Grounds Maintenance Technician I
Grounds Maintenance Technician I
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Minimum Hiring Annual Salary:
$40075.00Maximum Hiring Annual Salary:
$42079.00To 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 on-the-job 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 Full-time 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: 4-day work week - Fridays Off
- Employer paid long-term 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.
Aims Community College actively supports an environment that 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 environment and have the skill sets necessary to be successful in this position.The Grounds Technician is a full-time non-exempt position reporting to the Manager of Grounds Maintenance. The ideal candidate has one or more years of progressive experience in landscape and grounds maintenance or similar areas. The successful candidate will possess the skills and experience necessary to provide competent services to the Aims community.
Turf Maintenance:
- Mow turf roadway medians and buffer zones with commercial mowers and tractor-mower 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:
- Tree pruning which occasionally requires the aid of a 40 man lift when required reaching 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.)
- Keep irrigation ditches free from weeds and debris.
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.
- Small grounds and landscape equipment operation and maintenance :
- Operate small equipment used to groom and manicure the campus grounds (small mowers trimmers saws blowers vacuums weed-eaters etc.).
- Repair; perform preventative maintenance responsible for safety and working condition of all the small grounds and landscape equipment.
- Estimate materials needed to complete assigned task order equipment and supplies.
Landscape Project Work:
- Perform landscape demolition / renovation with skid loader industrial tractors and loaders to load haul lift grade level dig plow sweep etc.
- Assist in installing or modifying sprinkler system during small landscape construction projects.
- Building Maintenance:
- Deliver and unload supplies and equipment.
- Provide clean-up assistance.
- Provide painting assistance.
- Assist in emergency repairs.
- Outdoor structure (benches fences gazebos bridges etc.) upkeep to include repair material replacement and painting as necessary.
Other Duties as Assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED; plus one (1) year of proven responsible experience in grounds maintenance construction or a similar area or an equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
- A pre-employment post-offer 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 function as part of a team with exceptional interpersonal skills and aptitude for initiating and building relationships.
- Ability to meet goals and deadlines and to manage multiple tasks/work orders as a self-starter.
- Ability to communicate via phone text email or in person with Manager of Grounds.
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally.
- Ability to resolve issues out in the field and demonstrate problem solving skills..
- Ability to work independently and under minimal supervision.
- Knowledge of proper operation maintenance and repair of equipment used in performing tasks and basic mechanical and electrical principles.
- Experience in safe handling mixing application procedures and storage of herbicides pesticides and chemical preparations.
- Work as a team member and foster a cooperative work environment.
Required Documents:
- Cover Letter
- Resume
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
