Senior Groundskeeper

When you join the SUNY Corning Community College (CCC) team, you are helping to positively transform the lives of our students, their families and our communities. We are a premier two-year College, offering degree programs, certificates, and continuing education classes. We promote intellectual and personal growth through individualized education, inspire innovation to meet the educational and workforce needs of the community and leverage a variety of partnerships to help our students and community succeed. The Senior Groundskeeper is a non-competitive class civil service position and is responsible for participation and supervision of all facets of campus grounds greenspace, athletic fields, hiking trails, and hard surface area maintenance using power equipment and hand tools. Grounds include lawns, trees, shrubbery, athletic fields, recreation areas, parking lots, roadways, and walks. Supervision of others performing grounds keeping work may be required. Able to operate grounds keeping equipment for 8 hour shift. Periods of lifting, pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, standing, walking, and use of ladders are required. Able to work outside in all types of weather conditions.

SUNY CCC

embraces diversity and values an inclusive culture where every person is able to succeed to their full potential. If you require an accommodation for the recruiting process, please contact hr@corning-cc.edu or 607.962.9229. Mowing, trimming, and raking lawns Maintain Shrub and flower beds including planting, trimming, mulching and weeding Operates snow removing equipment to clear snow and ice from parking lots, roadways, and walks Pick up trash from parking lots, lawns, and trash containers Performs routine maintenance on grounds keeping equipment Applies fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides as directed Plants, prunes, and cuts trees when necessary Maintaining and sweeping parking lots and roads Performs other related duties as assigned Good knowledge of methods, materials, tools and equipment used in the maintenance of grounds, parking lots, driveways and recreational areas Ability to operate and maintain a variety of hand and power tools related to the maintenance of grounds Ability to oversee the work of others Ability to follow oral and written instructions Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position High School Diploma 2 years' experience in grounds maintenance Valid driver's license Possess or able to obtain NYSDEC pesticide applicator license in first year of employment

Additional Information:

VISA Sponsorship is not currently offered for this position Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including, but not limited to relevant experience, education, market demands, and training