District Grounds Assistant 2 - Ron Witt SSC - 6:30am - 3:00pm (Mon-Fri)
District Grounds Assistant 2 - Ron Witt SSC - 6:30am - 3:00pm (Mon-Fri)
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Job Description
FullTime 12 Month District Grounds AssistantII Position
Position Includes:
- 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.
Title: District Grounds Assistant II (Group 6)
Reports To: District Grounds Manager
General Summary:Under thegeneral coordination of the District Grounds Leader and the direct 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 performs a variety of skilled landscaping and grounds maintenance duties maintaining District campus grounds Athletic complexes and/or landscaped areas
Essential Job Functions:
- Assists and performs maintenance and repair duties on District grounds: (80%)
- Assists in completing assigned marking and maintenance tasks associated with athletic activity playground equipment and parking areas
- Assists in completing assigned tasks associated with the 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
- Checks and services power mowers tractors trimmers and all landscaping equipment
- Cleans drainage and other similar areas
- 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 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 saws chain saws and loppers
- Uses hand tools to work soil and to remove weeds undergrowth and debris from grounds and landscaped areas
- Completes maintenance work orders as assigned. (10%)
- Performs additional tasks as assigned and associated with the Districts Grounds Maintenance Operations (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:
Education Level:
- High School diploma or equivalent
Certification or Licensure:
- Must possess a valid Vehicle Operators License and meet all district requirements for driving school vehicles
- Certification diploma and/or license covering grounds maintenance
- Pesticide applicator certification is required
Required Knowledge or Experience:
- Background in completing tasks in areas such as mechanics irrigation metalwork (welding) landscaping and turf maintenance
- Background in 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 diseasesinsectpests and methods and materials used for controlling and eradicating infestations
- Knowledge of safety procedures methods supplies and tools used in planting cultivating and caring for turf grasses shrubs and trees
- Knowledge of soil preparation
- Two years of District or continuous fulltime professional experience performing commercial grounds keeping and landscaping duties is required
Environmental Demands:
- Ability to occasionally perform work alone
- Ability to occasionally perform work at an elevated height with noise
- Ability to occasionally use pesticides
- Ability to occasionally work in confined spaces
- Ability to perform work with people
- Ability to use a motor vehicle throughout the district
- Ability to use moving and vibrating equipment
- Ability to work in adverse weather conditions
- Ability to work in extreme cold heat wet and dry conditions
- Ability to work in humid conditions
- Ability to work inenvironments containingmotor lubricants turf turf chemicals and fuels
Other Requirements:
- Abilityto operate and maintain power mowers and other grounds maintenance equipment
- Abilityto perform skilled grounds maintenance work
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff and others
- Ability to safely use the hand and power tools of landscape and grounds keeping work
- Ability to use motor vehicle (e.g. van tractor truck mower and etc.)
- Ability to usepersonalprotective equipment(PPE) and clothing
- Ability to weld
- Follow verbal and written directions
- Preferabilities to complete complex tasks in areas such as mechanics irrigation metalwork landscaping and athletic/activity area layout and management as assigned
- Prefer abilities toperform assigned duties with minimal supervision
- Presents a neatclean appearance
- Work overtime as required
Special Requirements:
Occasional
132%
Frequently
3366%
Constant
67%
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Standing
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Walking
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Sitting
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Lifting60lb. max
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Carrying50feet
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Pushing/pulling70 lbs. of force
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Climbing/Balancing
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Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling
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Reaching/Handling
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Speaking/Hearing
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Seeing/Depth Perception/Color
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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.
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. Responsibilities and duties assigned are at the discretion of the supervisor.
Employment Type
Full-Time
