Senior Building and Grounds Specialist-Grounds Maintenance

Market Range: 03

Hiring Salary: $18.00/Hourly

JOB SUMMARY/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Under the direction of assigned supervisor the Senior Building Grounds Service preserves develops and cares for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center properties both on and off campus as it pertains to landscape maintenance within a geographical region. This position is classified as an Essential Services Employee. Essential Services Employees maintain business operations for UT Health Science Center supports the physical operations and safety of the campus. This role involves performing various operations and services essential to maintaining critical infrastructure and ensuring continuous operations.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Performs horticultural duties to include planting fertilization watering cultivation and maintenance of trees shrubs; installs woody plant material.

2. Installs and maintains annual and perennial flowerbeds maintenance and installation including but not limited to planting pesticide application pest control fertilization cultivation and watering.

3. Provides litter pickup and removal as needed.

4. Provide curb line maintenance as needed.

5. Removes debris from parking lots walks and streets as needed.

6. Removes snow and ice during inclement weather.

7. Operates large and small equipment to perform day-to-day light maintenance and operation.

8. Utilizes vehicle use to perform the day-to-day light maintenance and operation.

9. Performs other related duties as required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION:High School diploma or GED (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

EXPERIENCE: Six (6) months of satisfactory work performance in a grounds maintenance/horticultural field encompassing duties described above. Basic knowledge of horticultural. Possess skills of landscape maintenance. Ability to operate a pickup truck with trailer tractor and skid loader. Must have a valid Drivers License.

PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS: Ability to lift 75 lbs. from the ground to truck loading heights; ability to perform physical labor outside eight (8) hours a day in all weather conditions.

WORK SCHEDULE: This position is required to report to the designated work location to ensure operation of essential campus functions or departments during an emergency or when the University has suspended or delayed operations. This position occasionally works weekends.