Grounds Services

SCHEDULE: Hours per day – 8

Days per week – 5

Schedule: 6:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Employee will be required to work mandatory overtime on home varsity football game days.

Major Responsibilities:

1. Maintains grounds equipment such as mowers, spreaders, snowplows, tractors.

2. Participates in the pickup and distribution of mail, food, maintenance, and instructional supplies.

3. Assists with supervision of seasonal grounds staff to ensure efficiency, safety, and productivity.

4. Participates in snow removal and sidewalk safety preparation.

5. Participates in the proper maintenance of school corporation grounds, roadways, parking lots, athletic fields, irrigation systems, playgrounds, tennis courts, fences, gates, lawns, and shrubs.

6. Responsible for maintaining outdoor Merrillville High School facilities during outdoor sports seasons.

7. Demonstrates or has demonstrated a good working relationship with co-workers, Athletic Directors, coaching staff, clerical staff, students, and the general public.

8. Become informed of the state of the art procedures on grounds care products, methods, etc.

9. Must have a valid Indiana driver’s license.

10. Operates front-end loader, dump truck, and forklift. (Willing to obtain forklift certification prior to the expiration of the probationary period.)

11. Other duties assigned by Director of Building and Grounds and Grounds Coordinator.

Physical Requirements:

Able to lift up to 75 pounds.

Qualifications:

Previous experience preferred

Computer literacy preferred

Experienced in snow plowing

Must have taken the Grounds Services test or made contact with the Director of Maintenance to schedule a test, prior to the closing of this posting.