Grounds Maintenance Technician II
Grounds Maintenance Technician II
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Minimum Hiring Annual Salary:
$44187.00Maximum Hiring Annual Salary:
$46397.00To attain the maximum annual salary employee must meet all minimum qualifications plus:
- 5 (five) years of additional applicable work experience and/or degrees higher than minimum qualification degree. Degrees higher than the minimum qualification degree can be used in combination with additional work experience.
- Acombination of related education onthejob work experience certifications and/or licenses that results in a candidate successfully meeting the minimum qualifications of the position may be considered.
The stated salary amounts are not guaranteed in the event employment ends with Aims during any fiscal year.
Included with Aims Fulltime Employment is a generous package of Benefits most are listed below:
- Benefits are effective immediately
- 100 employer provided medical & dental coverage employees (employee only option)
- 85 employer provided medical & dental coverage for employees spouse and/or family
- Voluntary vision insurance
- Staff Annual Leave (minimum accrual of 15 days) & Sick (minimum accrual of 12 days)
- 17 paid holidays and 3 personal days each year
- Summer schedule: 4day work week Fridays Off
- Employer paid longterm disability and life insurance premiums
- Tuition waiver & reimbursement for employees
- Tuition waiver for dependents
- PERA employer (see for comprehensive benefits)
- Additional supplemental benefits & retirement programs available
- Access to the PERC (Aims gym) for employee & one guest
- Free parking on all campuses
Job Description:
Aims Community College actively supports an environmentthat embraces the Colleges Mission Vision Values and a culture of innovation and care. The College embraces and seeks to hire individuals who want to be a part of this environmentand have the skill sets necessary to be successful in this position.
This position will be responsible for the landscape maintenance at Aims Greeley Campus. The main focus of this position will include mowing trimming chemical/herbicide spraying and general grounds maintenance. Additionally this role will require independent decision making for factors including turf health roadway and walkway maintenance and any or all safety concerns related to Greeley Campus grounds. This position will be responsible to plan coordinate and assign work to subordinate Grounds Maintenance Technicians and seasonal employees working within the scope of Greeley campus maintenance.Greeley Campus Maintenance:
Responsible for addressing maintenance factors needed at the Greeley Campus and accommodating these needs which will often times require independent decisionmaking.
Turf Maintenance:
Mow turf roadway medians and buffer zones with commercial mowers and tractormower combinations.
Prepare areas for seed or sod; cultivate sod from existing areas if necessary lay sod and sow seed as needed for landscape purposes.
Aerate spray fertilize and perform necessary preventative turf maintenance.
Monitor conditions cutting heights and overall turf health.
Repair maintain eroded areas to prevent safety hazards; maintain groomed appearance.
Landscape Maintenance & Project Work:
Tree pruning which occasionally requires the aid of a 40 man lift when required to reach upper limb heights.
Perform backhoe and trencher excavation for underground utilities and irrigation system.
Move equipment supplies materials and excavation debris utilizing trucks and appropriate equipment.
Chip and grind dead and removed tree limbs and trunks with a commercial chipper to recycle as landscape mulch.
Mulch landscaped areas (rock wood etc.
Performs landscape demolitions/renovations with skid loader industrial tractors and loaders to load haul lift grade level dig plow sweep etc.
Performs duties that include planting of grass (seed or sod) trees shrubs and installing decorative rock mulch tree bark with barrier during small landscape construction projects.
Assist in installing or modifying sprinkler system during small landscape construction projects.
Watering of trees shrubs plantings with watering tank especially in drought conditions or when newly installed.
Independent decisions are expected to be made for day to day activities as it pertains to grounds maintenance. Manager Grounds Maintenance must be notified of all decisions made.
Snow & Ice Removal:
Plow and/or sweep the roadways parking lots and pedestrian ways with snow removal equipment.
Hand shovel remove snow/ice in specific areas not accessible by motorized vehicle/equipment.
Distribute sand ice melt or equivalent via specialized equipment or other means as necessary.
Assess weather snow and ice conditions and adjust removal procedures as necessary.
Implement followup procedures if conditions persist or as needed.
Small Grounds & Landscape Equipment Operation & Maintenance:
Operate small equipment used to groom and manicure the campus grounds (small mowers trimmers saws blowers vacuums weedeaters etc.
Repair and perform preventative maintenance and be responsible for safety and working condition of all the small grounds and landscape equipment as listed above.
Estimate materials needed to complete assigned task order equipment and supplies.
Other Duties as Assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
High School Diploma/GED; plus two 2 years in landscaping landscape horticulture maintenance in a commercial setting or other related experience or an equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
Safety and Operation Certifications for the following equipment (or ability to become certified within twelve 12 months of hire): Forklift Skid loader Manlift Van driver and trainer and wood chipper.
A preemployment postoffer physical evaluation will be required of the selected candidate.
This position requires the use of a company vehicle for business travel. The selected candidate must successfully pass an MVR and be insurable under Aims insurance.
Ability to maintain professionalism.
Good customer service skills.
Required Documents:
Cover Letter
Resume
Safety and Operation Certifications for the following equipment (or ability to become certified within twelve 12 months of hire): Forklift Skid loader Manlift Van driver and trainer and wood chipper.
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of proper operation maintenance and repair of equipment used in performing tasks and basic mechanical principles.
Experience in safe handling mixing application procedures and storage of herbicides pesticides and chemical preparations.
All Applicants:
- Compare your previous work experience to the job duties listed on the job positing under job description. Enter the job duties you have performed under the Work Experience section on your job application. We evaluate your experience based on this information.
- Please make sure you state whether work experience (aka work history) is part time or full time employment by listing the average number of hours worked per week. This information is used to determine your new annual salary.
- Be sure to upload all the required documents listed at the above in Additional Job Description section. This can be uploaded as part of your application materials in the My Experience section. If there are missing documents your incomplete application will not be considered. Per the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act you may redact information that identifies age date of birth or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
Screening/Selection:
To be considered please provide a thorough and complete application. Initial screening will be conducted by a committee based on completed application materials.
Employees in these positions may be asked to participate in temporary assignments lasting less than nine 9 months (such as curriculum development short term projects meetings and substitute duties) which could amount to additional temporary pay.
Upon hire all positions at Aims Community College require a criminal background check and may require industry specific screenings such as an MVR physical and/or drug screen. Keep in mind a conviction does not automatically preclude candidates from being employed. The nature of a conviction will be considered relative to the duties of the position.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
