Grounds Coordinator

Job DetailsJob Location: Lancaster Campus - Lancaster, PA 17601Position Type: Professional StaffJob Category: Facilities/GroundsJob Summary:

This position exists for the purpose of overseeing the maintenance and upkeep of the campus grounds, vehicles, and equipment.

Status: Full-time/Exempt

Emergency Designation: Essential

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Assists Operations Director with recruiting, interviewing hiring, and training full-time employees and student workers.
Oversees all aspects of Grounds care and all aspects of vehicle and equipment repair and maintenance.
Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.

Physical Requirements (Also see Physical Demands at the end of this job description): The physical ability to use the body in primary type skills necessary to perform duties such as, but not limited to, the following:

Heavy lifting, carrying, and reaching high places.
Working in adverse elements such as rain, snow and cold.
Proficient use of hand tools
Using power tools and various pieces of grounds keeping equipment such as push-mowers, riding mowers, chainsaw, pruners, tractor etc.
Driving of vehicles and powered equipment such as riding mowers, tractors, backhoes, aerial lifts, and snowplows.

Personal Qualities - The ability to identify personal strengths, weaknesses, skills, and limitations and to use this understanding profitably.

The desire to grow, develop, and mature, both spiritually and professionally.
The ability to create and maintain a Christian professional atmosphere in all internal and external relationships.
A spirit of cooperation and willingness to serve as a member of a team.
A professional appearance.

Education and Experience:

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Minimum 2 years of experience in grounds keeping and landscaping.
Valid driver's license required.
PA Pesticide License categories 6 and 7 or the ability to obtain within 6 months of employment

Required Skills/Abilities:

Decision-making abilities.
Provide care and maintenance of campus grounds in accordance with industry best practices
Operation of lawn mowers, both riding and push, to maintain grass at acceptable levels
Landscape by planting of flowers, grass, shrubs, bushes and trees or the coordination thereof.
Application of fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides to promote healthy growth and activity of plant life and to prevent disease and pest infestation
Maintain sidewalks and roadways is a safe a passable manner that is clear of debris
Trimming of shrubs and trees for both general maintenance and appearance as well as for hazards
Provides oversight for the maintenance and repair of vehicles and equipment
Oversee and assist in salting and shoveling snow from walkways to ensure safe passing
Oversee and assist in salting and plowing of roadways for safe passing
Reading and understanding written instructions such as Work Orders.
 

Duties/Responsibilities:

Ability to be flexible and adjust to changing priorities based on the needs of the College
Conduct grounds keeping operations in accordance with College standards and industry best-practices
Supervise and train full and part-time employees and student workers in all aspects of grounds-keeping operations
Assist Director in management of budgeted line items associated with grounds keeping
Assist Director in on-going development and updating of grounds keeping strategic plan/standards and guidelines
Assist Director in procurement of estimates and contracts with outside vendors in the maintenance and upkeep of College grounds
Provide input and ideas which promote a fresh and updated look to the Colleges landscape in keeping with College standards
Planning and scheduling of periodic/seasonal maintenance of campus landscape
Planning and installing of exterior Christmas decorations
Assist Athletics Department in the care and maintenance of athletic fields as needed
Assist Director of Operations in providing leadership and organization of inclement weather needs such as during snow removal.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

                                            
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