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The Millennia Companies
Groundskeeper - Winchester Towers
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What they do
A Landscaping or Groundskeeping Worker provides landscaping for residences, parks, public gardens, college campuses or building or office park grounds. Provides care for plants and trees including mowing, trimming and planting, and repairs driveways, walks, benches or other structures.
$38,272 / year median in Michigan
+7% projected growth
Job Description
Position Overview The Millenia Housing Management companies is seeking a Sanitation Engineer. The Sanitation Engineer is responsible for the overall upkeep of the property s public areas, common areas, exteriors, vacant units, model units, floor care, and trash removal. The Sanitation Engineer also assists with litter pick-up, sidewalk cleaning, snow removal, and maintenance and cleaning duties. The position reports to the Maintenance Supervisor (on properties with over 300 units) or Property Manager (On properties with less than 300 units). Essential Functions and Responsibilities Read and carry out work orders and requests promptly, thoroughly, and efficiently. Carry out cleaning schedules and functions. Performs necessary inspections of exteriors, units, equipment, and systems to determine cleaning needed. Performs necessary inspections of grounds, parking, and fields to determine work needed. Perform a variety of groundskeeping functions. Record work, cleaning, and improvements performed. Inventory, care for and maintain cleaning products, equipment, materials, and other supplies owned by the property and/or the management company. Report unusual or extraordinary circumstances regarding the property or residents. Diagnose issues, replace, or repair parts, test and adjust, and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision. Perform a variety of cleaning functions. Apply chemicals. Use a variety of hand and power tools in performing duties. Operate and comply with OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Act) standards and company safety policies at all times. Maintain clean and orderly work areas. Maintain the required uniform and ensuring a professional appearance and courteous attitude at all times. Assume other duties and responsibilities as may be delegated. This position requires regular and predictable attendance as an essential function of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Required Education and Experience High school education or equivalent. One year of experience working in maintenance, custodial, or groundskeeping role in any industry preferred. Ability to read the English language sufficiently to understand written work orders and instructions is required. Excellent communication skills are critical, including verbal and written. Must possess superior customer service, communication, and interpersonal abilities. Excellent organizational skills. Work Conditions & Physical Demands Work is performed indoors and outdoors in a residential setting with regular exposure to cold, heat, noise, people, and equipment Able to work independently or as a team member and support managers with special projects. Strong collaboration skills - works well across functional areas-excellent relationship-building skills; able to collaborate with various levels of the organization. The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.