Job Details

Job Posting

Maintains a variety of spaces on the Hospital campus with an objective to provide a safe, clean, and pleasing environment.

Essential Functions:

• Performs a variety of landscape and groundskeeping tasks while observing pertinent safety regulations and policies.
• Operates and maintains power equipment such as lawn mowers, leaf blowers, hedge trimmers, and street sweepers.
• Removes litter and debris from grounds and empties trash receptacles.
• Maintains and repairs walkways, fences, and other outdoor structures. Reports for ice and snow removal and is accountable for clearing primary areas.
• Performs first level maintenance on gasoline and diesel equipment. Checks oil, lubricates, and makes minor repairs.
• Proactive in identifying problem areas in the landscape, recommending viable solutions and carrying out steps to resolve issues.

Education Requirement:

High School Diploma or equivalent, required.

Licensure Requirement:

Valid Ohio driver's license and proof of auto insurance as required by hospital policy and position-specific requirements. Must pass motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications, and training set forth by Nationwide Children's Hospital and maintain qualification of insurance guidelines.

Certifications:

• Ohio Nurserymen Landscape Installer Certification, preferred.
• Certification from a trade program, preferred.
• Miscellaneous installation/repair certifications from vendors, preferred.

Experience:

Six months of job-related experience and some knowledge of grounds maintenance operations, required.

Physical Requirements:

Occasionally: Climb stairs/ladder, Cold Temperatures, Computer skills, Fume /Gases /Vapors, Hot Temperatures, Sitting, Working at Heights

Frequently: Audible speech, Decision Making, Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required, Electricity, Flexing/extending of neck, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 41-60 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 61-100 lbs, Loud Noises, Machinery, Power Tools, Problem solving, Reaching above shoulder, Repetitive hand/arm use

Continuously: Bend/twist, Color vision, Depth perception, Peripheral vision, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 100 lbs or greater with assistance, Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 41-60 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 61-100 lbs, Seeing Far/near, Squat/kneel, Standing, Walking, Working Outdoors

Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:

Works indoors and outdoors, can be exposed to dust, dirt, grease, unpleasant weather, hot and confined work areas.