Groundskeeper

About This Role

Maintaining a visually appealing and functional outdoor space is the core of this groundskeeper role. The position involves a variety of tasks, from daily lawn care to equipment maintenance and minor repairs, and suits a candidate capable of working independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily lawn care, including mowing, weeding, raking, trimming, watering, and seeding of lawns and shrubbery
• Follow all safety guidelines for the operation of equipment and handling of chemicals
• Operate and maintain landscaping equipment, trucks, golf carts, and power tools
• Operate and maintain hand tools, such as loppers, saws, and shovels efficiently
• Utilize insecticides, fertilizers, and chemical sprays to treat diseases
• Assist in conducting irrigation audits and performing irrigation repairs
• Participate in different maintenance or landscaping projects
• Remove snow by shovel or snow blower
• Perform carpentry, plumbing, and electrical repairs
• Approach all encounters with guests in an attentive, friendly, courteous, and service-oriented manner
• Prioritize tasks based upon importance and urgency with conscious planning and thoughtful decision making
• Maintain property by following the quality assurance manual

Requirements

• Knowledge of gardening techniques
• Working knowledge with sprinkler systems and other landscaping equipment
• Understanding of fertilizer, pesticide, and gasoline dispensing
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays
• Capable of working independently and as part of a team
• Valid Driver’s License
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 30 pounds regularly, lift or move up to 50 pounds occasionally with assistance
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, push, pull, reach overhead and move safely over uneven terrain
• Use of repetitive motion, standing, bending, sitting, lifting, and walking
• Close and distance vision, sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, etc. for driving a motorized vehicle

Important Details

• Schedule: May involve exposure to varying weather conditions
• Will experience occasional interruptions and shifting priorities

About the Company

Kampgrounds of America, Inc. (KOA) is the world’s largest network of privately owned campgrounds and a leader in outdoor hospitality, with over 500 locations across the United States and Canada. Founded in 1962, KOA's mission is “connecting people to the outdoors and each other.”