PART-TIME BUILDING GROUNDS WORKER

Building Maintenance

Building and Grounds Worker

Dept/Div: Building and Grounds FLSA Status: NonExempt

General Definition of Work

Performs semiskilled work cleaning maintaining and repairing office property and grounds and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Building and Grounds Director and Facility and Grounds Supervisor.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The below listed statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified.

Essential Functions

• Cleans buildings grounds and equipment according to established guidelines to ensure a safe and clean environment.
• Sweeps mops vacuums removes trash washes windows and polishes washes waxes strips and shampoos floors.
• Performs grounds and lawn care maintenance including cutting grass pruning and trimming bushes and snow removal.
• Performs minor maintenance/repair activities on building grounds and equipment including replacing light bulbs and ballasts unplugging clogged drains and filling cracks in walls and applying paint or varnish.
• Assists in performing delivery duties and delivering supplies to various offices as necessary.
• Maintains safety of buildings/grounds by turning on/off lights and keeping the sidewalks and entryways free of debris.
• Ensures buildings grounds and equipment are operational and safe for daily functions inspect fire extinguishers exit lights. Inspects areas for cleanliness and problems in need of repair and reports problems to supervisor.
• Works day evening weekends and takes oncall duties as assigned including weekend building checks.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Comprehensive knowledge of computers. Thorough skills in machine mower blowers hand tools and cleaning standard office equipment (computer fax telephone copier etc. snow blower sweeper lawn mowers scrubbers sweepers saws and trimmers. Ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers fractions and decimals.

Education and Experience

High school diploma or GED and moderate experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements

This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing walking using hands to finger handle or feel reaching with hands and arms pushing or pulling lifting and repetitive motions frequently requires climbing or balancing and stooping kneeling crouching or crawling and occasionally requires sitting speaking or hearing and tasting or smelling; work requires ability to adjust focus depth perception and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts using of measuring devices assembly or fabrication of parts within arms length operating machines

operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work frequently requires working near moving mechanical parts exposure to fumes or airborne particles exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to the risk of electrical shock and occasionally requires wet humid conditions (nonweather) working in high precarious places exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals exposure to extreme cold (nonweather) exposure to extreme heat (nonweather) exposure to vibration wearing a selfcontained breathing apparatus and exposure to blood borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance heavy traffic).

Special Requirements

Safety training in use of equipment and cleaning supplies within six months of hire.

Valid drivers license in the State of Minnesota.

Other Requirements

The incumbent may encounter not public data in the course of these duties. Any access to not public data should be strictly limited to accessing the data that are necessary to fulfill the employment responsibility. While data are being accessed incumbent should take reasonable measures to ensure the not public data are not accessed by individuals without a work reason. Once the work reason to access the data is reasonably finished incumbent must properly store the not public data according to the provisions Ch. 13. If a new work assignment requires access to not public data the incumbent is permitted to access not public data for the work assignment purposes only. Any access to not public data must be strictly limited to the data necessary to complete the work assignment and after the assignment is completed the employees work assignment no longer requires access.

Minimum Qualifications

1. High school diploma or GED.
2. Drivers License valid in the State of MN.

Salary:Starting wage is $20.95 per hour.

Salary Range: $20.95 $29.58

Sarah Pint

Human Resources Department

88 South Park Avenue

Le Center MN 56057

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Application Review Date:March 18 2025. Position open until filled.

Equal Opportunity Employer