Pre-Employment Requirements: pass background check, drug test and post-offer physical exam
Groundskeeper: Ground Maintenance – Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Responsibilities:
· Maintain the appearance and cleanliness of the grounds, gardens, and landscapes
· Perform lawn care tasks such as mowing, edging, and trimming - Operates weed whackers, hedge trimmers, chain saws, tree chain saws, rakes, hoe, shovel, pick, pressure washer, leaf blowers, etc. - Remove weeds, leaves, and debris from the grounds -Planting of tree’s, shrubs, and grass
· Must use all safety equipment at all times
Minimum Qualifications:
· Able to maintain confidentiality of NEI work practices.
· Able to recognize and produce quality grounds maintenance.
· Able to operate commercial grade gas powered equipment
· Able to distinguish different types of chemicals, fuels, oils and solutions
· Able to interact and cooperate with co-workers and work as a team.
· Able to work independently, as required.
· Able to perform work assignments systematically, neatly, or in sequential order.
· Able to evaluate, observe and make sound decisions.
· Able to practices safe work habits.
· Able to comply with NEI’s policies and procedures.
· Skilled in working effectively with hands.
· Good coordination.
· Physical stamina to perform manual labor in various weather conditions
· Must be comfortable with working with Individuals who may have disabilities (US AbilityOne / SourceAmerica project site).
· Be able to communicate and ask questions
· Be able to follow specific directions
Physical Demands:
· Occasionally lifts and carries up to 25 pounds.
· Continuous standing, balancing, walking, reaching, lifting, grabbing, holding.
· Continuous use of weed whackers, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers.
· Occasional use of chain saws, pole chain saws, and pressure washer.
· Continuous uses of corrected vision, depth perception, color vision, wide
· range vision.
· No running.
· Frequent guiding, pushing and pulling of equipment and tools.
· Able to withstand 15 pounds shoulder weight of leaf blower.
Status / Days / Hours
· Status: Full-time and Part-time shifts
· Primary Days: Monday thru Friday
· Time: 6:30 am to 3:00 pm (includes one-half hour, unpaid meal break)
· Occasional Saturdays & Sundays 6:30 am to 3:00 pm (includes one-half hour, unpaid meal break)
· Flexible, extended work hours and days including weekends and holidays, as needed
Clothing and Transportation:
· NEi will provide T-shirt and safety equipment
· Employee must provide long pants and steel toe shoes (NEi reimburse up to $50 when employee purchase steel toe shoes with receipt)
Salary Range:
· $12 to $16 per hour
· Medical & Dental coverage*
Paid Federal and State Holidays, Sick Leave and Vacation after 1 year of continuous employment. *