Groundskeeper
Core
Maintains outdoor grounds, operates heavy equipment for snow removal and landscaping, and supports campus safety at a medical center.
Role type
groundskeeper (heavy equipment operator)
Builds
safe and clean outdoor campus environment for patients, visitors, and employees
Domain
healthcare facility grounds maintenance
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
heavy equipment operation, snow removal, landscaping, preventive maintenance, waste transport
Preferred skills
none stated
Technologies
front end loaders, tractors, dump trucks, pickups, snow melting equipment, bucket truck, forklift, backhoe, street sweeper, mowers
Responsibilities
operate large articulated front end loaders, tractors, dump trucks, and pickups to plow and salt parking lots; operate snow melting equipment; operate bucket truck, forklift, backhoe, and front end loaders to support trade areas; operate large street sweeper to maintain parking structures; perform preventive maintenance, clean, and repair grounds maintenance equipment; prepare soil to plant flowers, lawns, and shrubs; apply fertilizer and insect control; mow and trim lawns; prune shrubs, weed, and mulch shrub beds; inspect plantings for insects and treat as needed; clean road drains; transport infectious waste, clear bag waste, recycling material, and clean linens to outlying buildings
Seniority
entry-level to mid-level