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Wakefield Residential is offering an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced Groundskeeper with great technical and people skills to play a key role at The Lodge Apartment community in Marysville Washington.

Our team of professional Groundskeepers maintain our apartment communities in a clean, attractive, and orderly manner. The Groundskeepers general grounds work including keeping the community clear of all trash and debris at all times, mowing, trimming, fertilizing, pruning, weeding, raking, seeding, planting flowers and maintaining flowerbeds, trimming trees and shrubs, keeping storm sewers clean, and operating various pieces of equipment.

Responsibilities:

• Completes assigned minor/routine service requests as requested by Property Managers or Maintenance Supervisor
• Provide professional and courteous customer service at all times
• Inspect the community throughout the day to remove litter, debris, and pet droppings
• Ensure all common areas and amenities are neat and free of litter at all times
• Remove trash and remaining items from vacant apartments prior to start of make-ready process
• Maintain grounds equipment in safe operating condition
• May operate hedger, trimmer, clipper, hand and power spray equipment and blower, sod cutter
• May operate various small hand and power tools and other grounds maintenance equipment
• Clean and pressure wash all areas of the property
• Ensure tidiness in all supply and workspaces
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Previous Grounds/Porter/Facilities experience
• Ability to communicate effectively with Office and Maintenance staff
• Must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 50 pounds or heavier weights with/without assistance and/or the use of proper equipment.
• Available for emergency call duties and weekend work
• Basic computer skills and good written/oral communication skills

Physical Demands:

• Must possess strength, stamina, and mobility to perform physical work (machines, climbing/descending ladders, various tools and equipment, operating motor vehicles)
• Must be able to read printed materials and a computer screen and to distinguish colors in wiring
• Must be capable of hearing and speaking to communicate in-person and over the telephone or radio
• Must be capable of frequent walking in operational areas to identify problems or hazards
• Must possess finger dexterity needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard, calculator and/or to operate tools and equipment
• Must be capable of bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, and inspecting work sites
• Must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 50 pounds or heavier with/without assistance and/or the use of proper equipment

Working Environment:

• Groundskeepers work in outdoor environments with moderate to loud noise levels
• May work in cold and hot temperatures, or inclement weather conditions including snow, rain, wind
• Exposure to chemicals, mechanical and electrical hazards, and hazardous physical substances and fumes.
• Groundskeepers will interact courteously with residents, guests and staff and must follow all applicable policies, and procedures

Wakefield Residential offers competitive pay, a professional work environment, room for career growth, and benefits such as health/dental/vision insurance, paid vacation and holidays, and your birthday off with pay.

You must be able to pass a background check and have a clean driving record.

Schedule: Tuesday – Saturday from 8am-5pm with a one hour lunch each day

Salary: Starting at $21-24/hour with room for growth

Wakefield Residential is an Equal Opportunity Employer