Job Summary: The Groundskeeper Lead is responsible for the preservation and maintenance of the historic grounds of the Andrew Jackson Foundation.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Lead Facilities Grounds staff, working lead role.
Compensation: $22 per hour
Primary Job Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership to grounds staff.
- Mows lawns, trim weeds, and rakes leaves.
- Performs routine maintenance on power equipment.
- Picks up and removes trash before mowing a designated area.
- Empties trash and recycling containers.
- Trims bushes, shrubs, and hedges.
- Prepares soil and plants flowers, bushes, hedges, or shrubs.
- Plants trees and prunes them when necessary.
- Cuts and removes trees as needed.
- Applies fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides as directed.
- Completes snow removal tasks such as shoveling sidewalks, steps, and doorways as needed during winter months.
- Operates snowblower or snowplow to clear roads, driveways, and parking lots.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- Ability to schedule and lead mowing routines.
- Ability to operate various types of power equipment including lawnmowers, trimmers, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers, and other landscaping equipment.
- Ability to use hand tools required for landscaping.
- Ability to follow instructions and complete assignments.
- Extensive knowledge of landscaping techniques and processes.
- Excellent time management skills.
Education and Experience:
- Highschool Diploma or equivalent required.
- Minimum three years of experience in grounds maintenance required.
- Lead experience preferred,
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to stoop, bend, lift, and walk.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.
- Must be able to work outside in all weather conditions.