Seasonal Grounds Maintenance

Job Description:

Located at the Purina Animal Nutrition Research Center, the Grounds Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing technical repair work and preventative maintenance throughout the facility on buildings, grounds, and equipment. You will be responsible for all grounds maintenance activities.

Key Tasks / Responsibilities

• Operate Kubota mowers, X-Mark Walk Behind Mower, various weed trimmers, leaf blowers, and chain saws as required or requested.
• Responsible for all grounds maintenance activities.
• Assists in making sure that all grounds maintenance personnel mow and weed eat proper areas of the Purina Animal Nutrition Center.
• Assist in making sure that all mowing personnel follow mower safety instructions.
• Keep all mowing equipment in repair / make recommendations on when to replace equipment.
• Performs snow removal, shoveling, and treatment.
• Operate skid steer to clean various cattle barns throughout the facility.
• Keep required regulatory records of manure sent to compost facility. 
• Performs minor plumbing, carpentry, and some welding repairs and assist other trade workers in daily tasks as needed or required.
• Operate other various vehicles and motorized agricultural equipment including, trucks, dump trucks, forklifts, tractors, Backhoes, skid steers, PTO driven pumper wagon, Brush-hogs, as well as other implements.
• Responsible for the operation, maintenance repairs and documentation of irrigation equipment.
• Unload delivery trucks and transfer to designated areas.
• Assist in the set up and coordination of all meeting / visitor requirements. Prioritize that all meeting areas are set up on time as per request.
• Responsible for daily incinerator activities. Must make sure that the incinerator meets / operates within the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Permit requirements. Must also maintain all required incinerator records. 
• Responsible for assisting in the monthly safety checks on all fire extinguishers and ladders within Operations, Conference Center and Administration.

Requirements:

• HS Diploma or GED.
• Employee will need or needs to be able to acquire a DOT Class E license.
• Ability to perform activities without direct supervision and to direct the efforts of other personnel.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with ground maintenance
• Operate Kubota mowers, X-Mark Walk Behind Mower, various weed trimmers, leaf blowers, and chain saws

Location: Purina Animal Nutrition Center, Gray Summit, MO

Seasonal: May 2025 Through August 2025

Hours: 7:00am - 3:30pm M-F​

Pay: 16.00 per hour

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