About the Work Unit:

Plant Operations provides facilities support for all construction, renovation, and routine maintenance of University Central space and facilities; housekeeping services for approximately 5.8 million square feet of academic, administrative, residential, and recreational space; grounds care for 330 acres that are a registered arboretum; turf care for athletic fields; and utilities for the University Central and the Medical Center.

Facilities annual budget exceeds $100 million in operating expenses and includes over 400 employees. Facilities manages major capital project expenditures totaling ~$125 million annually and facility renewal, replacement and large maintenance project expenditures totaling ~$20 million annually.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Mixing and application of herbicides, pesticides, insecticides, and fungicides
• Minor repair of irrigation systems
• Litter policing
• Pull weeds in shrubs/flower/groundcover beds
• Rake leaves and pickup
• Pickup trash receptacles and cleanup dumpster site
• Pickup recycling
• Mow lawns operating reel, push, walk behind, and zero turn radius mowers
• Pressure washing
• Hand watering of plants
• Clean stairwells, gutters, storm drains
• Snow removal
• Plant trees, shrubs, groundcovers, flowers
• Mulch landscape beds
• Sport and recreational fields lining
• Roundup herbicide spraying
• Special events support
• Assist arborist crew with storm damage clean-up
• Outdoor patio furnishings placing and removal
• Lawn maintenance: core aerating, slit seeding, over seeding & fertilizing
• Apply pre-emergent in shrub, flower & groundcover beds
• Occasionally remove bikes
• Operate and perform operator level maintenance on landscape truck
• Operate the following equipment
  • Weed Eater
  • Vacuum
  • Backpack Blower
  • Edger
  • Push Blower
  • Front-end loader
  • Steer Loader
  • Tractor
  • Turf Roller
  • 100-gallon sprayer
  • snowplow
  • woodchipper
  • stump grinder
• Operate trucker vehicle & golf cart
• Other duties related to classification

Education and Certifications:

• High School Diploma or GED is required
• Bachelor’s degree is preferred
• Valid driver license is required

Experience and Skills :

• 1 year experience is required
• Working in Higher Ed is preferred
  

Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

At Vanderbilt University, we are intentional about and assume accountability for fostering advancement and respect for equity, diversity, and inclusion for all students, faculty, and staff. Our commitment to diversity makes us who we are. We have created a community that celebrates differences and lets individuality thrive. As part of this commitment, we actively value diversity in our workplace and learning environments as we seek to take advantage of the rich backgrounds and abilities of everyone. The diverse voices of Vanderbilt represent an invaluable resource for the University in its efforts to fulfill its mission and strive to be an example of excellence in higher education.

Vanderbilt University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

Please note: all candidates selected for an offer of employment are subject to pre-employment background checks, which may include but are not limited to, based on the role for which they have been selected: criminal history, education verification, social media review, motor vehicle records, credit history, and professional license verification.

Vanderbilt is a community of talented and diverse staff & faculty!

At Vanderbilt University , our work - regardless of title or role - is in service to an important and noble mission in which every member of our community serves in advancing knowledge and transforming lives on a daily basis. Located in Nashville , Tennessee, on a 330+ acre campus and arboretum dating back to 1873, Vanderbilt is proud to have been named as one of “America’s Best Large Employers” as well as a top employer in Tennessee and the Nashville metropolitan area by Forbes for several years running. We welcome those who are interested in learning and growing professionally with an employer that strives to create, foster and sustain opportunities as an employer of choice through:

• Working and growing together as a community of communities... we are One Vanderbilt .
• Providing a work environment where every staff and faculty member can be their authentic and best self , while providing the resources and opportunities to learn and grow.
• Encouraging development, collaboration, and partnership both internally and externally while fostering the value that every member of the Vanderbilt community can lead and grow regardless of title or position.

We understand you have a choice when choosing where to work and pursue a career. We understand you are unique and have a story. We want to hear it. We encourage you to apply today so that you might become a part of our story.

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Vanderbilt University has made the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff and our surrounding communities a top priority. As part of that commitment, the University requires all employees to (1) participate in any required on-campus COVID-19 testing protocol as may then be in effect, or (2) show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19.