Grounds Crew Leader - Ron Witt SSC - 6:30am-3:00pm (Mon-Fri)

Millard Public Schools is Seeking a Strong Leader for our District Grounds Crew!

Position Includes:

• FullTime Year Round Employment
• Health Dental Vision Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays Vacation and Sick Leave
• Excellent Retirement Plan

Flexibility is required as certain situations and weather conditions might require temporary shift changes.

General Summary:Under general coordination of the Grounds Department Head and the direct supervision of the Grounds Manager at the District level. This is a position that requires routine manual labor associated with grounds maintenance and performs various duties requiring moderate physical strength. This employee serves as a lead worker in providing direction to crew members and leads them in grounds and landscaping related work. This employee assists in training leads as well as performs a variety of skilled landscaping and grounds maintenance duties maintaining District campus grounds Athletic complexes and/or landscaped areas. The position in addition to acting as a working coordinator has special machine operating and maintenance duties

Essential Job Functions:

1.Assists and performs maintenance on District Grounds as follows: (55%)

• Assists in completing assigned marking and maintenance tasks associated with athletic activity playground equipment and parking areas
• Assists in completing assigned tasks associated with a prescribed snow removal program
• Assists in completing tasks associated with the prescribed Districtwide beautification program
• Assists in eliminating rodents.
• Assists in identifying and reporting needed grounds/exterior maintenance
• Assists in identifying reporting and performing playground equipment problems and repair
• Assists in laying sod planting grass and identifying turf problems
• Assists in painting parking lots
• Assists in servicing and operating and making minor repairs on all assigned grounds equipment.
• Assists in the installation of landscaping projects
• Assists in the preparation and maintenance of softball baseball football and soccer fields
• Assists in the repair of sprinkler systems
• Assists in training programs as directed & assigned
• Check and services power mowers tractors trimmers and all landscaping equipment
• Cleans drainage and other similar area
• Cultivates water fertilizes and trims lawns shrubs hedges trees and ground cover.
• Drives District vehicles to haul supplies and equipment to and from work areas
• Lubricates and sharpens mowers
• Mounts signs
• Mows and edges turf grasses using hand and power equipment (72 ZTR or larger)
• Performs varied duties in the planting transplanting fertilizing and propagation of ornamental plants
• Performs snow removal sand and salt operations by using snow removal equipment skid loader tractor pickup with blade and sand/salt spreader mounted pickup
• Sprays pesticides special weed control and other turf and lawn chemicals as required
• Sprays shrubs trees weeds and turf grasses.
• Sweeps walkways and picks up paper and rubbish and empties garbage cans as required.
• Trims trees from ground ladder and aerial lift using tree saw chain saws and loppers
• Uses hand tools to work soil and to remove weeds undergrowth and debris from grounds and landscaped areas

2.Assistance: (25%)

• Assists in maintaining schedules records and usage of equipment chemicals and work order assignments
• Checks work of crew members and keeps supervisors informed of any special problems that arise with equipment or personnel
• Inspects assigned areas to detect grounds maintenance problems and checks for problems
• Mowing experience and demonstrative skill operating a multiblade mower and/or any other large production or highquality style mower
• Operate landscape and grounds equipment (i.e. mowers front end loaders tractors skid loader etc.)
• Oversees assigned area work assignment
• Performs minor maintenance and repair to power mowers edgers rototillers and leave blowers.
• Recommends training programs for crew members
• Serves as lead worker of a small grounds crew

3. Completes maintenance work orders as assigned. (10%)

4. Performs additional tasks as assigned and associated with the DistrictsGround Maintenance Operations. (5%)

5.Possess the ability to react to changing productive requirements and handle other essential tasks as assigned. (5%)

Marginal Job Functions:

• May perform general exterior custodial duties either seasonally or incidental to groundskeeping activities
• May dig post holes and trenches
• May install sign posts
• May perform minor asphalt repair work
• Performs minor fence repair
• Performs minor maintenance and repair to power mowers edgers rototillers leaf blowers painter sprayers field marking equipment and etc.

Qualifications:

1. Education Level:High School diploma or equivalent

2. Certification or Licensure:

• Must possess a valid Commercial Drivers License and meet all district requirements for driving school vehicles
• Certification diploma and/or license covering grounds maintenance
• Pesticide applicator certification required

3.Knowledge of:

• Background in completing tasks in areas such as mechanics irrigation metalwork (welding) landscaping and turf maintenance.
• Background operating and performing servicing and minor maintenance on grounds and farm equipment.
• Knowledge of landscaping/grounds material tools and equipment
• Knowledge of operation and maintenance of motorized equipment used in grounds maintenance work
• Knowledge of plant diseases ant insect pests and method of materials used for controlling and eradication of same
• Knowledge of safety procedures methods supplies and tools used in planting cultivating and caring for turf grasses shrubs and trees
• Knowledge of soil preparation
• One year experience in a lead or supervisory role preferred
• Two years experience with District Grounds operation or continuous fulltime professional experience performing commercial grounds keeping and landscaping duties required
• Two years experience with the School District required preferred
• Able to occasionally work in confined spaces
• Able to occasionally perform work alone
• Able to occasionally perform work at an elevated height with noise
• Able to occasionally use pesticides
• Able to perform work with people
• Able to use motor vehicle throughout district
• Able to use moving and vibrating equipment
• Able to work in adverse weather conditions
• Able to work in extreme cold heat wet and dry conditions
• Able to work in humid conditions
• Not allergic to conditions which are activated or aggravated by motor lubricants turf turf chemicals or fuels

4.Other requirements:

• Ability to operate and maintain power mowers and other grounds maintenance equipment
• Ability to perform skilled grounds maintenance work
• Able to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff and others.
• Able to safely use the hand and power tools of landscape and groundskeeping work
• Able to schedule assign and coordinate the work of crew members
• Able to use motor vehicle ( tractor truck mower and etc)
• Able to use Personnel protective equipment (PPE) and clothing
• Able to weld
• Follow verbal and written directions
• Prefer abilities to complete complex tasks in areas such as mechanics irrigation metalwork landscaping and athletic/activity area layout and management as assigned.
• Prefer abilities to perform assigned duties with minimal supervision.
• Presents a neat clean appearance.
• Work overtime as required.

Special Requirements:

Occasional

132%

Frequently

3366%

Constant

67%

1.

Standing

X

2.

Walking

X

3.

Sitting

X

4.

Lifting60lb. max

X

5.

Carrying50 feet

X

6.

Pushing/pulling70 lbs. of force

X

7.

Climbing/Balancing

X

8.

Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling

X

X

9.

Reaching/Handling

X

10.

Speaking/Hearing

X

11.

Seeing/Depth Perception/Color

X

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION please complete our application from the MPS website. Highly qualified applicants providing at least two references (one supervisory reference) will receive priority consideration. All applicants will receive notifications by email but only the most qualified will be called for interviews. Please check your email for status updates.