Grounds Technician II

Facility: Deaconess Gateway Hospital - Newbuegh, Indiana
Shift: Days 7:30a - 4:00p
Department: Engineering & Maintenance

Benefits:
We pride ourselves in retaining our top talent by offering work environments that support professional development and personal success. In addition to our robust healthcare and retirement plans, we offer:
- Flexible work schedules – Full time/part time/supplemental – Day/Eve/Night
- Onsite children’s care centers (Infant through Pre-K)
- Tuition reimbursement 
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Payactiv-earned wage benefit-work today, get paid tomorrow
- Free access to fitness centers
- Career advancement opportunities

Job Overview:

 Maintains all outside hospital properties, including parking lots, landscaped areas, sidewalks, street and driveway areas, contributing to the Hospital’s image. Responsible for cleaning and maintaining all exterior hospital properties in a professional and thorough manner. This position interacts with Hospital employees, administration, physicians, volunteers, contractors, vendors, regulatory officials and the community. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and must clearly demonstrate all required competencies. The education/experience, competencies, skills, physical demands, and work environment described below further dene requirements associated with this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Duties include the following, other duties may be assigned:

• Assures that the facility, equipment and systems are maintained in safe operating condition, and continually works in a safe manner, following all relevant policies, procedures and codes.
•  Assures proper operational and regulatory documentation is maintained
• Evaluates and repairs malfunctioning equipment and recommends replacement as necessary.
•  Processes work orders and preventive maintenance orders through the system in an effective and timely manner.
•  Keeps informed on code requirements and changes in procedures.

Specific  Duties and Responsibilities

• Must have a home telephone or cell phone.
• Maintains records of work performed, location, resources utilized, and time required.
• Must be a licensed driver and able to operate a motorized sweeper, lawn tractor and mowers.
• Prunes, trims, and plants shrubs and maintains landscaped areas by spraying or fertilizing.
• Removes snow and ice, and applies chemical ice melt to keep parking lots and sidewalks clear and safe.
• Maintains a clean work area, tools and shop
• May work independently on assigned tasks where ability has been demonstrated.
• May assist Engineering & Maintenance start on projects, as manpower is required.

Required Certification/License/Experience: Preferred High school graduate or the equivalent is required, plus specialized or technical equivalent in horticulture. Requires a minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience in nursery and/or commercial grounds maintenance. Requires seven (7) years or more of relevant experience in nursery and/or commercial grounds maintenance. 

Key Words: Grounds Tech, maintenance, landscape