Grounds and Facilities Keeper

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Grounds and Facilities Keeper

Marbles Kids Museum is a vibrant, nonprofit children’s museum and IMAX Theatre located in the heart of downtown Raleigh. Marbles has been sparking imagination, discovery, and learning through play since opening its doors in 2007. Marbles’ serves a diverse population of families, school groups, and community organizations through award-winning play-based exhibits, summer camps, IMAX documentaries, feature movies, and special events year-round. Today Marbles ranks among the top family destinations in North Carolina providing learning experiences for children with creative programs, and larger-than-life movies.

The Opportunity

Love working with your hands and being outdoors? This could be the perfect role for you! At Marbles, we believe the magic starts the moment guests arrive. The Grounds and Facilities Keeper is responsible for the cultivation and care of all campus-wide landscape spaces and built environments to ensure the campus appearance reflects the care, fun, and high-quality standards with which Marbles operates. This position also supports facilities maintenance and upkeep throughout Marbles campus.

Job Responsibilities

• Plant and maintain all of Marbles campus planted areas, including but, not limited to Sun Sprouts Garden, TreeTunes planting beds, the central courtyard pollinators and herb planters, Color Pop Corner planted spaces, Play Annex frontage, and other natural areas which feature fresh herbs, produce, colorful perennials, and annuals.
• Develop and implement seasonal planting plans that will enhance the learning and play experience for Marbles guests.
• Ensure that growing spaces, natural areas, and mulch beds are presentable and free of waste for guests.
• Execute ongoing grounds maintenance, including planting and transplanting, weeding, sweeping, and general upkeep of all outdoor spaces.
• Ensures proper hydration of lawns, trees, and plants using sprinkler systems, hoses, and watering cans.
• Assist the Facilities Manager in maintaining buildings and grounds across the campus.
• Utilize Marbles internal work order system to prioritize and respond to facilities tickets and provide great customer service to internal clients.
• Maintain an organized supply of all garden tools and materials.
• Regularly provides updates of seasonal grounds highlights to other teams.
• Perform all other duties assigned by the manager.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Recruit, interview, hire and train the part-time groundskeeper(s).
• Oversee the daily workflow of the groundskeeper(s).
• Oversee performance and conduct performance evaluations for the groundskeeper(s).
• Handle discipline and termination of team members in accordance with organization policy.
• Train and supervise work study students and volunteers in regular outdoor maintenance and landscape renovation projects.

Ideal Experience and Skills

• Associate’s degree in horticulture, landscape management, or a related field preferred.
• 2 year of experience in landscape management preferred.
• Strong garden knowledge and experience, with both produce and ornamentals.
• Strong interpersonal and verbal skills to positively engage with guests, particularly with children in the museum.
• Interest and ability to excite, inspire and engage children while working in a busy guest service environment.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems, collaborate with a team, and provide and receive constructive feedback.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, ability to multi-task and prioritize and communicate workflow.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to drive and operate a scissor lift.
• Ability to use powered and unpowered lawn, garden, and facility repair tools.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record.

Work Environment

• Work primarily outdoors with exposure to high and low temperatures.
• Sunday-Thursday schedule with flexibility required, including weekends, evenings, and holidays.

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods of standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, and squatting.
• Carrying up to 50 lbs.
• Occasionally using a ladder and going up and down stairs.
• Must be able to work at heights.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Health Savings and flexible spending accounts
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Parking and commuter benefits
• Paid time off for 17 vacation days and 9 holidays
• Eligible to participate in the Company’s 401k program with employer matching after a waiting period
• Employee Assistance Program
• Great Marbles Perks & Discounts
• Fitness Benefits

If you require reasonable accommodations to complete the hiring process, please contact the People Team at [email protected] or 919-857-1069.

Marbles Kids Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment opportunities because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, disability, genetic information or any other federal, state or local protected class.