Lead Groundskeeper
- Employer
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Location
- Los Angeles
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Lead Groundskeeper
University of California, Los Angeles
Requisition Number: 31445
Salary: $20.96 - $27.67 hourly
Position Description:
Under the direct supervision of the Grounds Supervisor, perform a wide range of duties designed to preserve the health and beauty of plants on campus. Irrigate, fertilize, mow, edge, trim, and cultivate lawns and shrubs, utilizing various power and hand tools, drive 1/2 and 1-1/2 ton trucks and utility tractors. Identify plant pests and diseases. Prioritize and schedule work assignments, instruct and explain work procedures to co-workers and report material and equipment needs to supervisor. Perform special enhancement to grounds areas in preparation for special events. Coordinate with section mechanics to ensure preventative maintenance and repairs of assigned equipment. Administer subordinate employee's orientation, on-the-job training, and ensure their understanding of the work crew's duties, responsibilities, safe equipment operations practices and Facilities Management Policies and Procedures. Monitor subordinate staff performance by inspecting their work area and make disciplinary and incentive recommendations to department supervisory staff.
For full application instructions and position description, please visit: https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=77683
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy, https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction
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Working at University of California, Los Angeles
UCLA is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1919 and is the second oldest of the ten campuses affiliated with the University of California system. UCLA offers over 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines and enrolls about 26,000 undergraduate and about 12,000 graduate students from the United States and around the world every year.
UCLA features the College of Letters and Science, seven general campus professional schools, and four professional schools for the health sciences. The UCLA College of Letters and Science has 34 academic departments and 900 faculty, and houses the majority of UCLA's 129 undergraduate majors as well as the students in the Graduate Division of Letters and Sciences. The UCLA College Honors Program is also housed in the College. The College of Letters and Science's programs are divided into five academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and the International Institute. UCLA also offers certificate programs, undergraduate degree-credit and continuing education credits for non-full-time students through its UCLA Extension education program.
The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the 24th best university in the nation and 32nd best in the world. In the 2007 edition of U.S. News and World Report, UCLA Medical Center was ranked best in the West, as well as one of the top 3 hospitals in the United States alongside Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 15 of the 16 medical specialty areas examined, UCLA Medical Center ranked in the top 20.
The campus' location in Los Angeles makes excursions to local museums, theaters, or other entertainment venues relatively quick and easy.
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