Carpentry, Communication Skills, Electrical Components, Electricity, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Facilities and Maintenance, Groundskeeping, Hand Tools, High School Diploma, Landscaping, Lift/Move 100 Pounds, Maintenance - Electrical, Maintenance - Plumbing, Maintenance Services, Masonry, Painting (Facilities and Maintenance), Plumbing, Time Management, Training Program
Job Title: Grounds Worker
Work Location: Nashville, TN 37214
Shift Hours: 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Work Mode: 100% Onsite
Pay Rate: $22.00/Hour on W2
Job Duration: 3 months with possible extension
Job Description
Position Summary
The Grounds Worker performs a variety of grounds maintenance and facility support duties, including operating gas-powered and electric landscaping equipment, using hand and power tools for planting, cultivating, trimming, and maintaining campus grounds, and performing basic maintenance on equipment and tools. Responsibilities also include changing light bulbs, pressure washing, painting, making minor carpentry, plumbing, and electrical repairs, and delivering supplies and equipment as needed. Working under the supervision of a maintenance supervisor, the role requires maintaining grounds and facilities while performing medium to heavy physical labor, including lifting up to 100 pounds, climbing, stooping, walking, standing, and operating machinery. The position requires effective communication, attention to safety, and the ability to work both indoors and outdoors in varying weather and environmental conditions.
Job Duties
Mows lawns and trims grass around walks, flower beds, and walls
Prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth
Removes damaged leaves, branches, and twigs using mowers, tractors, and other hand and power tools
Collects and disposes of outside trash and garbage
Provides proper upkeep of hard surfaces, storm drains, and other grounds features
Lays out and tends flower beds and other decorative vegetation
Plants, fertilizes, waters and uses herbicides and insecticides to maintain grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs
Removes snow and ice from walks and driveways
Spreads salt, picks up litter, rakes, and removes leaves from campus
Maintains driveways and parking lots
Repairs fences, gates, walls, irrigation systems, walks and outbuildings using carpentry, masonry, pressure washers, and painting tools
Operates trucks and tractors in grounds preparation and maintenance work
Assist with maintenance and repairs of equipment, all buildings, structures and grounds
Assists with plumbing, masonry, carpentry, painting, and minor electrical work
Arranges facilities for special events and checks for safety hazards
Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated
Complies with all campus safety policies and procedures
Applies all applicable OSHA and related safety requirements to all assigned work
Reports all accident and injuries in a timely manner
Minimum Qualification
Graduate of an accredited high school or equivalent.
Experience equivalent to one year of full-time labor and trades work including some routine grounds maintenance work.
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