UNIV-Building Grounds Supervisor I-Grounds Shop

C001 Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ); South Carolina; On-site; USD 40,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ) is seeking a Landscaper Team Leader to oversee and participate in landscape maintenance across MUSC properties. This role leads a small team, schedules work, and ensures high standards of grounds care.

Responsibilities include supervising 1-3 staff, performing planting and pruning tasks, monitoring plant health, applying chemicals when necessary, and supporting hazardous weather preparedness and safety.

Qualifications

• High school diploma and 3+ years in custodial, grounds keeping or maintenance related to the job.

Responsibilities

• Lead a landscaping team of 1-3; landscape and hardscape grounds per season and priorities.
• Follow a daily MUSC property landscape schedule including pruning, mowing, edging, mulching, and debris removal.
• Assist team with tree maintenance, chemical applications, annuals and landscape plantings as needed.
• Monitor trees/shrubs/turf for disease/insect damage; identify and control issues using integrated methods.
• Perform other grounds maintenance tasks such as litter pickup and pressure washing sidewalks.

Skills

Team leadership

Landscape maintenance

Tree maintenance

Pesticide application

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Power shears

Hedgers

Pesticide application equipment

Job description

Job Summary

Serve as Landscaper Team Leader for the Medical University of South Carolina. Oversee and partake in the maintenance of the landscape.

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ) Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Classified Cost Center CC001330 Grounds Shop Pay Rate Type Hourly Pay Grade University-GEN07 Pay Range 40,086.00 - 54,162.00 - 68,136.000 Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Work Shift

Job Responsibilities

• [ x ] Essential [ ] Marginal Duty: Lead a Landscaping Team staff of 1-3 individuals to landscape and hardscape grounds based upon season and priority. 25%
• [ x ] Essential [ ] Marginal Duty: Follow a daily schedule of MUSC properties to landscape. This includes: pruning using power sheers and manual hedgers, weed eating, mowing, edging, laying pine straw, mulching, pick up leaves and debris and other general landscape maintenance duties. 25%
• [ x ] Essential [ ] Marginal Duty: Assist other team members by performing tree maintenance, chemical applications, annual plantings, landscape plantings, and other tasks as needed. 20%
• [ x ] Essential [ ] Marginal Duty: Monitor all trees, shrubs and turf for disease and insect damage; Properly identify harmful insects and disease and determine when and how to provide control of landscape insects and disease utilizing a combination of biological, cultural, physical/mechanical and chemical management tools. 15%
• [ ] Essential [ x ] Marginal Duty: Perform other grounds maintenance tasks as needed to include picking up litter, pressure washing sidewalks, etc. 10%
• [ x ] Essential [ ] Marginal Duty: Provide Mandatory Hazardous Weather preparedness and support during critical times. Schedule and lead the landscaping team to ensure that the grounds and areas of the facility are prepared for hazardous weather. Ensure that plants, grasses and shrubs are protected and that safety precautions are taken. 5%

Minimum Requirements

A high school diploma and three years custodial, grounds keeping or maintenance experience directly related to the area of employment.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent)
• Ability to climb and work from ladders. (Infrequent)
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Continuous)
• Ability to work from elevated areas. (Infrequent)
• Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Frequent)
• Ability to bend at the waist. (Frequent)
• Ability to lift and carry weights of 50 lbs. or greater, a distance of 20 feet, unassisted. (Frequent)
• Ability to lift and carry weights of 100 lbs. or greater, assisted. (Frequent)
• Ability to lift objects, up to 15 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted. (Frequent)
• Ability to materials weighing 50 lbs. or more, from ground level to truck beds, unassisted. (Frequent)
• Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected. (Continuous)
• Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous)
• Ability to control movement of power operated equipment, i.e. polishers. (Frequent)
• Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use. (Continuous)
• Ability to push/pull carts, mowers, etc. (Frequent)

Additional New Requirements

Some positions require ability to obtain and maintain a valid drivers license. Some positions require successful completion of DHEC certification as a commercial pesticide applicator.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need. Medical University of South Carolina participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees

About Us

Thank you for wanting to be part of the Medical University of South Carolina team. Whether you want to teach the next generation of health care leaders, innovate new business models, discover the next breakthrough or provide patient care, there's a role for you that fuels your passion and takes advantage of your skills. There are career opportunities available in academics, research, hospital medicine, physician practices and support services, from patient billing to IT. As an applicant, you can search jobs for all MUSC entities as well as search by category and location. MUSC attracts more than $250 million annually in research funding, making it the biggest magnet for biomedical, extramural research dollars of all institutions of higher learning in South Carolina. The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program aims to advance clinical and translational science to increase the speed at which new treatments become available to patients. MUSC Health, the clinical enterprise, operates a 750 bed medical center, which includes a nationally recognized Children's Hospital, the Ashley River Tower (cardiovascular, digestive disease, and surgical oncology), Hollings Cancer Center (one of fewer than 70 elite National Cancer Institute designated centers), a Level I Trauma Center and the Institute of Psychiatry. In addition, there are more than 100 outreach clinics, hospital/health system affiliations, and telehealth sites. U.S. News & World Report placed us among the top one percent of all American hospitals, with 11 specialties in the top 50. The MUSC Medical Center is also one of only three Magnet designated hospitals in South Carolina.