Join the Mark Porter Auto Group team in Athens, Ohio, as an enthusiastic and dedicated Groundskeeper. Mark Porter Auto Group is synonymous with automotive excellence and community service, and we pride ourselves on maintaining our facilities to the highest standard, ensuring a welcoming environment for our customers and staff alike. As a Groundskeeper, you will play a vital role in sustaining the beauty and functionality of our outdoor spaces, ensuring that they are attractive, safe, and well-maintained. Your contribution will enhance the first impressions of our visitors and support the overall aesthetic quality of our establishment. If you have a passion for working outdoors, an eye for detail, and a desire to be part of a positive and supportive team, we invite you to bring your skills to Mark Porter Auto Group. Join us and be part of a community-oriented organization where your efforts will be valued and appreciated every day.

Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

• Must be able to lift to 75 lbs.
• Regularly works outdoors and is exposed to various weather conditions.
• Required to wear protective or safety equipment, including safety shoes, gloves, glasses, and hearing protection.
• Frequent face-to-face interactions with team members and supervisors.
• Exposure to contaminants, minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings.
• Regular use of hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Exposure to extreme temperatures (hot or cold).
• Work may involve distracting or uncomfortable noise levels.
• Operation of open vehicles or equipment.
• Prolonged periods of standing.
• Weekend availability required, including Saturdays and Sundays.

• Operate vehicles and powered equipment such as mowers, tractors, snow blowers, chain saws, electric clippers, and pruning saws.
• Mow and edge lawns using power mowers or edgers.
• Clear sidewalks and stoops of snow and ice using brooms, shovels, snow blowers, or other equipment; apply salt or deicer; plow snow from driveways.
• Maintain established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, dethatching, and trimming around flower beds, walkways, and walls.
• Plant grass seed, straw, trees, and shrubs.
• Water flowers and shrubs
• Use hand tools including shovels, rakes, pruning saws, hedge trimmers, and axes.
• Prune and trim trees, shrubs, and hedges using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
• Maintain and repair tools, equipment, and structures such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, and benches using hand or power tools.
• Apply fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides using hand or automatic sprayers and spreaders.
• Maintain sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, and other outdoor features.
• Clear wooded areas by cutting down trees and relocating wood to extra lot.
• Conduct regular property inspections using a utility vehicle (Gator); repair fences, fill holes, and remove trash, debris, limbs, and pet waste from grounds, breezeways, dumpster areas, and walkways.
• Assist with make-ready duties as requested.
• Hang pictures, shelves, and signage.
• Clean windows and maintain lighting fixtures.
• Maintain outdoor pool.
• Set up and take down Christmas trees and decorations at all dealership locations and residences.
• Provide basic pet care including vacuuming bedding, brushing, feeding, bathing, and waste removal.
• Clean garages and wash vehicles.
• Clean and maintain outdoor lighting fixtures.