GROUNDSKEEPER Full-Time

Job Number: 250000BF

Primary Location: United States-Rhode Island-Newport

Organization: NGIS Newport Pay Range: 22.12

Job Summary: Responsible for a variety of gardening and grounds maintenance work in areas surrounding NEXCOM Hospitality Group NHG properties. Duties and Responsibilities: Maintains appearance of external areas of buildings to include walkways entryways paths sidewalks and driveways. Rakes shovels to ensure areas are clear of leaves dirt ice and snow. Removes weeds and unwanted plants from cracks joints and crevices. - Picks up trash and sweeps parking lots and sidewalks daily. - Assists with maintenance and care of building exteriors as needed to include washing windows and entry doors cleaning sills pressure washing building exteriors and maintaining and ensuring the cleanliness of gazebos decks spa areas etc. - Work includes gardening general care of grounds including picking up trash and debris cutting grass planting and transplanting grass ground cover flowers shrubs and trees. Controls and prevents pests vertebrate rodents birds etc and plant pests such as weeds plant diseases and fungi. - Maintains lawns to include laying sod aerating existing lawns seeding mowing and trimming edges with the use of applicable hand and power tools. Prunes and trims flowers shrubs and hedges for a neat appearance. Rakes shovels to ensure areas are clear of leaves dirt ice and snow to ensure patron safety and visibility surrounding buildings and other areas. - Inspects plants for obvious plant diseases plant insects and unusual or poor plant growth and reports these conditions to the supervisor. May be required to measure and mix fungicides insecticides and herbicides using instructions on product labels spraying and dusting as directed. - Operates equipment to include hand mowers standing mowers weed cutters and a variety of hand tools. May operate a tractor with pull mower. - May be required to greet guests at time of arrival and offer assistance with luggage directions base services and local area information. - Reports to supervisor or security personnel acts of vandalism and or damage to NHG facilities. Performs other related duties as assigned

GENERAL EXPERIENCE Eighteen months experience performing gardening and grounds maintenance work. SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE One year of high school education may be substituted for 3 months of experience up to a High School Diploma or GED for 12 months of experience.

Schedule: Full-Time (35 hours)

Unposting Date: Feb 24, 2025, 10:59:00 PM