Groundskeeping Supervisor - Jacksonville University Facilities
Aramark Corp.
- Jacksonville, FL
- 6 days ago
- $24–$26 Per Hour
Highlights
In this hands-on landscaping and grounds maintenance role, you will help lead daily operations while maintaining the campus grounds, including mowing, string trimming, edging, blowing, trash pickup, bed weeding, and shrub pruning. You will supervise and support grounds crews, ensure work is completed safely and efficiently, and help maintain a clean, attractive environment for students, staff, and visitors.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Jacksonville, FL |
| Industry | Food and Beverage Production |
| Salary | $24–$26 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1936 |
| Website | https://www.aramark.com/ |
Description
Job Description
Aramark Facilities Management is hiring a Groundskeeping Supervisor in Jacksonville, FL to support Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, FL. In this hands-on landscaping and grounds maintenance role, you will help lead daily operations while maintaining the campus grounds, including mowing, string trimming, edging, blowing, trash pickup, bed weeding, and shrub pruning. This position is ideal for candidates with groundskeeping, landscaping, lawn care, horticulture, or outdoor maintenance experience who enjoy working outdoors and staying active throughout the day. The schedule is Monday through Friday from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, with work performed in varying weather conditions. You will supervise and support grounds crews, ensure work is completed safely and efficiently, and help maintain a clean, attractive environment for students, staff, and visitors. This is a great opportunity to work in a team-oriented campus setting with year-round outdoor work in a favorable Florida climate.
Compensation for this role is $24.00 - $26.00 per hour
Job Responsibilities
- Supervise and coordinate daily groundskeeping and landscaping activities across campus properties.
- Assign work to groundskeepers and lead team members to ensure tasks are completed efficiently and safely.
- Perform hands-on grounds maintenance including string trimming, edging, blowing, trash removal, bed weeding, shrub pruning, and general landscape upkeep.
- Operate and monitor landscaping equipment, power tools, and other grounds maintenance equipment.
- Inspect grounds and identify maintenance needs, safety concerns, or appearance issues.
- Coordinate with team members, vendors, and contractors to address landscaping and grounds-related projects.
- Ensure grounds maintenance work meets quality standards and site requirements.
- Support safe work practices and proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Work outdoors for extended periods in heat, humidity, cold, and other weather conditions.
- Walk long distances throughout campus and assist with physically demanding tasks as needed.
Qualifications
- At least 3 years of groundskeeping, landscaping, lawn care, horticulture, or related outdoor maintenance experience.
- Working knowledge of groundskeeping practices and power landscape equipment.
- Valid non-commercial driver's license.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform frequent bending, kneeling, squatting, crouching, walking, and standing.
- Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions, including heat and cold.
- Reliable transportation to and from work.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
- Availability to work Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with team members and contractors.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience as a Groundskeeping Supervisor, Crew Lead, Landscaping Foreman, or similar leadership role.
- Experience maintaining college campuses, commercial properties, parks, municipalities, or large outdoor facilities.
- Knowledge of horticulture, irrigation systems, and landscape improvement practices.
Education
About Aramark
Our Mission
Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet.
At Aramark, we believe that every employee should enjoy equal employment opportunity and be free to participate in all aspects of the company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
About Aramark
The people of Aramark proudly serve millions of guests every day through food and facilities in 15 countries around the world. Rooted in service and united by our purpose, we strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing - a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work - our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at http://www.aramarkcareers.com or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Nearest Major Market: Jacksonville
About Company
We focus on enriching and nourishing the lives of millions all over the world, providing a wide range of services—food, facilities and uniforms—to a diverse group of clients in 19 countries. We serve world champion sports teams, Fortune 500 companies, state-of-the-art healthcare providers and the world’s leading educational institutions. And every day, we dream of ways to do it better through our commitment to innovation and our passion for excellent customer service.
Innovation inspired by you
The better we know the people we serve, the greater the experiences we can develop. Whether it’s food service, facilities or uniforms, our proprietary programs allow us to understand the wants and needs of our audiences.
Armed with that knowledge, our Service Stars spring into action, combining insights and ingenuity to deliver moments that make a difference. These innovations could be game-changing campus transformations. Or a simpler, quicker way for you to access condiments at the ballpark. In any case, our innovations help create experiences that make an impact.
Beyond great service
Another key part of what makes us different is something we call service excellence.
To us, service excellence isn’t just about providing great customer service. It also means using time-tested practices and proven processes to get it right every day, everywhere, in everything that we do. And it's also about striking the perfect balance between doing something well over and over again and being responsive enough to the changing needs of clients and customers. It’s being open to the continuing cycle of innovation. Excellent, but never satisfied. Process-driven, but never locked in place.
We never stop thinking of new, better ways to get it right when our people impact the lives of clients and consumers every day.
Our people make all the difference—we make sure of it
Our commitment to hiring, training and rewarding the right people ensures that our employees are more than just hard workers. They’re Service Stars, and that means they can be counted on to go above and beyond, every single day.
We understand that many times our people are literally the face of your business. That’s why all 270,000 Service Stars receive continual access to professional development and proprietary skills training.
The bottom line is this: when you work with Aramark, you can be confident you’ll be collaborating with the right people with the right skills and the right attitude. That’s true whether it’s for strategic expertise, operational excellence or just serving a morning coffee. That’s our commitment as trusted partners and Service Stars. That’s the Aramark way.