Groundskeeper - Facilities & Maintenance

Our team members are the key to our company’s success, and their health and well-being, as well as that of their families, is very important to us. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that allows our team members stay healthy, plan for their future and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Benefits may vary with employment status.  To see our fill list of Team Member Benefits please visit our career site: www.gotoworkhappy.com/benefits

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

The Groundskeeper is responsible for performing necessary skills and demonstrating knowledge relating to the grounds maintenance department to provide positive guest experience.

Essential duties include, but are not limited to:

• Interior maintenance of plant life throughout the Hotel & Casino
• Plants and trims lawns, trees, bushes, hedges, and shrubs using hand tools or motorized vehicles
• Landscapes new ground areas, repairs damaged ground areas, replaces bushes, hedges, shrubs, and trees
• Cleans grounds and removes litter
• Responsible for daily upkeep of the property buildings and grounds which includes cleaning and removing of trash
• Responsible for the care, maintenance and inventory of all supplies and equipment owned by the property and/or the management company
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Minimum of 6 months -1 year experience in landscape maintenance both exterior and interior
• Must possess a basic knowledge of plant material, turf, pruning and fertilization of outdoor landscape materials and landscape equipment used
• Must possess a basic knowledge of interior plant material use and care
• Must possess knowledge of irrigation systems and controls
• Must possess basic understanding of forklift operations and sweeper operations
• Must be capable to work in extreme outdoor conditions
• Must be safety conscious
• Must possess attention to detail and follow written instructions
• Must be able to work as a team player to accomplish goals of the engineering department
• Must be able to read and write English and be able to effectively communicate with external guests and internal guests

Work Environment:

• Duties and responsibilities are typically performed on the Casino Floor in a fast-paced, guest-smoking environment, with constant exposure to general public and excessive noise, in the back of house of the casino, which can be faced-paced with excessive noise and the outdoors.
• On the Casino Floor, you may be exposed to casino-related environmental factors including, but not limited to, second hand smoke and excessive noise.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; and taste or smell.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Native American Preference Policy:

The Tribal Council gives preference in all of its employment practices to Native Americans. First preference in hiring, training, promoting and in all other aspects of employment is given to members of the Seminole Tribe who meet the job requirements. Second preference is given to members of other federally recognized Native American Tribes who meet the job requirements.

Employment Process:

Seminole Gaming’s employment process requires candidates to obtain gaming licensure by successfully completing a background check with Seminole Gaming Compliance and Regulations, prior to beginning employment. These background checks may include, but are not limited to:

• Credit Check
• Criminal Background Check
• Drug Screen    

Disclaimer
While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the current job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, (e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).