Grounds and Landscape Maintenance

Job Title: Grounds and Landscape Maintenance

Reports to: Maintenance Manager

Location: Thoroughbred Farm in Lexington, KY

We are a leading Thoroughbred breeding and racing operation. Our vision is to put our passion for horses into making champions on the racecourse and on our stud farms. We value excellence, teamwork, integrity, and respect.

Job Description

Based in Lexington, KY, this position is responsible for the care and maintenance of trees, plants and shrubs surrounding the main office, stallion barn, entrances, and houses. The successful candidate must have an in-depth knowledge in the care and maintenance for all plant matter but have an eye for design and ideas for the beautification of their areas of responsibility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Grounds and Landscaping Maintenance role is to maintain the general grounds and aesthetics of the property and business residence by performing the following duties:

• Areas of farm property maintenance include main front entrance, other gated entrances, drive areas, office vicinity, stallion complex and guest houses.
• Keeps all drives, walkways, porches, activity areas clean by daily blowing and/or washing as necessary.
• Lawn areas: Fertilize and seeding of lawn areas as instructed by the Maintenance Manager. Seeding and repairing of bare or dead spots.
• Knowledge and ability to spray chemicals for weed removal
• Landscape Beds: Maintain all flowers (perennial and annual) throughout the growing season. May include watering, fertilizing, planting, pruning, mulching, weeding, edging, and dead-heading as instructed by the Maintenance Manager.
• Residential and Staff Houses: Maintenance of lawn trees and landscape beds by mulching, weeding, pruning, watering, fertilizing, and spraying.
• Trees and Shrubs: Prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth. Remove damaged leaves, branches, or twigs. Discard any dead or downed limbs from trees. Rake and remove leaves as needed.
• Water all flowers and landscape beds not irrigated.
• In the winter months, assisting in early morning snow removal when needed
• Must have a keen eye for aesthetics
• Must be able to perform the required daily duties in a timely manner with or without supervision and work closely with the maintenance team

Education/Experience

• Ability to apply common sense understanding
• Ability to deal with standardized situations
• Ability to operate equipment and tractors desired
• Knowledge of irrigation or ability to learn is desired

Essential Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively communicate to senior management, maintenance team members, contractors and vendors
• The ability to ensure that visually our property reflects our company's high standards and reflects our position as an industry leader

Reliable transportation and valid driver’s license is required.

Salary and Benefits

Compensation will be commensurate with skills and experience. We provide health insurance, a 401k contribution, discretionary annual bonus, holiday pay, and paid time off.

Job Type: Full-time

Expected hours: 48 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Extended hours
• Holidays
• Year round work

Application Question(s):

• Resume should list job-related experience, is your resume updated?

Experience:

• Landscaping and/or horticulture: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person