Grounds Worker; HSC

Overview

Job Description - Grounds Worker (HSC) - Full Time Days (2600317). Grounds Worker (HSC) - Full Time Days at Stony Brook Medicine. Position involves maintaining grounds, athletics fields, walkways, and roads at State facilities. Requires strong interpersonal and time management skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work with all levels of the organization.

• Maintains the appearance and conditions of grounds at State facilities.
• Cleans grounds by sweeping, raking, shoveling and removing debris, leaves, branches, etc.
• Clears sites and prepares them for planting by raking, tilling soil, adding mulch and digging.
• Plants seeds, bushes, trees, etc. using hand or power equipment.
• Cuts grass using lawnmowers; fertilizes and waters grounds; prunes bushes and trees; removes or transplants bushes or trees.
• Removes dead trees by cutting and splitting logs using chainsaws, sledge hammers and wedges.
• Loads trucks with debris, logs, dirt, etc. using hand or power equipment.
• May construct, repair or paint fences.

• Maintains roads, walkways and parking lots at State facilities.
• Breaks up concrete to repair holes using hand or power equipment.
• Mixes and applies concrete and asphalt for patches.
• Removes trash and debris from roads, walkways and parking lots by sweeping and shoveling by hand.
• Removes snow and ice from walkways by shoveling and operating snow removal equipment.
• Plows roads and parking lots with trucks and tractors.
• Makes and spreads salt, sand, and calcium for use on walkways and roads, by hand or with equipment.

• Maintains athletic fields and grass fields.
• Cuts and rakes grass as required.
• Resods and repairs damaged areas of fields.
• Checks the operation of water sprinkler systems and reports deficiencies to higher level staff.
• Lines and prepares fields for athletic events.

• Performs basic maintenance and planting for greenhouses.
• May apply pesticides or fertilizer in accordance with State regulations.
• Cuts glass to replace broken panes and adjusts slipped panes.
• Cleans, flushes, and repairs gutters and drains.
• Glazes and paints sashes to protect and seal out moisture and cold.
• Oils ventilating mechanisms.
• Sterilizes pots, mixes soils for planting, and plants transplants seedlings.
• Unloads and records supplies used in greenhouse and inventories production.
• Performs basic repairs as necessary and refers more involved repair to higher level staff.

• May perform a variety of manual tasks in support of the building and grounds program.
• Sets up and removes snow fences and markers at fire hydrants and catch basins.
• Performs routine building maintenance work and minor maintenance on tools and power machines.
• Loads and unloads trucks and moves furniture.
• Shovels, digs ditches, and installs signs.

• May lead students, inmates, clients, or contract employees in grounds and maintenance activities.

Required
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Non-competitive — must be physically able to perform the tasks of the position and to communicate effectively to obtain and convey information. *

*When required to operate motor vehicles, candidates must possess a valid New York State Driver's License appropriate for the type of vehicle operated.

*As determined by the State agency or campus, some positions may be required to possess appropriate license or certification to apply pesticides, herbicides and other treatments.

Preferred
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Previous experience working in a hospital setting and/or in the hospital industry. Possess excellent interpersonal skills, time management skills, have attention to detail and be able to work with all levels of the organization.

Special Notes
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Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

Posting Overview
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This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. For full consideration, applications should be received before the initial review date (within two weeks of the posting date).

If no candidate is identified during the initial review, additional applications may be considered; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimum, two weeks after the initial posting date. If no…