General Maintenance 2-Groundskeeper Jobs

UPMC is hiring a General Maintenance 2- Groundskeeper to join our team! This position will support our UPMC Presby location as well as other UPMC buildings within the Pittsburgh area. The position works through Friday during daylight hours. In this role, the position will maintain landscape and grounds in accordance with established schedules and instructions. As well as being responsible for all grounds keeping, including: landscaping/gardening, turf management, hard surface maintenance, snow removal, litter control, signage, irrigation systems, etc.

Do you love landscaping and have an unrestricted drivers license? If so, read on and apply today to join our Grounds Team!

Responsibilities:

• Perform power-washing and maintenance of hard surface paved areas, parking areas, sidewalks, etc.
• Perform all work following infection control procedures.
• Assist with basic maintenance needs, as required, such as: signage maintenance (installations, upgrades, cleaning, etc.), plumbing repairs to storm and drain areas, irrigation systems, rain conductors, etc. and outdoor lighting repair and re-lamping.
• Provide upkeep of grounds equipment, including cleaning, painting and performing preventive maintenance and minor repairs to outdoor equipment, irrigation systems, furniture, outdoor structures, etc.
• Operate equipment including lawn care, power washers, and snow removal i.e. weed eaters, edgers, mowers, sprayers, hoes, shovels, hand tools, snow plows, snow blowers, motorized vehicles, etc., and related grounds equipment as required.
• Maintain clean and safe work area, equipment rooms and shop areas.
• Perform proper care of landscape and grounds.
• Record personal work orders and submit hours to supervisor on a daily basis.
• Perform any maintenance work required in which skills can be utilized.
• Perform maintenance in the indoor/outdoor gardens and litter control as directed by supervisor.
• Report outdoor campus safety concerns and aesthetic issues to supervisor in writing or electronic communication.
• Performs all duties as assigned.

• Ability to stand, walk, etc. for extended periods and ability to bend, stoop, kneel, lift shovel, etc. required.
• Must be able to exert up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally.
• May in the course of their duties be in rooms where medications are stored.
• Landscaping experience preferred but not required.
• Military experience considered.
• No contact with medications is allowed.
• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Must be able to work outdoors in different weather conditions with exposure to the elements.
• Must be able to accept flexible working hours and shifts and be available on an on-call basis for emergency responses.
• Must be able to work overtime or off-hours when necessary.
• Two years general maintenance-related work experience OR completion of a trade school required.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Act 34
• Driver's License

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran