Grounds Specialist

Job Summary

Colby’s campus comprises 714 acres including a 70-acre-plus outdoor competition center that consists of three gleaming new competition and recreational fields. Most of Mayflower Hill, including all of the 128-acre Perkins Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary, is a State Wildlife Management Area. Johnson Pond, the Campbell Trails for running and cross-country skiing, a student-run organic garden, and vast areas of wide-open space provide reasons to enjoy Colby’s campus year-round.

The grounds specialist position will perform the tasks necessary to maintain the College grounds, support campus events, perform moving, and set-ups as required. This is a full-time position with benefits.

Essential Functions

• Maintain the College grounds including mowing, raking, plant maintenance, lawn care, trail maintenance, and snow removal.
• Provide support to projects which enhance the campus including new plantings, mulching, signage, and other small projects.
• Set up facilities for college events and provide necessary support
• Move furniture and other materials on campus and within the local area.
• Perform work, as assigned, to properly maintain athletic facilities including the lawn care, playing surface maintenance, lining of fields, ice making, and ice grooming operations.
• Complete manual tasks as required to meet the needs of the College, such as digging, shoveling, lifting, pushing, and similar tasks requiring physical labor.
• Properly and safely operate grounds department equipment, as assigned by the supervisor, including trucks, tractors, riding mowers, forklift, and bobcat.
• Demonstrate basic mechanical understanding of all ground’s equipment.
• Work in excavations or trenches; work from ladders, scaffolds, or in trees; work in all weather conditions
• Oversee periodic assignments of students and/or summer employees to ensure that work is performed to college standards
• Properly and safely operate all handheld equipment including lawn mowers, chain saws, trimmers, brooms, snow blowers, etc.
• Work in a neat, careful, and safe manner to prevent injury to self and others to prevent damage to any material, equipment, or property, and to follow all prescribed safety rules and procedures.
• Safely operate tools and equipment necessary to perform job duties.
• Work in a positive, cooperative manner with other departmental personnel
• Communicate effectively and personably with a diverse community of people.
• Follow all safety rules and procedures.
• Respond to emergency calls as necessary.
• Independently respond to work order and requests
• Perform additional duties as assigned; duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.