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Job Description:

The Grounds Technician will be under the general direction of the Facilities Director and will plan, coordinate, and supervise the overall operations of the TTI grounds at various locations.

• Assists with the planning, direction, management, and the overall operation of the grounds department to maintain a safe and attractive landscape, including assigning, training, and evaluating work for grounds areas owned or leased by TTI. Assures compliance with applicable health and safety standards

• Assesses, develops, implements, and evaluates necessary cultural practices for turf management, tree care, shrub/bush/plant care, irrigation systems, storm water pond vegetation management and exterior pest control management

• Gives input to the Grounds Manager/Lead for budget preparation and management; implements a rigorous maintenance schedule and oversees the completion

• Research and test new company products, materials, and equipment, providing feedback to engineers on performance

• Ensures data entry and tracking related to computerized maintenance management systems, chemical applications, landscape and irrigation documentation, and related grounds activities

• Reviews grounds maintenance schedules of various sites to ensure top quality appearance is always maintained

• Communicates with contractors on grounds work that will be outsourced, such as bush hogging of undeveloped flat land and slopes

• Communicates with all groundskeepers and acts on improvement as appropriate

• Execute a comprehensive grounds maintenance program

• Maintain accurate and detailed records of work and project performed

• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with individuals, whether members of the public or coworkers, from diverse groups and backgrounds

• Operate vehicles including tractors, forklift, mowers, and other landscape equipment; towing trailers, and the safe loading of trailers; and snow removal equipment including snowplows. Operates the use of pressure washers to maintain sidewalks and parking areas

• Must be detail oriented in both documentation and grounds maintenance. Reporting of product data may/will be relayed to other departments for consumer benefit.

• Performs other related duties as assigned

• Ability to work independently and to complete daily activities according to work schedule; ability to lift heavy objects, walk and stand for long periods, and to perform strenuous physical labor under adverse field conditions; ability to supervise effectively; ability to use equipment and tools properly and safely; ability to understand, follow, and transmit written and oral instructions; ability to establish effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, and the public.

• Disagreeable conditions with frequent physical effort; the work environment and exposures are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job because of exterior duties.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• High School diploma or GED

• Education and/or Experience may substitute year-for-year for specific degree requirements

• One year operating on a crew of groundskeepers, landscape technicians, or equivalent is also necessary to meet minimum requirements

• Using reasoning to identify alternative solutions and approaches to problems

• Communicating with others orally and in writing to convey information effectively

• The use of tools and motorized equipment commonly used in this vocation

• The use of tractors and pickup trucks and a variety of common grounds maintenance equipment

• Utilizing computers

• Must have a valid driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle in the state of South Carolina and possess an acceptable driving record.

• Must be able to obtain certificates for first aid/CPR within six months of employment. Must be able to use a respirator when required

• Principles, materials and methods of grounds maintenance and repair

• Methods and techniques of grounds maintenance

• Modern office procedures, methods, and communication equipment

• Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation

• Safety and accident prevention practices

• Horticulture and landscape maintenance

• Inventory records and systems

• Applied working knowledge of Storm Water Runoff Management

• Skill in operation of listed tools and equipment; Saws, pumps, common hand, and corded and battery tools, shovels, wrenches, detection devices, mobile radio, phone, landscaping tools, crowbar, forks, shovel, spade, brooms, mowing tractors, small tractors, paintbrush, bush ax, chainsaw.

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