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Grounds Maintenance Worker
A Grounds Maintenance Worker is responsible for ensuring outdoor spaces are well-maintained and visually appealing. Here are some of their key duties:
Lawn Care: Mowing, edging, and fertilizing lawns to keep them healthy and attractive 1.
Landscaping: Planting trees, flowers, and shrubs, as well as weeding and mulching landscape beds 1.
Tree and Shrub Maintenance: Trimming hedges, shrubs, and small trees, and removing dead or damaged trees 1.
Watering: Ensuring lawns, landscapes, and gardens are properly watered 1.
Equipment Maintenance: Keeping grounds maintenance equipment in safe operating condition and performing minor maintenance 2.
Safety and Cleanliness: Monitoring plant health, removing debris, and ensuring the grounds are safe and clean 1.
Aberdeen(/ˌæbərˈdiːn/ⓘAB-ər-DEEN;locally[ˌeːbərˈdin]ⓘor[ˈeːbərdin]ⓘ;Scottish Gaelic:Obar Dheathain[ˈopəɾˈʝɛ.ɪɲ]) is a port city in North EastScotland, and is thethird most populousScottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county ofAberdeenshire, but is now separate from the council area ofAberdeenshire. Aberdeen City Council is one of Scotland's 32local authorities[3](commonly referred to ascouncils). Aberdeen has a population of 198,590 (mid-2020 est.) for the main urban area and 220,690 (mid-2020 est.) for the wider council area including outlying localities[4], making it the United Kingdom's39th most populous built-up area. Aberdeen has a long, sandy coastline and features anoceanic climate, with cool summers and mild, rainy winters.[5]
Aberdeen receivedroyal burghstatus fromDavid I of Scotland(1124–1153),[6]which transformed the city economically. The traditional industries of fishing, paper-making, shipbuilding, and textiles have been overtaken by theoil industryand Aberdeen's seaport. Aberdeen Heliport is one of the busiest commercialheliportsin the world,[7]and the seaport is the largest in the north-east part of Scotland.[8]Auniversity town, the city is known for theUniversity of Aberdeen, founded in 1495 as the fifth oldest university in the English-speaking world and located inOld Aberdeen.
During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen's buildings incorporated locally quarried greygranite, which may sparkle like silver because of its highmicacontent.[9]Since the discovery ofNorth Sea oilin 1969, Aberdeen has been known as the offshore oil capital of Europe.[10]Based upon the discovery of prehistoric villages around the mouths of the riversDeeandDon, the area around Aberdeen is thought to have been settled for at least 6,000 years.[11]
