General Maintenance Worker

General Info 

Job Type: Full-Time

Location: Four Seasons Environmental, Inc. - Atlanta, Georgia - CDC Campus

Min. Yrs. Experience: 2 year

Salary Range: $24.97/per hour plus fringe benefit of $10.01/hr. ($7.51 H&W / $2.25 401k contribution)

Hours: Monday to Friday: 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM (8/hr. shifts)

• Shift Differential: 4% (2^nd shift) or 6% (3^rd shift) differential pay only if the majority of hours worked fall within the shift differential window

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Benefit
• Disability Insurance
• Holidays and Vacation

Job Description:

The General Maintenance Worker/Groundskeeper is responsible for building and maintaining gardens, parks, property buildings, and other outdoor landscapes. They ensure plant growth, the cleanliness of outdoor facilities and the pruning of overgrown hedges. Additionally, Groundskeepers oversee maintenance repairs and equipment, landscape structures, outdoor furniture, and walkways.

A high school diploma or equivalent certification is required for Groundskeepers as well as two years of landscaping or grounds keeping experience. Successful Groundskeepers are detail-oriented with exceptional organizational skills with great stamina. Ideal Groundskeepers possess a strong knowledge of pest management and basic lawn maintenance.

Essential Duties:

• Perform general maintenance duties such as cleaning walkways, fixing fountains, and applying plaster, caulking, etc.
• Conduct minor repairs and maintenance procedures on equipment utilized in groundskeeping, i.e., mowers, blowers, weed eaters, chainsaws, etc.
• Utilize pesticides to rid grounds of pests such as mosquitos, wasps, and ticks.
• Efficiently apply fertilizer to property grounds to enhance growth.
• Safely cut grounds using hand, power or riding mower for trimming edges around walkways, flower beds, and walls.
• Monitor property grounds to ensure a pleasant appearance.
• Be willing to train and enhance knowledge in assigned duties.
• Ensure grounds are free of weeds and dead plants.
• Monitor campus during freezing spells and applying ice melt or utilizing equipment to remove snow.
• Operate and maintain grounds equipment (skid steer loader, farm tractor, front end loader/backhoe, and other misc. equipment.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 2 years experience in a landscaping or grounds keeping role.
• Must be able to safely operate maintenance equipment including lawnmowers, leaf blowers, and hedge trimmers.
• Strong knowledge of pest management and basic lawn maintenance
• Current Pesticide Applicator’s license for Georgia
• Excellent organizational skills
• Working knowledge of horticulture
• Ability to lift 50 pounds +
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Ability to work in a variety of outside conditions for long periods of time
• Employees may be subject to immunization and testing requirements pursuant to Client and current Company requirements.
• Employees must meet the requirements of the federal credentialing process to access the facility, which includes but is not limited to, obtaining facility access (aka PIV card, smart card, access card, badge) and meeting ongoing training and access requirements.

Company Info

Four Seasons Environmental, Inc. (www.fseinc.net) is a 350-associate facilities management firm. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, FSE offers a very stable work environment. Our goal of 35+ years remains the same: satisfy the customer and continuously improve. If you are looking for a nurturing company that puts the customer and the employee first, then please submit your resume for consideration.

• All resumes will be kept in strict confidence.
• We are an institutional, commercial, full-facility operation and maintenance contractor and equal opportunity employer including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Mission Statement

In a corporate culture of positive reinforcement, we will produce excellence by continuously finding better ways to serve our client as we would wish to be served. 

Vision Statement

In a nurturing corporate climate where families are valued and continuous improvement is a way of life, we will treat our customer and our fellow employees as we would wish to be treated so that we will continue to be our customer’s contractor of choice. 

• Must be able to lift 50 lbs. 
• Must be authorized to work in the US
• No relocation assistance is available
• Four Seasons Environmental, Inc. is a federal contractor and is required to comply with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (which supersedes state laws to include cannabis). Employment is contingent on passing a 10-panel pre-employment drug screen, random drug and alcohol screenings, and background/reference checks.