Groundskeeper

Job Details

Groundskeeper

Job ID: 297450
Location: Statesboro, Georgia
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Georgia Southern University is the state's largest and most comprehensive center of higher education south of Atlanta. ...

Job Summary

Maintain, care, and modify University grounds and landscape. Operate electrically/gasoline-powered equipment and machines. Use small hand and power tools in planting, cultivating, trimming grounds and landscaping.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine landscaping tasks within assigned areas (i.e., weeding, pruning, and mulching, seeding, edging, trimming, planting)
• Identify, prepare and apply herbicides, pesticides, chemicals, fertilizers
• Maintain turf by mowing, seeding, sodding, edging of sidewalks and watering
• Assist with tree trimming, clean-up and removal
• Operate lawnmowers and various equipment used in landscaping and parking lot maintenance
• Perform general and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment
• Operate pressure washers to clean exterior building cleaning
• Work as a team member with others in coordinating all phases of work
• Adhere to OSHA standards, employ safe practices, and follow safety policies/procedures

Required Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent