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About the Role
Groundskeepers at Rocking Horse Ranch are responsible for maintaining the overall resort appearance during operations. This position focuses on a wide variety of projects relating to landscaping, planting, cultivating, irrigation, pruning, mulching, and weeding and lawn maintenance, as well as snow removal. This position requires tractor driving experience.
Responsibilities
- Clears off walkways and main driveway prior to opening.
- Water flowers, trees, grasses, shrubs and lawns daily.
- Maintain overall appearance of plant material by feeding, deadheading and pruning frequently.
- Provides proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, planters and other grounds features.
- Cares for established lawns by mulching, weeding, trimming and edging around flower beds, walkways and walls.
- Mixes and spreads fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides onto grass, shrubs, and trees.
- Operates gas-powered equipment that includes blowers, lawn mowers, trimmers, chainsaws, weed-eaters and pressure washers.
- Performs regular maintenance and minor repairs on the lawn care equipment and tools.
- Organizes the grounds storage unit of tools, materials and equipment.
- Attends regularly scheduled staff meetings, training programs as required.
- All ranch staff is required to assist in maintaining cleanliness and ensuring guest safety.
Requirements
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Ability to be on your feet for extended periods of time.
- Ability to observe and analyze safety situations and determine appropriate course of action.
- Ability to thrive in a busy, fast-paced team environment as well as work independently.
- Must possess excellent communication skills, multi-tasking, planning and problem solving skills.
- Ability to lift 50 lbs.
- Flexible Schedule.
- Must be prepared to work weekends and holidays.
Skills
- Tractor driving experience
- Landscaping
- Planting
- Cultivating
- Irrigation
- Pruning
- Mulching
- Weeding
- Lawn maintenance
- Snow removal
- Communication skills
- Multi-tasking
- Planning
- Problem solving
Location
- Highland, NY 12528
Work Type
- Full-time
Salary/Compensations
- $17.00 - $19.00 Hourly
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Supplemental insurance
- Profit sharing
- 401k
- Meals
- Vacation for full time employees