Job Description

The class works under general supervision and requires considerable knowledge of grounds keeping in order to perform skilled and semi-skilled grounds maintenance duties.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: 50% -  Maintains and repairs irrigation systems.

Performs skilled and semi-skilled grounds maintenance duties; plants, fertilizes, prunes, and applies insecticides to lawns, shrubs, and trees; applies topsoil, grades surface, and lays sod; mows and drags; lays out, limes, and paints athletic fields; participates in forest management. 

Cleans and repairs tools; installs attachment on equipment; operates heavy equipment. 

50% -  Performs routine grounds maintenance and general labor; removes snow and applies salt; mows, weeds, and cleans lawns and flower beds; maintains parking lots and streets; delivers supplies; assists with minor building construction; removes trash and litter; sets up for and cleans up after events.

Other Functions and Responsibilities:  Performs other related duties as assigned.

Equipment Operated:  Backhoe, skid steer, front loaders, forklifts, plow trucks, and dump trucks .

Unusual Working Conditions:  Works outside in all weather conditions; may work with potentially dangerous equipment and chemicals; may be on-call 24 hrs. per day, 7 days per week, during severe weather.

Work Schedule:  M-T-W-Th-F 6:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. May work weekends, early mornings, evenings as scheduled. May be called out due to extraordinary operational needs, 24 hours, 7 days per week.

Reports to: Grounds Supervisor

Preferred Certifications, Training, and/or Licensures:  Pesticide license in 6A (Ornamental Pests) and 8 (Turf Pests); valid driver's license.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

Knowledge of:  basic mathematic principles; grounds maintenance; safety practices associated with use and operation of grounds maintenance equipment.

Skill in: operation of various types of grounds maintenance equipment including tractors, mowers, sprayers, sod cutters, etc.

Ability to:  carry out instructions in written, oral, or picture form; deal with problems involving several variables in familiar context; demonstrate general physical fitness.

(*) Developed after employment.

Minimum Qualifications:  High school diploma or GED and two years of experience in grounds maintenance; valid driver?s license. 

Preferred Qualifications:  Landscaping experience. Snow plowing experience.  

About Youngstown State University

An Institution of Opportunity: Youngstown State University inspires individuals, enhances futures, and enriches lives. As a student-centered university, Youngstown State University’s mission is to provide innovative lifelong learning opportunities that will inspire individuals, enhance futures and enrich lives. YSU inspires individuals by cultivating a curiosity for life-long learning; enhances the futures of our students by empowering them to discover, disseminate and apply their knowledge; and enriches the region by fostering collaboration and the advancement of civic, scientific, and technological development. YSU’s culture of enrichment flourishes in our diverse, accessible, and quality education. Youngstown State University is where students thrive in their educational and career pursuits, where scholarship creates innovative solutions, and where community engagement is a cornerstone of collaboration that collectively contribute to the sustainable prosperity of the region and beyond. We—the faculty, staff, administrators, and students of Youngstown State University—hold the following values essential to achieving the mission and realizing the vision. Centrality of Studen ... ts – We put students first, fostering their holistic and lifelong success. Excellence and Innovation – We bring academic excellence and innovation to learning and life for all stakeholders. Integrity and Human Dignity – We root all behaviors, decisions and actions in the achievement of integrity, mutual respect, collegiality, equity and inclusion. Collaboration and Public Engagement – We embrace collaboration and create innovative partnerships to foster sustainability and enrich our university, our culture, and region. Please use the following link to learn more about YSU:

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