The Opportunity
The mowing staff performs grounds maintenance in the beautification of assigned grounds and landscaped areas. Work assignments may also include assisting other public works crews in mowing City properties, roadway banks or grass shoulders, and other grounds facilities as well as unskilled labor in support of trades personnel assigned to maintain landscaped, grassed areas, and other City property. Work is manual labor in nature and is supervised by a supervisor or other official and is evaluated based on work effort, completion of assigned work, and visual inspection.

Responsibilities of the Groundskeeper include
Mow, edge, trim, and water lawns, fields, and other turf grounds; prepare and fertilize soil; water various grounds areas by hand or by operating the irrigation system;
Plant, cultivate, prune, spray, fertilize and irrigate flowers, trees, grass, and shrubs; hoe and pull weeds and rake leaves; edge walkways; sweep litter from walks and driveways;
Perform general grounds cleanup, including picking up paper, trash and debris on grounds areas, parking lots, playgrounds, and other assigned areas;
Operate a variety of power-driven small equipment such as mowers, edgers, blowers, hedge trimmers and other small equipment used in grounds work; utilize standard gardening hand tools; May apply pest control methods to eradicate weeds and other pests according to established procedures if licensed; Maintain grounds maintenance equipment in safe operating condition; perform minor maintenance on equipment such as changing blades, greasing and changing oil.

Qualifications
Completion of a High School Diploma or GED is preferred but not required. Some experience in grounds maintenance and horticulture recommended.

Minimum age requirement is 16 years of age.

Please note
Candidates under the age of 18, working in North Carolina, will be required to provide a Youth Employment Certificate on their first day of employment.

A maximum of 18 hours per week when school is in session or 40 hours per week when school is not in session. Only outside school hours. A 30-minute break is required after any period of five consecutive hours of work.

Special Requirements
MUST have a Valid NC Drivers’ License

Compensation
Ranges from $37,128.00- $54,538.00. Minimum rate of $17.85 per hour.

The City of Mebane is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Disclaimer
This classification specification has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to perform the job. The Physical Requirements and Working Conditions section of this classification may vary from position to position, and a more thorough description of these elements can be found in the employee’s Position Description Questionnaire (PDQ). The City reserves the right to assign or otherwise modify the duties assigned to this classification.