Grounds Maintenance Worker

Title:Grounds Maintenance Worker

Department: Facility Operations and Planning

Salary Range:Grade 7: $15.78/hour

Position Summary

The University of Southern Indiana is accepting applications forGrounds Maintenance Worker.

Perform preventive maintenance and general upkeep of landscaped and turfed areas; roads and walkways; parking lots; lakes streams and watersheds; playing fields and recreational facilities; and minor construction related thereto.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Performs semi skilled landscaping grounds maintenance and roads maintenance tasks in a multi building University complex. This is semi skilled labor calling for a working knowledge of the care of trees turf and plants together with some knowledge of maintenance of roads outdoor facilities and playing fields using grounds related machinery. This is semi skilled labor calling for operation of trucks tractors and powered machines as well as hand tools. All work is directed and inspected by Grounds Maintenance Workers III and Supervisors.
  
  
• Uses vehicles tractors machinery and hand tools to do seeding sodding aerating weeding fertilizing mowing and trimming turfed and planted areas.
  
  
• Assists a certified grounds maintenance worker in applying chemicals pesticides and herbicides to trees shrubs and turf.
  
  
• Operates machines and uses hand tools to maintain and develop outdoor facilities to include playing fields shelter houses fences picnic areas campgrounds recreation facilities fishing areas nature trails and fences.
  
  
• Plants and prunes trees and shrubs.
  
  
• Cleans and maintains vehicles and equipment.
  
  
• Uses hand tools to maintain and develop outdoor facilities to include playing fields shelter houses picnic areas campgrounds recreation facilities fishing areas nature trails and fences.
  
  
• Maintains roads walkways parking lots and loading docks to include minor paving patching grading ditching and snow removal.
  
  
• Collects and removes trash and debris.
  
  
• Cleans and maintains vehicles and equipment.
  
  
• Makes outdoor set ups for special events.
  
  
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• High school diploma/GED.
  
  
• Valid drivers license.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills

• One year of experience in grounds keeping including methods used in planting cultivation pruning and caring for plants shrubs flowers and turf.
  
  
• Operation of ground maintenance equipment including motorized equipment and hand tools and knowledge of routine equipment and methods.
  
  
• Agricultural background and high mechanical aptitude.
  
  
• Experience with tractors and trucks.
  
  
• Knowledge of microcomputers word processing spreadsheet and electronic mail software.

About USI

The University of Southern Indiana is a public higher education institution located on a beautiful1400acre campus in Evansville IN. We offer employees exceptional benefits! Benefits for thisposition include:

• Affordable medical dental vision life and short term and longterm disability insurance plans.
• Retirement plan where the University makes the total contribution equivalent to 7 of annual salary.
• Full tuition fee waiver for employees/75 for spouses and dependent children.
• Accrue up to 10 paid vacation days per fiscal year accrual increases after 4 7 and 11 years of service

For more information about the benefits that USI offers please visit www.usi/hr/benefits.

Search Committee Chair:

If you have questions about the open position please contact Hannah Perigo ator

PreEmployment Screening

A background check will be required for employment in this position.

Authorization to Work in the United States

USI will not sponsor an employmentrelated visa for this position.

Interview Accommodations

Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations in the application and interview process please contact the manager of Employment at or. Contacting the manager of Employment is intended for use in seeking disabilityrelated accommodations only. For general applicant inquiries contact Human Resources at or.

EEO Statement

The University of Southern Indiana is anEEO/AA employer. All individuals including minorities women individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.