Building and Grounds Supervisor jobs in Knoxville, TN

Building and Grounds Worker

Monday-Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm

Full-time (40/hour per week)

Locations available: Talbott, TN

Cherokee Health Systems is seeking compassionate, service-oriented individuals to join our team! Do you enjoy helping others? Giving back to the community? There is nothing more rewarding than knowing what you do at the end of the day matters to someone.

Who we are:

Cherokee Health Systems is a comprehensive healthcare organization caring for over 70,000 patients across 13 counties in Tennessee. We provide integrated primary medical, behavioral, dental, optometry, and clinical pharmacy services through our nationally recognized integrated model of care. Cherokee Health Systems is a unique “hybrid safety net”, holding designations as a Federally Qualified Health Center, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility, and Licensed Community Mental Health Center. We are committed to serving our mission to care for all, regardless of ability to pay, through innovation, excellence, and teamwork. We are a resilient organization, strengthened by collaboration across all functions of the system, including clinical care, finance, human resources, information technology, and operations.

Why work with us?

We understand our employees need a great life/work balance which is why we are not open on weekends, major holidays, or nights. We also offer these benefits for our incredible employees:

• Competitive PTO package with paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Teladoc and Telatherapy
• 403(b) retirement plan with matching
• Advancement opportunities

About our Building and Ground Workers:

Our building and ground workers are essential to the cultivation and care of the landscaping and grounds surrounding the buildings at Cherokee Health Systems.

What we are looking for:

A compassionate individual that has a high school diploma and one year of responsible experience in grounds keeping or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience.

What you will do:

• Perform grounds keeping and building maintenance duties as assigned.
• Cuts lawn using hand, power or riding mower; trims and edges around walks, flower beds, walls, etc.
• Blow grass clippings from all walkways and bedding
• Plants grass, flowers, trees and shrubs; prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth.
• Sprays lawns, trees and shrubs with fertilizers and insecticides.
• Pull weeds and apply mulch as needed to maintain landscaping
• Removes snow and ice from building walkways and steps to keep customers and employees from falling
• Rake or blow leaves and dispose of debris, clean and sweep litter.
• Water plants and grass as needed and apply fertilizer
• May perform minor repairs and maintenance procedures on equipment utilized in grounds keeping.
• May perform routine laboring and maintenance duties when grounds keeping work has been completed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Submit your resume or apply on our website today! We can't wait to hear from you!

Please note to be considered for this or other positions with Cherokee, we do require a completed application (www.cherokeehealth.com/careers). Candidates who complete the company's application will be given first consideration for an interview.

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

Cherokee Health Systems provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetics, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• On-the-job training
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to Relocate:

• Talbott, TN: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person