Job description

Full time grounds person for apartment community in Canton, MI.

What certain criteria is needed for the position:

• Professionally communicate with contractors, vendors, and residents
• Must possess positive attitude and desire to make a difference
• Be able to work both independently and as a member of a team
• Must be organized and able to prioritize
• Identify and report to management issues involving the employees, property or residents
• Gather and remove litter from grounds
• Maintain clean dumpster areas
• Plant flowers, plants, trees, and shrubs
• Pull weeds from flower beds, mulch areas, lawns, sidewalk cracks, etc.
• Water flowers and grass
• Complete grass repairs, including rototilling, laying soil, seed, and/or sod
• May mow and maintain lawns using power mowers, trimmers, edgers, etc.
• Prune and trim trees, shrubs, and hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
• Mix and spray fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, and trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
• Maintain parking areas and sidewalks including sweeping, blowing, patching, painting
• Lay mulch around trees, shrubs, and flowers
• Perform exterior painting and wood replacement
• Keep building entrances neat, clean, and attractive
• Maintain property signage
• Maintain amenity areas such as playgrounds, picnic/BBQ areas, etc.
• Maintain pool and operate pool equipment, including: Testing water and recordkeeping, adding chemicals, adding water, vacuuming, keeping deck and restrooms clean, etc.
• Help maintain operable exterior and common area lighting including performing light checks and replacing bulbs or fixtures
• Remove ice and snow from walkways, porches, and drives as deemed necessary for safety
• Repair or patch walkways and parking lots using concrete mix or asphalt patch.
• Inspect roofs and attics, perform temporary repairs, maintain gutters
• Operate powered equipment such as mowers, edgers, whips, blowers, tillers, tractors, power washers, snow blowers, hedge clippers, sod cutters, chainsaws, etc.
• Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, loppers, shears, axes, etc.
• Perform routine preventative maintenance to ensure that machines, tools and equipment continue to run smoothly.
• Assist with inventory and keeping shop areas clean
• Remove trash and debris from vacant units, assist bailiff with evictions
• May help turn vacant apartments to make them ready for leasing
• Help maintain common hallways and community room areas
• Use proper safety precautions at all times
• Lifting up to 50 lbs. and climbing ladders to various heights is required
• Help at other Princeton properties when deemed necessary
• May be asked to assist Maintenance and/or Manager with other jobs as deemed necessary by management

Must have valid driver’s license and vehicle

Competitive wage and benefits (PTO, paid holidays, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, medical, FSA, 401k, ROTH 401k, AFLAC)

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Experience:

• Maintenance: 1 year (Preferred)
• Groundskeeping: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

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