Position Summary(Basic Job Function)

Unit Position Summary

This entry level position is year-round, full time (40 hours per week). Starting pay is $19.22 with an increase to $20.23 after 6 months and 1040 working hours based on satisfactory performance.

As a Laborer I at Forest Akers Golf Courses, you will assist in maintaining and performing maintenance responsibilities for the East and West courses such as:

Mowing grass to include greens, tees, fairways, approaches, collars, surrounds, and roughsGrading, seeding, packing, watering, and sodding golf course areasApplying fertilizer/herbicide/fungicide/insecticidePerforming equipment preventative maintenance, course cleanup, and irrigation system maintenancePosition Benefits:

Work outdoors with a collaborative team and take advantage of discounted golf and range privileges after hours!Work-Life Balance: MSU Landscape Services promotes a healthy balance between work and busy personal schedules. Forty-hour weeks are the standard with daily end times at 2:30pm. Additional benefits such as holiday pay, vacation leave (after six months), and sick leave are included. Optional healthcare coverage with employer contribution to an HSA is available.Advancement Opportunity: MSU supports each employee in advancing their education and personal life skills. We offer opportunities to earn a Michigan Pesticide Applicator Certification, Commercial Driver's License, heavy equipment certifications, and/or advanced specific green industry certifications. After six months of successful employment and 1,040 hours on the job, employees have an opportunity to bid on a full-time position with full MSU benefits.Any questions about the position can be directed to [email protected].

Essential Job Duties Responsibilities:

50%: Assist with general landscaping tasks; mow, water, fertilize, litter control, operate equipment, cut weeds, brush, and grass using hand and power equipment; recognize field/lawn issues; install landscape plant material, signs, site furniture, edging and boulders; shovel, rake, grade, dig, back-fill; haul materials. Operate equipment used in landscape maintenance and construction.

25%: Assist with installation of irrigation systems, topsoil, seed and sod lawn and turf areas; transplant and move trees, shrubs, and flowers; perform regular maintenance to light and medium-weight vehicles such as oil checks, grease fittings, tire pressure checks; transport supplies, materials, tools, and equipment work sites using university vehicles; update and maintain MSU's plant maintenance database using Field Maps.

25%: Issue, receive, and store supplies and equipment; maintain and install erosion control devices; assist in identifying and treating plant disease, insect, and other related problems; shovel snow, sand and de-ice walkways; assist in monitoring working areas to assure compliance with safety precautions and proper working methods; use email; install tree protection fencing; maintain roads and walkways; participate in MSU football tailgate clean up.

Minimum Requirements:

Casual knowledge of tools, methods, equipment, and materials used in golf course maintenance; must wear protective footwear requested such as a leather work boot; applicant must have a good driving record and submit their operator's license number on their applica