Grounds Maintenance Worker II

Grounds Maintenance Worker II

The Grounds Maintenance Worker II is responsible for providing attractive, safe, and well-maintained grounds. Job duties include policing assigned areas, emptying trash containers, sweeping or blowing walkways and parking lots, removal of leaves and debris, maintaining turf areas by mowing with push mower or riding mower, maintaining equipment, maintaining irrigation systems, making necessary repairs and adhering to mandated watering restrictions, maintaining flowers, shrubs, groundcover beds, trees, planting seasonal color, assisting with mulch dispersal, maintaining trees, including pruning and chipping limbs, assisting in cleanups on campus for special events, assisting in spreading sand and de-ice agents during bad or inclement weather, using a computer and work phone to monitor and address AIM work orders and SAP entries, and other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications : Applicants must specifically address how they meet these required qualifications to meet the requirements of the position. Knowledge of turf and landscape maintenance equipment, knowledge of equipment maintenance, knowledge of irrigation systems, knowledge of safety standards associated and best management practices, proficient with landscape maintenance small engine equipment : line trimmers, blowers, hedge trimmers, push mowers, chainsaws, proficient with riding mowers and zero turn mowers, ability to assess landscape conditions, troubleshoot equipment, and solve problems efficiently, ability to communicate verbally and receive instructions that may require duties to be completed individually or as part of a team, ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 lbs. alone, ability to perform strenuous physical duties outdoors in various weather conditions, including walking distances.

Preferred Qualifications : Knowledge of PPE, plant identification, pesticide / application knowledge.

Additional Information to Applicants : Job open date 11 / 20 / 2025, job close date (posting closes at midnight) open until filled, normal work days Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, normal work hours start 8 : 00 AM, normal work hours end 5 : 00 PM. Applicant must have a valid Texas Driver's License and be a driver in good standing with less than ten (10) points deducted for driving infractions as determined by the employer driving standards system. Texas State University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all persons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal or state law in employment, educational programs, and activities and admissions. Employment with Texas State University is contingent upon the outcome of record checks and verifications including, but not limited to, criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verifications, reference checks, and employment eligibility verifications. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The University will not sponsor or assume sponsorship of any candidate requiring a petition for an H1B employment visa.