practices including operation of equipment and motor vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Maintain trees, shrubs, groundcovers and flower beds (planting, fertilizing, mulching, watering, pruning).
• Transport equipment and personnel to and from job sites.
• Perform lawn maintenance: mowing, edging, aeration and fertilization.
• Clear grounds of debris and trash.
• Empty trash receptacles and clean storm drains.
• Dig trenches and perform minor repairs to streets and walkways.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Equipment operation

Radio communications

Motor vehicle operation

Education

High school diploma

GED certificate

Vocational diploma

Job description

About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

• Students are our top priority.
• We strive for excellence.
• We thrive on diversity.
• We celebrate collaboration.
• We champion innovation.
• We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
• We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
• We act ethically.
• We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Job Summary

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Contract Type: Full-Time, Regular

Perform general landscape and grounds maintenance activities to include mowing, trimming and debris removal. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: supervisor and coworkers. This position typically will advise and counsel: NA. This position will supervise: NA.

Responsibilities

• Job Duty 1 - Maintain trees, shrubs, groundcovers and flower beds (planting, fertilizing, mulching, watering, pruning, etc.)
• Job Duty 2 - Transport equipment and personnel via motor vehicle to and from job sites.
• Job Duty 3 - Perform lawn maintenance to include mowing, line trimming, edging, aeration, fertilization, lime application, etc.
• Job Duty 4 - Clear landscape and grounds of debris, trash, branches and leaves.
• Job Duty 5 - Empty trash receptacles, remove ice and clean storm drains.
• Job Duty 6 - Dig trenches, perform minor street and walkways repairs.
• Job Duty 7 - Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
High school diploma, GED Certificate or Vocational School Diploma

Required Experience
Up to one year of job related experience

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS
This job requires basic knowledge of grounds maintenance processes and practices including operation of related equipment, use of radio communications equipment and operation of a motor vehicle.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia (\"USG\") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.

This position does not have any financial responsibilities.

This position will be required to drive.

This role is not considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).

This position will not travel

This position does not require security clearance.

Job Code: C2

Pay Range: $18.15/hr

Shift: Monday - Friday 6:25am-2:55pm

• Retirement plan of Teacher Retirement Plan (TRS) Retirement Benefits or Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) | Human Resources | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA (gatech.edu)
• Medical plan options Your USG Benefits | University System of Georgia
• Vacation (working 100% time)
• Sick time accrual 8 hours a month (8 days per year, do not expire at year-end)
• 10 paid national holidays (including Juneteenth) plus Thanksgiving includes off Thursday and Friday, and there is entire week of winter break with a campus shut down which includes 5 business days off paid- depending on calendar year might have Christmas or New Year included, if not, those paid holidays as well) this does not count against vacation time.
• After 6 months of full-time employment, eligible for Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
• After 12 months of full-time employment eligible for Staff Tuition Reimbursement Assistance Program (STRAP)
• Perks at work - discounts available through various businesses.
• https://careers.gatech.edu/incentives-awards

Background Check

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest/