What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grounds Lead position at usm?
Job Summary
Provides direct supervision over several Groundskeepers engaged in the day-to-day
maintenance of an assigned area of the campus grounds assuring that crews are
promptly on the job with necessary tools and equipment.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Supervises groundskeepers and participates in grounds care activities such as
mowing lawns, gardening, landscaping, watering, and cleaning grounds to assure
that groundskeepers are transported to work areas and proper equipment, tools,
and materials are available to accomplish assigned tasks. - Consults with the Superintendent each morning and often during the day on work
progress and new assignments. - Supervises and participates in the service, maintenance, and repair of tractors,
lawn mowers, edgers, spray equipment, string trimmers, back-pack blowers, and
other grounds equipment. - Supervises and participates in cleaning grounds daily, picking up trash and
garbage, and maintaining a clean and litter-free campus. Carries out supervisory
responsibilities in a timely, fair, and objective manner. - Supervises and participates in such general tasks as leaf removal, mulching shrubs,
and watering shrubs and trees, topdressing, fertilizing, seeding lawns, and putting
out pesticides, insecticides, and fungicides. - Performs Athletic Grounds tasks as assigned
- Performs other duties as assigned.
