Groundskeeper Intermediate - Seasonal (FA27021)
Core
Perform skilled management care for 101 acres of campus grounds, including shrub and tree pruning, trimming, and maintenance.
Role type
Intermediate groundskeeper (seasonal)
Builds
Maintained campus landscapes, athletic fields, and grounds for Minnesota State University, Mankato
Domain
Higher education facilities + landscape management
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Horticulture techniques, plant disease/pest identification, safe operation of riding machinery and snow removal equipment, fertilizer/pesticide application, tool repair
Preferred skills
Operation of loaders/skid loaders/street sweepers, heavy snow removal equipment, commercial sprinkler systems, synthetic turf maintenance, sports field layout, pesticide applicator license
Technologies
Mowers, turf aerators, over seeders, field sweepers, boom-trucks, aerial boom lifts
Responsibilities
Prune and trim shrubs, trees, and plants; maintain lawns and athletic fields; operate heavy equipment for snow removal; perform light to moderate equipment repairs; work independently in absence of supervisor
Seniority
Intermediate, hands-on IC