Temporary Groundskeeper

Temporary Groundskeeper

Reports to: Operations Manager

Status: Seasonal

Department: Maintenance & Operations

Classification: Non-Exempt

Location: Unalaska, Alaska

Summary of Position:

This entry-level position performs a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled tasks in the maintenance and operation of corporate grounds, open spaces, and properties. Under the direct supervision of the Maintenance & Operations Manager (or designee), the Groundskeeper ensures all outdoor areas are safe, clean, and well-maintained.

Essential Functions:

• Must have the ability and willingness to comply with the standards for safety.
• Ability and skills in safely operating tools used in the grounds keeping and maintenance trades such as lawn mowers, weedwhackers and power tools.
• Collecting and disposing of waste from buildings and performing minor interior building maintenance such as painting and other semi-skilled trade works.
• Must have the ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions.
• The basic understanding of painting and ability to make minor repairs to the facilities.
• Perform basic mathematical calculations.
• Self-starter and self-motivation when working alone.
• Able to work professionally and courteously with others.
• Have experience mowing, edging, pruning, watering, and applying insecticides and fertilizers.

The above duties are not intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification.

Experience and Education:

• Must be 18 years of age.
• High school graduate or equivalent
• 1 - 2 years of progressive work experience preferred.
• Must be eligible to work in the US as required by Federal Law.

Requirements:

• Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends.
• Ability to pass all pre-employment required testing i.e. drug and background.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Frequent walking, standing, bending, kneeling, and lifting of heavy objects (up to 40 lbs.)
• Operation of heavy, vibrating, or loud machinery.

Acknowledgement

Note: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

Ounalashka Corporation is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, gender-identity and sexual orientation), age, disability, genetic information, veteran protected status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Ounalashka grants employment preference to Shareholders of Ounalashka Corporation, their spouses and descendants to the extent allowed by law.