About this role
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Lawn season (Spring thru Fall):
· Coordinate landscaping schedules, plans, and tasks for all Gritman properties
· Run mowers, trimmers, blowers, and other equipment
· Safely drive trucks with trailers; load, secure, and back trailers into driveways
· Handle weekly landscaping to a clear standard
· Mowing, edging and fertilizing lawns
· Weeding and mulching landscape beds
· Trimming small trees below 15', hedges and shrubs
· Removing unwanted, dead or damaged trees
· Planting shrubs, flowers and trees
· Watering gardens, lawns and landscapes
· Monitoring and maintaining plant health
· Ensuring that areas are both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
· Use a smartphone app for schedules, job notes, and photos
· Do basic equipment checks and keep trucks/ATV/trailers clean, repaired and organized
· Maintaining and repairing irrigation systems including sprinklers, drip lines, and valves
· Seasonal blow out and start-up of all the irrigation systems.
Snow season (Winter):
· Coordinate Snow Removal schedules, plans, and tasks for all Gritman properties
· Operate plow trucks and related snow equipment during storms
· Clear driveways and parking lots, apply salt/ice melt as needed
· Work on call during snow events (days/nights/weekends as weather dictates)
· Log work and photos in our app and stay in touch during changing conditions
Job Requirements
Required Education, Licenses and Work Experience
· High school or equivalent (Required)
· Landscaping/grounds services: 2+ years (Required)
Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Qualifications
· Operating in a comfortable and safe manner with trucks and trailers (or strong experience with larger vehicles/equipment)
· Smartphone (we use an employee portal for scheduling, photos, and communication)
· Experience in lawn care, landscaping, snow, construction, or equipment operation preferred
· Willing and able to be on call for winter storms (nights/weekends as needed)
· Must know how to operate lawn maintenance equipment, such as lawnmowers, string trimmers, leaf blowers, and hedge trimmers
· Chemical Applicator's License Preferred
Functional Demands
Population Served
· Hospital & Clinical staff, patients, visitors, and vendors.
Physical & Environmental Demands
· Able to lift 50+ lbs
· Work in all weather conditions (heat, rain, cold, snow)
· Physical and mental endurance required for availability during the four seasons, including traveling to sites and being outside in winter and summer weather conditions performing physical tasks.
· The ability to sit, stand, bend, reach, push, pull, ascend/descend stairs, and walk for various lengths of time during business hours.
· Subject to temperature extremes both interior and exterior.
· Environmental hazards exist with temperatures, chemicals, and power equipment.
Organizational Expectations
· Participate in ongoing quality improvement activities.
· Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet environment.
· Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization.
· Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential information.
· Promotes a culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.
· Demonstrates excellent customer service through their attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in The Gritman Way.
· Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope of practice or job role.
· Maintains compliance with organization's policies, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of