Groundskeeper jobs in Alaska

Alaska Hotel and RV Resort groundskeeper

Spend your summer in Seward Alaska! We are looking for a groundskeeper (laborer) for the Seward Military Resort in Seward Alaska.

Typical hours are 8 am to 4 : 30 PM 5 days per week.

Approximate dates of employment are 15 May - 15 September 2024.

Free Housing may be provided on a space-available basis and the city of Seward has a fantastic public transportation system making it easy to get by without a car!

Up to 25% recruitment and retention incentive may be authorized for positions offering at least a guarantee of 10 hours per week.

Apply online here : Duties :

Duties :

• Perform heavy physical labor requiring the frequent lifting and carrying of items and furniture weighing 80 to 100 pounds or more.
• Operate heavy-powered equipment performing tasks that require prior work experience and training.
• Tasks include ground maintenance on grades and slopes, digging ditches and trenches, washing buildings using high-pressure sprayers, operating tillers to prepare lawns for sod and bedding plants, and cutting trees using axes or chainsaws.
• Resets nails, replace hardware, relocate playgrounds, flowerbeds, and portable structures.

Qualifications :

• Six (6) months of laboring experience is required.
• Must be able to work under general supervision, responding to initial oral or written instructions and completing assigned tasks.
• Knowledge of the processes, which require remembering directions and / or sequences be, required (e.g., mixing cement).
• Knowledge and skill in the operation, control, and cleaning of heavy, power equipment (single-function power lawn mowers with one or more cutting decks and mechanical controls, chain saws, jackhammers).
• Knowledge to work safely with heavy tools (axes, picks, tampers, chainsaws, etc).
• Skill in performing routine operator maintenance and adjusting the cutting height of blades of power mowers or in operating weight handling devices when moving heavy loads.

About USAG Alaska :

US Army Garrison Alaska is a team of over 1000 civilian employees that keep the "cities" of Fort Wainwright, Fort Greely, and Seward Military Resort running.

• Our diverse workforce provides the full spectrum of city services including community planning and development; public safety and law enforcement;
• airfield operations; utilities and infrastructure; parks, recreation facilities, and programs; financial, accounting, and auditing services;

family and social services; and more. Who do we employ? If you have a passion we have a position! Here are some of the careers that make up our team : Air Traffic Controller, Architect, Financial Counselor, Attorney, Auditor, Budget Analyst, Automotive Mechanic, Cartographer, Civil Engineer, Construction Project Inspector, Contract Performance Evaluator, Customer Service Representative, Detective, Drug Testing Technician, Education Counselor, Career Counselor, Electronics Technician, Electrical Engineer, Environmental Engineer, Environmental Protection Specialist, Social Worker, Community Prevention Program Manager, Fire Protection Inspector, Firefighter, General Engineer, Information and Records Manager, Housing and Real Property Manager, Police Officer, Human Resources, Security Guard, Community Planner, Mechanical Engineer, Para-Legal, Physical Scientist, Public Affairs, Safety and Occupational Health, Strategic Planner, Workforce Development, and there's more! Child Care Providers, Boat Captains, Deck Hands, Hotel and Hospitality, Down Hill Ski Operations, Golf Course Operations, Bar and Restaurant Operations, Fitness Instructors of all Disciplines.

There truly is a job for every career.

About USAG Alaska :

US Army Garrison Alaska is a team of over 1000 civilian employees that keep the "cities" of Fort Wainwright, Fort Greely, and Seward Military Resort running.

• Our diverse workforce provides the full spectrum of city services to include : community planning and development; public safety and law enforcement;
• airfield operations; utilities and infrastructure; parks, recreation facilities and programs; financial, accounting and auditing services;

family and social services; and more.Who do we employee? If you have a passion we have a position! Here are some of the career that make up our team : Air Traffic Controller, Architect, Financial Counselor, Attorney, Auditor, Budget Analyst, Automotive Mechanic, Cartographer, Civil Engineer, Construction Project Inspector, Contract Performance Evaluator, Customer Service Representative, Detective, Drug Testing Technician, Education Counselor, Career Counselor, Electronics Technician, Electrical Engineer, Environmental Engineer, Environmental Protection Specialist, Social Worker, Community Prevention Program Manager, Fire Protection Inspector, Firefighter, General Engineer, Information and Records Manager, Housing and Real Property Manager, Police Officer, Human Resources, Security Guard, Community Planner, Mechanical Engineer, Para-Legal, Physical Scientist, Public Affairs, Safety and Occupational Health, Strategic Planner, Workforce Development, and there's more! Child Care Providers, Boat Captains, Deck Hands, Hotel and Hospitality, Down Hill Ski Operations, Golf Course Operations, Bar and Restaurant Operations, Fitness Instructors of all Disciplines.

Last updated : 2024-02-27