Location: Des Moines,IA, USA
Overview
Under supervision and direction performs the turf, ornamental maintenance, grounds, parking lot, driveway and sidewalk maintenance including mowing, fertilizing, trimming, irrigation, snow/ice/sleet removal, asphalt patching and overall grounds-keeping of all the UnityPoint Health - Des Moines properties. Valid Driver's License required.
Why UnityPoint Health?
* Commitment to our Team - For the third consecutive year, we're proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare for our commitment to our team members.
* Culture - At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
* Benefits - Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in.
* Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment - We're committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
* Development - We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
* Community Involvement - Be an essential part of our core purpose-to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
Visit to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work.
Responsibilities
* Integrates and demonstrates CORE values and Expectations for Personal and Service Excellence to guide professional behaviors.
* Demonstrates initiative to improve quality and customer service.
* Balances team and individual responsibilities, objective and open to other's views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to positive team goals, puts success of team above own interest.
* Demonstrates initiative to improve quality of customer service by striving to exceed customer expectations.
* Demonstrates ability to meet business needs of department by regular, reliable attendance.
* Demonstrates ability to operate the motorized and manual equipment assigned to the Grounds Department.
* On a daily basis maintains the main entrances, grounds, parking lots, driveways and sidewalks in good repair and clean of trash and debris to achieve specific quality, safety, service and regulatory goals.
* Observes and practices safety regulations and procedures, including but not limited to OSHA and DNV, in the care and use of equipment and tools.
* Removes snow, ice and/or sleet from UnityPoint Health - Des Moines parking lots, driveways and sidewalks utilizing sand and/or salt to achieve specific quality, safety, service and regulatory goals.
* Airify, spray, fertilize, mow and trim turf for all UnityPoint Health - Des Moines properties to achieve specific quality, safety, service and regulatory goals.
* Plants, maintains, and prunes trees, shrubbery and flowering plants for all the UnityPoint Health - Des Moines properties.
* Operates and repairs irrigation systems and fountains for all the Unity Point-DM properties.
* Attends Iowa State Turf Conference and Iowa State Shade Tree short courses to maintain CEU as scheduled by manager.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Preferred or Specialized
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent preferred, or two Years of experience.
Must eighteen (18) years of age or older.
Experience:
Working knowledge of the care for a wide variety of plant, tree, and shrub materials.
Working knowledge of operation and maintenance all equipment used in a grounds-keeping environment.
Working knowledge of spraying and fertilizer calibration.
Working knowledge of irrigation systems.
License(s)/Certification(s):
Valid driver's license required
Current ornamental and turf pest control pesticide applicators certificate or the ability to obtain the certification within 1 year of employment.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Multicultural sensitivity
Microsoft Office - basic computer skills
Customer/Patient focus
Critical thinking skills using independent judgement in making decisions.
Must be able to communicate effectively with people of diverse professional, educational, and diverse lifestyle backgrounds.
Other:
Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.
* Area of Interest: Support Services;
* FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0;
* Department: Groundskeeping;
* Shift: Days; 40 hrs/wk;
* Job ID: 156566;