Job Title: GROUNDSKEEPER I #00025273
Location: Rolla
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 36334
Hiring Department Physical Facilities - Custodial & Landscape Services Application DeadlineApril 24, 2021 Full Time/Part TimeFull Time, Benefit Eligible
Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm or 6:00am - 2:30pm during the warmer months Salary$10.19 - $15.81/hourJob Description

Perform unskilled groundskeeping and laboring work involving the maintenance, care and modification of campus landscape and properties.

Work is periodically spot-checked and reviewed for neatness and effectiveness.

Contacts include co-workers, other service department employees and other university staff and students.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform general grounds maintenance duties: remove leaves, mow grass, sweep campus driveways and streets, pick up paper and trash, remove dead trees and limbs, trim trees and shrubs, spray for insects and disease, fertilize plants, plant trees and shrubs, sow grass, lay sod. Perform hand grading, excavating and shovel work. Remove snow from streets and sidewalks. Will be on call for snow removal.
• May perform trash pickup of campus area, hauling to and unloading at dump and perform necessary minor maintenance of truck and equipment. May assist workers of a higher level in performing specialized assignments.
• May operate truck, tractor, lawn mower, chain saw and various tools used in grounds keeping, trash pickup and other miscellaneous duties.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

A job offer for this position is contingent on passing a physical examination to determine if the candidate possesses the physical capabilities necessary to perform the essential functions.

• High School graduate or an equivalent combination of education and experience, from which comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities can be acquired, is necessary.
• Ability on a daily basis to:
  • Shovel snow, climb ladders and operate heavy, power-operated mowing and snow removal equipment
  • Grasp, lift, carry and set down heavy objects (50-75 lbs.)
• A valid driver’s license may be required for certain positions.

Comments

The final candidate is required to provide copies of official transcript(s) for any college degree(s) listed in application materials submitted. Copies of transcript(s) should be provided prior to the start of employment. In addition, the final candidate may be required to verify other credentials listed in application materials.

Failure to provide official transcript(s) or other required verification may result in the withdrawal of the job offer.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.

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