Groundskeeper
Employer
850 Flying Cloud Drive
Chaska, MN 55318
United States
Job description
Shovel snow and perform grounds maintenance such as litter cleanup and winterization of irrigation systems. Potential for fall and spring clean-up including raking, mulching, and composting of leaves, removal of dead plant material, perennial plant cutbacks, landscape bed mulching, and dormant pruning from the ground level using hand tools or powered equipment including but not limited to rakes, shovels, shears, and leaf blowers. De-icing and removal of snow from walks, driveways and parking lots for various residential and commercial properties using hand tools such as snow brooms, shovels, and spreading de-icing solutions, including calcium chloride or rock salt by hand. May also use walk behind electric or gas snow blowers, as needed. Assist with rip rap installation over the ice, such as laying geotextile landscaping fabric and placing rocks and decorative stones on the bank. Assist with site preparation for dock or retaining wall installation by removing ice and snow, or by digging with hand tools, such as shovels, snow brooms, ice scrapers, ice melt, salt, to clear the ground/shore where installation will occur. Move materials for installation from piles to dock locations. Organize and move materials such as ground fabric, fieldstone riprap, and buckets.
Place ground fabric behind rocks for retaining walls once ice and snow are removed. Use shovels and hand tools to clear the project sites of ice, snow, and debris. May include maintenance and cleaning of shop tools including, using brooms and shovels to clean excess shop materials, when weather does not allow outside work.
Special Requirements
Must be able to perform physical labor outdoors for up to 8 hours per day in all weather conditions, including cold, snow, heat, and rain. Some OT and weekends required when necessary. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.