Groundskeeper

Title:

Groundskeeper

Job Description:

Compensation: $30.00-$36.00 per hour

Job Overview

The Groundskeeper is responsible for maintaining the estate landscape safety, cleanliness, and beauty, specifically in assigned areas such as sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, nursery, or other grounds features.

Roles & Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.

• Comply with safety rules, policies and procedures including use of personal protective equipment. Stops at risk behaviors of others and self

• Communicate with management and co-workers advise on plant care and/or selection

• Provide information about landscaping services and/or costs

• Comfortable leading a small team through short term projects

• Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edger

• Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges using grounds maintenance equipment

• Fell large trees

• Make minor repairs to items such as fences, gates, roadways, pathways, or walls

• Operate and perform regular maintenance/minor repairs on grounds maintenance equipment such as hedge trimmers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, line trimmers, mowers, tractors, UTVs, ATVs, trucks, or pruning saws

• Maintain irrigation system and install irrigation materials as necessary

• Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste

• Water and irrigate lawns, trees, or plants using portable sprinkler systems

• Plant seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools

• Apply fertilizer, compost, mulch and other amendments

• Gather, remove, and dispose of green-waste and/or trash materials

• Respond to "trouble calls"

• Assist house crew preparing amenities as necessary, including but not limited to boat preparation and/or maintenance and setting kayaks, paddleboards, and ATVs

Qualification

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Education and/ or Experience: High school diploma / GED - preferred Six months related experience and/or training - preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: May be required to have a valid driver's license. Completed all safety and task training certifications.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position carries no supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand.

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Benefits:

SBM offers comprehensive benefit packages. For information about SBM's benefits, please visit SBM's website at:

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SBM Management Services, LP and its affiliates are proud to be equal opportunity workplaces. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, sex, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, age, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or other legally protected status.