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Groundskeeper I

Ames, IA, US💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-25

Core

Operate machinery and tools to maintain university grounds, including mowing, trimming, planting, and seasonal tasks like leaf removal and snow clearing.

Role type

Entry-level groundskeeper (physical/clinical work)

Builds

Campus grounds, lawns, sidewalks, parking lots, and streets

Domain

Higher education facilities management

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Equipment operation, landscaping techniques, emergency response, physical lifting

Preferred skills

Mowing, grading, planting, tree and shrub maintenance, CDL Class B with air brake, motor vehicle inspector certification

Responsibilities

Operate tractors with attachments (mowers, tillers, snow plows), maintain equipment and make minor repairs, operate trucks and transportation equipment, respond to emergency service calls

Seniority

Entry-level, hands-on IC

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