Job Information
Kansas Employer Groundskeeper - Physical Plant Services and Grounds in Pittsburg, Kansas
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12686138
The primary function of the Groundskeeper job is to manage and maintain landscaping requirements of assigned areas by keeping the grounds clean of trash, debris and anything else that could upset an otherwise orderly condition.
Duties and Responsibilities
40% Landscaping/Hardscaping
Performs various tasks in major and minor landscape construction projects and related work
Prepares planting areas; transplants and plants trees, shrubs, flowers, ground cover, bulbs, and turf, cares for same during establishment period by watering, mulching and fertilizing
{=html} <!-- --> - Installs hardscape items such as bike racks, trash containers, landscape fabrics, support stakes, retaining walls, brick pavers, patio stone and drainage systems
Replaces, maintains and adjusts sprinkler heads, monitors conditions, programs and adjust irrigation schedules in irrigation controllers
Propagates and cares for bedding plants in greenhouse, then plants and cares for them in the garden beds throughout the growing season. Also renovates, weeds and mulches shrubs and annual beds year-round
25% Groundskeeping
Performs grounds tasks such as mowing grass with riding and push-type mowers, operating edgers, and spin trimmers and blowers
Using various power and hand tools, trims shrubbery, prunes trees, tills and plants flower and shrub beds, scrapes ice, hand shovels snow and manually applies ice melt material to stairways, ramps, and walkways as needed
Keeps walks, drives, window wells and building entries clean and clear of debris
Picks up litter and trash daily
Maintains and cleans tools, vehicles, and storage areas
{=html} <!-- --> - Moves picnic tables, furniture, stands, and other heavy items
Mixes paint, measures and marks athletic fields and completes preparations and cleanup for games
Moves tables, chairs, barricades, and other equipment for events; cleans up after events
Empties small trash containers
Performs other related duties as assigned.
25% Miscellaneous Equipment Operation
Operates 1-ton and 2-ton trucks with dump beds
Operates tractors with various implements: tiller, aerifier, leveler, turf-vac, grader blades, high-pressure sprayer, and seeder; operates skid-steer loader (with attachments), excavator, fork-lift, pick-up truck and other mechanized equipment in performance of tasks related to grounds maintenance and landscape construction
Makes minor repairs and preventive maintenance to grounds equipment
{=html} <!-- --> - Loads, hauls and spreads gravel, soil, asphalt, and mulch materials
Trims trees and removes trees and shrubs using chain saws, bucket truck, loaders, and trucks
In lawn areas and athletic fields, prepares the soil, lays sod, seed and over-seeds
10% Chemical Spraying and Fertilizing
Using tractors and utility vehicles, spreaders, hand, boom and high-pressure sprayer according to instructions and label warnings
Applies fertilizers and chemical pesticides to ornamental plantings, shade trees, and turf areas
Handles, disposes of and stores chemical concentrates and solutions in proper and safe manner