Season Grounds
Altru Health System
Grand Forks, ND, USA
USD 18.82-28.23 / hour
Posted on Sep 6, 2025
Everything we do is underscored by a why — and that why is one another.
Location:
Altru Hospital1200 South Columbia RoadGrand Forks, ND 58201Pay Range: $18.82 - $28.23Summary:
The Equipment Operator is responsible for maintaining safe conditions on the Altru campus. This position operates various machinery, removes snow, mows grass, sweeps streets, and edges sidewalks. The Equipment Operator is a part of a team committed to providing world-class facilities.25 Hours per week, the hours will be irregular and varied to coincide with weather events and the need of the Grounds Team
Essential Job Functions:
Job Description
Interacts and works cooperatively with customers and Altru staff. Responds to staff/visitors in a courteous manner. Provides work direction and training to temporary, seasonal groundskeepers.
Operates snow removal equipment, including pickup trucks with front plows, sand truck, 950B pay loader, skid steer, tractor with broom, snow hauling trucks, etc.
Operates and maintains power-mowing equipment to cut grass, edge walks, flower beds, curbs, etc. Performs landscape work including planting flowers and trees. Applies fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides to trees, shrubs, and lawn. Maintains and repairs irrigation equipment.
Provides custodial services of parking lots, including campus pavement and grounds area. Inspects the Altru campus site as conditions require for slippery or unsightly sidewalks, roadways, parking lots and entrances and disburses sand as needed. Cleans storm drains of debris.
Performs maintenance and preventive maintenance on equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
Maintains trucks, tools, and equipment in a clean and orderly manner. Responsible for inventory control of grounds, parts, and supplies. Advises Supervisor of seasonal needs for ordering and major repairs on equipment. Initiates parts requisition form with all necessary information needed for ordering of supplies following department procedures as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.
Certification:
Driver's License with Acceptable Driving Record | Driver's License - Current State Licensed | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources
Notes
No CDL needed.
Language Requirements:
This position requires proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English to ensure effective communication in the workplace and with patients, families, and team members.
Physical Demands :
• Sit: Frequently (34-66%)• Stand: Occasionally (5-33%)• Walk: Frequently (34-66%)• Stoop/Bend: Frequently (34-66%)• Reach: Continuously (67-100%)• Crawl: Not Applicable• Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Occasionally (5-33%)• Twist: Occasionally (5-33%)• Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)• See: Continuously (67-100%)• Hear: Continuously (67-100%)Weight Demands:
• Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Medium (20-40 pounds)• Carry: Medium (20-40 pounds)• Push/Pull: Medium (20-40 pounds)• Slide/Transfer: Medium (20-40 pounds)Working Conditions:
• Indoor: Occasionally (5-33%)• Outdoor: Continuously (67-100%)• Extreme Temperature: Not ApplicableDriving Requirement Definitions:
- Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.
- Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.
- Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.
- Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.
Driving Requirement for this position:
Professional DriverReference ID: R6402Making a real difference. For one another.
To take the best care of our patients and community — including friends, family, and neighbors — we need people who are committed to growth, excellence, and one another.
At Altru, you’ll find a culture where support and teamwork are at the heart of what we do. You’ll have opportunities to advance your skills, work with the latest technologies, experience the fulfillment that comes from giving back, and take your career wherever you want it to go.
Join our team and be a part of a small community with a big heart.
Altru offers a comprehensive benefits package to its full- and part-time employees. Excellent benefits include a health plan and 401(k) retirement plan. Other benefits include a dental plan, vision plan, life and disability insurance, education assistance, paid time off (PTO)
