As a Grounds Specialist you perform a wide variety of routine tasks to assist in the maintenance of facilities, equipment, roads and grounds

• Serves as a general maintenance person to inspect and maintain all facilities, grounds, and equipment
• Performs routine carpentry, plumbing, and electrical repairs.
• Ensures all employees are properly trained to operate equipment and are properly educated to follow established safety policies and procedures.
• Directs, assists, and supports recreational special events as needed
• Assists with purchasing and inventory of incoming supplies, materials, and repair parts.
• Responsible for major and minor equipment, vehicle, and vessel repairs.
• Maintains grounds which may include mowing, weeding, aerating, spraying, fertilizing, and tree trimming or removal.
• Responsible for maintaining all roads such as painting, snow plowing, sanding and salting, repaving, or repairing.
• Responsible for providing public safety on property, provide assistance in an emergency, or aid in rescue of accident victims.
• Assists law enforcement with investigation of illegal activities on properties.
• May assist and perform wildlife resource management.
• May supervise, train, and direct offender work crews, assigning duties, planning and directing daily work assignments.
• May act as a flagger along roads to warn motorists.

• A high school diploma or GED;
• Valid Indiana driver's license.

• Working knowledge of, and ability to apply, general maintenance practices;
• Working knowledge of, an ability to use skills in electrical, plumbing, and carpentry.
• Ability to a wide array of hand and power tools.
• Ability to determine malfunctions of electrical and mechanical equipment and make simple repairs.
• Ability to operate a variety of vehicles, vessels, and large equipment.
• Ability to do basic math and bookeeping for use in property operations.