Groundskeeper

Position Title:

Groundskeeper

Department/School:

Grounds Physical Plant

Salary/Pay Rate:

$22.39/hour $26.34/hour

Job Summary:

The Marist University Physical Plant department is seeking a Groundskeeper to perform daily landscape maintenance for all grounds and exterior areas on campus including but not limited to lawns parking lots trees shrub and flower beds irrigations systems athletic fields etc. This position performs duties as requested such as removal of docks event set ups emergency snow removal daily trash removal and equipment or furniture moves.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of four years of experience in grounds maintenance and snow removal.
• Verifiable skill or experience in the use of heavy equipment required lawn mowing equipment general knowledge of tools and their use related to landscaping and grounds maintenance.
• Ability to work overtime due to adverse weather conditions heavy workloads emergencies and/or at the need of the supervisor and Marist.
• Must hold a New York state drivers license.

Essential Functions:

• Install new lawns and landscape as assigned;
• Maintain all existing lawns fields flowerbeds
  Hedges trees and shrubs;
• Apply pesticides and herbicides under the direct supervision
  of a licensed applicator;
• Responsible for garbage pickup on campus;
• Informs supervisor of any repairs needed in assigned
  work areas immediately;
• Informs supervisor of any safety concerns on campus
  immediately;
• Informs supervisor of any safety concerns on campus
  immediately;
• Informs supervisor of any repairs needed on vehicles
  equipment and tools.
• Repairs and sweeps roadways parking lots as needed
  and assigned;
• Responsible for snow removal on roadways walkways
  stairs and entrances;
• Transports furniture and or equipment necessary for the
  operation of the college;
• Assist in set ups staging or special effects as needed;
• Responsible for maintenance of storm drains;
• Performs nonrelated work indoors when inclement
  weather outdoors prohibits normal outdoor
  assignments;
• Install and remove docks as needed;
• Responsible for the proper operation and maintenance ofall vehicles and equipment;
• Maintains and cleans all hand tools;
• Maintains a safe work environment;
• Responsible for minor electrical and plumbing repairs to
  irrigation systems as assigned;
• Responsible for minor equipment repair and fluid level
  checks;
• Must be familiar with OSHA standards and related MSDS
  sheets;
• Must comply with all OSHA regulations and Marist College
  safety policies;
• Responsible to complete OSHA training annually as
  required;
• Must be computer literate with knowledge and ability to
  use email navigate for training work requests and
  time sheets as required and directed.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with sustainable practices sport field experience proficient with reading understanding and writing correspondence with email applications. Have a positive mindset.

About the Department/School:

The Grounds Department mission is to provide a world class living learning working and environment on campus through developing a park like environment fostering the use of sidewalks lawns gardens and open vistas. The department consists of 15 local 200 United SEIU employees and 1 Supervisor who collaborate as a team to deliver a beautiful campus.

About Marist University:

Founded in 1929 Marist is a comprehensive independent fouryear institution whose signature educational approach blends the liberal arts with preprofessional studies and emphasizes experiential learning to enrich classroom instruction. With campuses in Poughkeepsie N.Y. and Florence Italy plus over 70 programs offering a variety of international study Marist is a portal to the world and is devoted to nurturing a welcoming inclusive community. Through six schools offering almost 50 majors Marist cultivates the intellectual growth and wellbeing of its more than 6000 undergraduate and graduate students and encourages them to color outside traditional academic lines as they pursue coursework and personal experiences that provide valuable occupational expertise and reflect their individual passions. Marist has been acclaimed a top institution in the nation by U.S. News & World Report the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse Princeton Review and others. To learn more please visit of Position:

Fulltime

Classification:

Local 200

Months per Year:

12

Work Schedule:

Friday Tuesday 8:00AM 4:45PM

Hours per Week:

40

Location:

Marist University Main Campus

Number of Position Openings:

1

Equal Employment Statement:

Marist University is committed to creating a diverse workforce on our campus by ensuring that barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. To this end the University will strive to achieve the full and fair participation of minorities women people with disabilities and any other protected groups found to be under represented.

Equal opportunity means employment development and promotion of individuals without consideration of race color disability religion age sex marital status national origin sexual orientation or veteran status unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes persons in one of these protected groups. The University will review its employment policies and procedures to ensure that barriers which may unnecessarily exclude protected groups are identified and eliminated. The University will also explore alternative approaches if any policy or practice is found to have a negative impact on protected groups.

Marists policy of nondiscrimination includes not only employment practices but also extends to all services and programs provided by the University. It shall be considered a violation of University policy for any member of the community to discriminate against any individual or group with respect to employment or attendance at Marist University on the basis of race color disability religion age sex marital status national origin sexual orientation veteran status or any other condition established by law.