Description

Performs a variety of landscaping duties (e.g. sod laying, mowing, trimming and pruning tress and shrubs, planting, watering, fertilizing).

Qualifications

• One-year of Grounds experience, required;
• 21 years of age or older, preferred;
• Computer skills;
• Class B CDL; preferred; OR willing and able to get it after hire;
• Pesticide applicators certificate; or willing and able to get it after hire;
• Must have the ability to read and write basic English;
• Must have the ability to follow simple oral and written instructions;
• Some supervisory experience, desired;
• Familiarity with common grounds methods, mowing, Line trimming, edging, Irrigation, pruning, planting, spraying pesticides, fertilizing and snow plowing preferred;
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds easily, lift and move heavy equipment and furnishings, be able to climb ladders and work from heights of 20 ft. or more;
• Willing to establish and maintain working relations with supervisors, fellow workers, and students (public relations);
• Mechanical abilities, maintaining/cleaning equipment, repairs, troubleshooting problems, proper use of mechanics tools, preferred;
• Must be self-motivated;
• Must be able to follow instructions;
• Must pass a criminal background check;

Major Responsibilities/Duties

• Under general supervision, work with a student crew to maintain lawns and sprinkler system on campus weekly.
• Trouble shoot and repair all sprinkler system issues.
• Common sprinkler system knowledge of controllers, valves, heads and nozzles.
• Pipe fitting repair knowledge from PVC to metal pipe, head spacing and correct nozzle usage.
• Practice efficient water usage to responsibly maintain our water resources.
• Must be willing to learn WeatherTrak Sprinkler System Programming.
• Must have computer skills.
• Be able to follow a schedule and keep up with the demand of sprinkler repairs on all campus properties.
• Be able to effectively install a sprinkler system from start to finish.
• Knowledge and ability to properly apply commercial fertilizers and pesticides.    
• Duties include, but are not limited to: mowing, line trimming, edging, pruning, planting, weeding, cleaning up leaves, irrigation, snow removal, operating equipment, pouring concrete, installing all types of landscape, garbage, helping with surplus items and assist with recycling program.
• Driving garbage truck and school bus.
• Welding and fabricating various items.
• Equipment maintenance, repairs, scheduled preventative maintenance on all equipment.  
• Must learn and observe all safety regulations and policies.
• Work from heights on various tasks.
• Must be willing to work occasional weekends.
• Must take weekly shifts for being on call for grounds duties.

Additional Information

Work Hours: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm (October-May) 6:00am-2:30pm (May-October)

*Applications received by 11:59 PM on May 26, 2024, will be eligible for review by the hiring committee. Applications received after that date may not be reviewed by the hiring committee unless deemed appropriate by college administration. *

Initial screening is based on the responses to the online submitted application, as well as your redacted resume and cover letter. Transcripts or any other submitted material will not be considered during initial screening.  

*Snow College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator. *

With campuses in both Ephraim and Richfield, Snow College offers programs and courses that are highly interactive and are designed to reach a broad spectrum of students: high schoo l students desiring college courses, traditional on-campus students, technical education students, online students, non-traditional students who wish to start or complete a degree. Snow is committed to the success and positive experience of every one of these stud nts. 

Snow College is a two-year public college, and in January 2020, The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked Snow College #1 in the nation for student success in two-year colleges. Located in the heart of Utah, at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains, Snow College is one of the oldest comprehensive two-year college in the Western United States.

The College was established in 1888; excellence continues to be the hallmark of all our work and activities.  We are the preferred choice of approximately 6,000 students, with 600 students attending the Richfield campus, who want a small College experience filled with a variety of many different activities, events, and performances. With campuses located in Ephraim, Richfield, and online, students complete degrees in Associate of Arts, Science, or Applied Science with numerous specialized, short-term technical training certificates and diplomas including a few Bachelor's degrees. To learn more about Snow College, please visit our website or see our *job brochure* (Download PDF reader)