Grounds Maintenance Worker
- Employer
- Stetson University
- Location
- DeLand, Florida, United States
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- Administrative Jobs
- Institutional & Business Affairs, Auxiliary Services, Facilities Management & Sustainability
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Under the direct supervision of the Grounds Crew Leader, performs skilled grounds maintenance manual labor using a variety of power equipment, utility carts, tractors, light utility trucks and dump trucks.
Part time hours: 16 hours/week - Weekend position
PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Operates power mowers, tractors, light trucks, dump trucks, trailers, edgers, clippers and other handheld power tools used in the grounds maintenance industry
- Inspects and maintains equipment and machines following a preventative maintenance program
- Lays sod; waters grounds; rakes; picks up paper and other debris from assigned areas, installs landscaping and repairs roads
- Assists in the maintaining and set-up of various athletic fields for NCAA regulated play and intramural sporting events
- Maintains an effective working relationship, both inter and intra-departmentally
- Responds to building and grounds complaints, remedies problems and keeps constituents informed in a timely manner
- Effectively plans and performs in a multi-task environment and meets self or pre-imposed objectives and deadlines
- Exercise the use of independent judgement
Minimum Education: HS diploma or equivalent
Required Skills- Effective oral and writing skills
- Knowledge of tools and equipment used in the turf maintenance industry
- Knowledge of occupational safety rules and practices
- Ability to perform strenuous physical work in adverse environmental conditions
- Skills in the operation of light trucks, tractors and mowing equipment
- Ability to work independently and maintain accurate data logs, records and information sheets
- Ability to effectively interact and communicate with others
Organization
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Our mission at Stetson University is to provide an excellent education in a creative community where learning and values meet, and to foster in students the qualities of mind and heart that will prepare them to reach their full potential as informed citizens of local communities and the world.
At Stetson, the art of teaching is practiced through programs solidly grounded in a tradition of liberal learning that stimulates critical thinking, imaginative inquiry, creative expression, and lively intellectual debate. The art of learning is enhanced through small interactive classes, close student-faculty alliances, and collaborative approaches that provide the foundation for rewarding careers and advanced study in selective graduate and professional programs. We embrace diverse methodologies to foster effective communication, information and technological literacy, and aesthetic appreciation. We encourage the development of informed convictions, independent judgment, and lifelong commitments to learning that are characteristic features of the enlightened citizen. In bringing together learning and values, the University encourages all of its members to demonstrate personal integrity; to develop an appreciation for the spiritual dimension of life; to embrace leadership in an increasingly complex, interdependent, and technological world; and to commit to active forms of social responsibility.
- Website
- http://www.stetson.edu/
- Telephone
- 3868227474
- Location
-
421 N Woodland Blvd
Unit 8358
Deland
FL
32723
United States
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