Groundskeeper Technician Facilities
Groundskeeper Technician Facilities
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14-09-2025
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Job Description
The Groundskeeper Technician will ensure all outdoor areas are well-maintained clean and attractive to all employees students and visitors to campus. This position is responsible for outdoor space maintenance during all seasons such as mowing trimming landscaping and clearing snow and ice as well as assisting the facilities team with non-skilled tasks that support campus operations and events.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform regular grounds and landscaping maintenance such as mowing lawns string trimming mulching pruning and caring for plantings at campus locations in Kokomo Logansport and Peru.
- Removing trash and debris by regularly inspecting grounds drains sidewalks parking lots and entrances to the campus.
- Provide routine maintenance of all lawn care equipment and snow removal equipment.
- Able to operate commercial lawn mowers trimmers tractors snowblowers and other power equipment needed to maintain the facility grounds.
- Performs maintenance to buildings such as painting power washing window cleaning sweeping etc.
- May assist the facilities team with general fleet vehicle maintenance and scheduling mechanical service when appropriate
- Assist with the delivery of supplies materials parcels and equipment throughout the service area.
- Prepare set up and dismantle furniture and equipment as needed for campus events meetings and conferences.
- Assist facilities staff with non-skilled work orders (e.g. such as equipment moves minor fixture replacements replacing air filters and transporting supplies).
- Report observed maintenance or safety issues promptly to the facilities team.
- Other duties as assigned that are appropriate to the role and aligned with departmental responsibilities.
Salary Range: $17-$18 per hour depending on experience.
EDUCATION EXPERIENCE and OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Ability to work alone and with others
- Initiative and ability to work without supervision when required
- Must have a valid drivers license andmeet the requirements to be an authorized driver of a college vehicle
- Willingness and ability to earn a commercial applicator certification
- Willingness and ability to participate in the Ivy Tech Building Construction Apprenticeship program
- All responsibilities will be conducted within the parameters of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) other applicable regulatory requirements and professional standards.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to stand walk use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects tools or controls and talk or hear
- The employee frequently must squat stoop or kneel reach above the head and reach forward
- The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp tools and climb ladders
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as tables chairs scaffolds and furniture
- Candidate must be able to work from ladders and must have the ability to operate and work from mechanical lifts
BENEFITS OFFERED
- This is a full-time position with benefits available immediately upon hire. Enjoy outstanding benefits including:
- Retirement Plan with 10% Employer contribution no match necessary with no waiting period.
- Excellent Comprehensive Health & Wellness Benefits including voluntary benefits: medical dental vision retirement life insurance spouse/child life insurance Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
- Paid time off: vacation sick volunteer and bereavement.
- Paid holidays: 9 paid holidays plus paid winter break between December 25th and January 1st.
- Free tuition at any Ivy Tech location for employees spouses and qualifying dependents.
- Tuition Assistance is available for those pursuing higher education including undergraduate and graduate certificates degrees and doctoral programs at any federally recognized regionally accredited institution.
- Professional Development opportunities.
- Eligible employer under the DOL Public Service loan forgiveness program.
Ivy Tech Community College is an accredited equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color ethnicity national origin marital status religion sex gender sexual orientation gender identity disability age or veteran status. As required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Ivy Tech Community College does not discriminate on the basis of sex including sexual harassment in its educational programs and activities including employment and admissions. Questions specific to Title IX may be referred to the Colleges Title IX Coordinator or to the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.
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