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About the Role

This position is responsible for maintaining, preparing, and caring for Rochester Community and Technical College grounds, athletic fields, lawns, landscaped areas, sidewalks, parking lots, driveways, roads, and other exterior areas. The position performs routine groundskeeping and landscape maintenance, snow and ice removal, operation and maintenance of grounds equipment, and general exterior facility maintenance. The position helps ensure that College grounds and athletic facilities are safe, clean, functional, and attractive for students, employees, visitors, athletic participants, and the public.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining, preparing, and caring for college grounds, athletic fields, lawns, landscaped areas, sidewalks, parking lots, driveways, roads, and other exterior areas.
• Performing routine groundskeeping and landscape maintenance.
• Performing snow and ice removal.
• Operating and maintaining grounds equipment.
• Performing general exterior facility maintenance.
• Ensuring college grounds and athletic facilities are safe, clean, functional, and attractive.

Requirements

• Basic horticultural techniques and practices, including planting, pruning, watering, fertilizing, seeding, sodding, and general lawn and garden care.
• Methods of lawn, landscape, and athletic field maintenance.
• Operation and routine maintenance of motorized groundskeeping equipment and hand tools.
• Basic construction and repair methods sufficient to construct or repair simple structures and grounds features.
• Methods and equipment used for snow and ice removal.
• Safe work practices related to groundskeeping, equipment operation, outdoor work, and use of tools and machinery.
• Valid driver's license.

Skills

• Horticultural techniques
• Lawn and garden care
• Landscape maintenance
• Athletic field maintenance
• Groundskeeping equipment operation
• Groundskeeping equipment maintenance
• Snow and ice removal
• Basic construction and repair
• Safe work practices
• Driving

Location

• Rochester

Work Type

• Full time
• Onsite

Experience Level

• Entry Level

Salary/Compensations

• $20.87 - $29.73 USD Hourly

Benefits

• Paid vacation and sick leave
• 12 paid holidays each year
• Low-cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans
• Fertility care, including IVF
• Diabetes care
• Dental and orthodontic care for adults and children
• 6 weeks paid leave for parents of newborn or newly adopted children
• Pension plan
• Employer paid life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Tax-free expense accounts for health, dental, and dependent care
• Resources that provide support and promote physical, emotional, social, and financial well-being
• Training, classes, and professional development
• Tuition reimbursement
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for work/life support

About the Company

• RCTC is a member of Minnesota State- a higher education system that includes 24 two-year community and technical colleges and seven state universities serving more than 430,000 students.
• It is the fifth-largest higher education system of its kind in the United States.
• Working together to improve the state we love.
• What do Minnesota's State employees have in common? A sense of purpose in their work, Connection with their coworkers and communities, Opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Equal Opportunity

• Rochester Community and Technical College acts affirmatively in aggressively soliciting applications and hiring members of protected groups, including women, minorities, veterans, and disabled persons.
• We apply equal opportunity in our hiring process and provide reasonable accommodation upon request.
• Persons in protected classes are encouraged to apply.
• Minnesota State is an equal opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity.
• We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law.
• As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.