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Join Our Team as a Full-Time General Maintenance 2 – Groundskeeper at UPMC Hamot!

Are you ready to take pride in keeping one of the region’s most respected healthcare campuses safe, beautiful, and welcoming? UPMC Hamot is seeking a dedicated Full-Time General Maintenance 2 – Groundskeeper to join our close-knit team. This important role works first shift, Monday through Friday, from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, with rotating holiday and weekend on-call duties during winter months to help keep our grounds safe and accessible during snow and ice events — with extra on-call pay.

As a Groundskeeper, you will play a vital role maintaining the landscape, turf, and hard surfaces that surround our campus, ensuring a clean, safe, and inviting environment for patients, staff, and visitors alike. If you’re someone who thrives working outdoors, isn’t afraid of the elements, and values flexible scheduling to support both departmental needs and your family life, this could be the perfect fit.

We value experience in landscaping and turf management, and having a valid Pennsylvania Pesticide/Fertilizer Applicator License is preferred. You’ll also appreciate our annual provision of work clothing and the opportunity to grow your career within UPMC’s comprehensive Total Rewards Benefits package.

If you’re ready to join a team that values your hard work and dedication, apply today to help UPMC Hamot maintain its beautiful, safe grounds all year round!

Responsibilities:

+ Perform proper care of landscape and grounds.

+ Operate equipment including lawn care, power washers, and snow removal, i.e. weed eaters, edgers, mowers, sprayers, hoes, shovels, hand tools, snowplows, snow blowers, motorized vehicles, etc., and related grounds equipment as required.

+ Provide upkeep of grounds equipment, including cleaning, painting, and performing preventive maintenance and minor repairs to outdoor equipment, irrigation systems, furniture, outdoor structures, etc.

+ Perform maintenance in the indoor/outdoor gardens and litter control as directed by supervisor.

+ Assist with basic maintenance needs, as required, such as signage maintenance (installations, upgrades, cleaning, etc.), plumbing repairs to storm and drain areas, irrigation systems, rain conductors, etc., and outdoor lighting repair and re-lamping.

+ Perform power-washing and maintenance of hard surface paved areas, parking areas, sidewalks, etc.

+ Report outdoor campus safety concerns and aesthetic issues to supervisor in writing or electronic communication.

+ Perform all work following infection control procedures.

+ Record personal work orders and submit hours to supervisor on a daily basis.

+ Maintain clean and safe work area, equipment rooms, and shop areas.

+ Perform any maintenance work required in which skills can be utilized.

+ Performs all duties as assigned.

Required:

+ High school diploma or equivalent is required.

+ Two years general maintenance-related work experience OR completion of a trade school required. Military experience considered.

+ Must be able to work outdoors in different weather conditions with exposure to the elements.

+ Ability to stand, walk, etc. for extended periods and ability to bend, stoop, kneel, lift shovel, etc.

+ Must be able to exert up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally.

+ Must be able to work overtime or off-hours when necessary.

+ Must be able to accept flexible working hours and shifts and be available on an on-call basis for emergency responses.

+ May in the course of their duties be in rooms where medications are stored. No contact with medications is allowed.

Preferred:

+ Landscaping experience preferred but not required.

+ Valid Pennsylvania Pesticide/Fertilizer Applicator License.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

+ Driver's License

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran