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Greenwood County
Grounds Maintenance Tech
Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed
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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.
$37,298 / year median in South Carolina
+9% projected growth
Job Description
In this position, you will maintain, clean, and repair public grounds within the County. You will work under close supervision according to set procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the class as necessary.Essential Functions:
Ensures that grounds and plantings within the County are properly trimmed and in good repair, including cutting grass, weed eating, blowing off sidewalks, edging, herbicide, and grass seeding. Cleans and maintains public spaces, including picking up trash, empty trash cans, and cleaning of restrooms Operates equipment safely, including zero-turn mower, lawn and yard equipment, and bush hog. Performs preventative maintenance on equipment. Advanced Skills forGround Maintenance Worker:
Sports field Maintenance Baseball/Softball-Setting infield with correct pitching and bases, dragging, lining off fields Painting lines- painting straight lines for Football, soccer, etc. Basic electrical, plumbing skills Equipment operation Operating tractor and chain saw Fertilizing grounds Top dressing fields Turf Equipment Irrigation repairs
- repairing lines and replacing sprinkler heads Operating specialized equipment: Laser grader Skid steer Aerator Field sprayer Top dresser. Knowledge and skills in the following areas: Spraying fields Laser grading infields Advance Electrical, plumbing, carpentry Advance irrigation repairs
- working on values, trouble shooting issues
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent Requires six months of experience in maintenance. Or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.Hours:
Monday- Friday, 8:30am
- 5:00pm
Pay:
$28,743.96- $34,938.