Job Description

Overview

HES is a premier national provider of facilities management services focused 100% on educational institutions. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, HES builds best-in-class programs for custodial, maintenance, grounds, and landscaping services. With hundreds of years of combined facilities experience, the HES leadership team is comprised of results-oriented, hands-on executives and facilities experts who give school facilities their full attention. Whether for a grounds and landscaping program, custodial services, or maintenance solutions, HES will change the way you look at facilities management.

Founded in 1972, HES has a proven track record of working successfully and exclusively in the educational environment, maintaining a singular focus on facilities management, undistracted by competing priorities. HES has earned the trust of over 150 education partners across 29 states. We employ 13,000 dedicated team members and maintain more than 200 million square feet daily.

Job Skills / Requirements

 *SEASONAL* Groundskeeper

Under general direction, to serve as a groundskeeper and participate in the performance of grounds maintenance and gardening work around work sites, and all elementary schools; and to do related work as required.

Ensures the proper care, cleaning, repair, and replacement of equipment.

Ensures compliance with code requirements, adheres to all safety polices and procedures, supports groundskeeping best practices and reports any malfunction/defects to supervisor immediately

Trains, guides and fields questions from newer staff on job duties, safety procedures, etc. 

The Groundskeeping s responsible for maintaining and improving site grounds. Assigned work such as mowing, trimming, leaf removal and duties related to inclement weather, such as snow removal, which may fluctuate by season.

Performs task such as planting, mowing, weeding, weed control by pesticide spraying, fertilizing, sweeping, raking, salting, shoveling snow, removing ice, etc. 

Supervises other groundskeepers

Must be able to operate 

Maintains groundskeeping equipment for the purpose of ensuring the availability of equipment in safe operating condition.

Keeps records of supplies and equipment

Proficiently use various gardening and grounds maintenance tools and power equipment safely drive and operate trucks and large power equipment efficiently and safely.

Must Follow General safety procedures and practices.

Possession of a certificate for the application of restricted use pesticides or must be able to obtain a certificate with in the first 6 months of employment. 

Transports various items (e.g. equipment, supplies, etc.) for the purpose of providing materials at job site as required to complete tasks.

Working Environment 

The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: significant lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing; significant stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires 25% sitting, 50% walking, and 25% standing. The job is performed under with some temperature extremes and some hazardous conditions .

Essential Job Functions 

1.  A Groundskeeping is a person responsible for assisting the district manager & evening manager or project manager with supervision of the account grounds. 
2. The Groundskeeping is responsible for ensuring that the account grounds at the elementary schools is maintained to a minimum of contract specifications. 
3. Attendance is an essential job function.

Minimum Qualifications 

1. 2 Years of Groundskeeping Experience. Familiarity in building grounds operations.

2.      Good people skills.

3.      Ability to interface with customer personnel essential.

4.      Customer relations may be a part of the Groundskeeping position.

5.      Must have valid driver’s license and good driving record.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be able to lift 50 pounds and perform routine physical activity associated with grounds maintenance. Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time. Extensive repeated twisting and stooping required. Visual acuity to the extent that the person can see debris on the lawns, which includes trash or other small items in the grass, etc., is required.

Must possess the ability of hearing, speaking, reading, and understanding the English language and in some cases, Spanish, to the extent that the person can communicate with employees in person and on the phone

The same ability will apply to customer communications.

Duties: 

1. Ma

Additional Information / Benefits

Optional daily pay