Landscaping and Grounds Technician I

Description

Summary:

The Landscaping and Grounds Technician I position performs functions in groundskeeping and maintenance on Casper College facilities and grounds.

Responsibilities:

The Landscaping and Ground Technician I position is responsible for maintaining and servicing College facilities and grounds including general grounds maintenance, snow removal, landscaping, road/sidewalk/walkway maintenance, and other duties as assigned. This position reports to the Grounds Maintenance Supervisor and, when needed, the Landscaping and Grounds Technician III.

Essential Duties

• Mow and edge lawns and fields with push and riding lawn mowers, tractors, and hand and power tools. Plant, transplant, fertilize, and water lawns, shrubs, bedding plants, ground cover, trees, and other plantings with tools such as hoes, trowels, shovels, and related implements. Cut, trim, and prune trees, shrubs, bedding plants, and ground cover with use of hand or power tools including chainsaws, edgers, ladders, and mechanical lifts. Eradicate weeds and pests using both manual and mechanical methods. Weed control can include; pulling, tilling or using line trimmers; preventing weed growth by mulching; calibrating, mixing, and applying pesticides and herbicides according to manufacturer’s instructions and applicable laws.
• Perform grounds maintenance of athletic fields and their related systems.
• Perform annual pruning of trees and shrubs according to standards established by the International Society of Arboriculture.
• Install irrigation and sprinkler systems by digging trenches by hand or with tractor or trencher lays, connecting pipes, valves, sprinklers and controls, and properly backfilling work. Inspect, repair, and program irrigation systems, provide documentation regarding irrigation systems and repairs, help maintain grounds as built drawings.
• Remove trash, leaves, brush, and debris using rakes, blowers, vacuums and shovels from building roofs, sewers, utility tunnels, streets and sidewalks, lawns, parking lots, building entrances, and adjacent roadways and sidewalks under the College’s jurisdiction. Remove trash cans as needed. Transport litter, plant debris, and trash to the dump or other designated area by truck.
• Remove snow and ice from walkways, parking lots, and building entrances with the use of snow plows, power brushes, hand shovels, blowers, salt, and ice melting compound.
• Clean drains, catch basins, storm drains, and roof gutters. Remove stains and spills from parking lots and walkways, fill potholes in pavement, repair and maintain exterior furniture and benches.
• Operate a variety of hand and power tools and heavy equipment to safely accomplish grounds maintenance tasks. Perform minor maintenance on Grounds vehicles and Grounds equipment by checking fluid levels, applying proper lubrication, and cleaning after use.
• Install Campus traffic control signage, including building and directory signage and painting.
• Carry and respond to College provided cell phone; carry and utilize a two-way radio while working.
• Report concerns, hazardous conditions, and injuries/ accidents to supervisor or designee.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Previous experience related to grounds maintenance (landscaping, construction, irrigation, horticulture, etc)
• Ability to perform physical labor for full shift (8 hours) and for more than a full shift (over hours) with or without a reasonable accommodation
• Ability to follow relevant policies, procedures, instructions and safety standards; work safely with power tools, vehicles, and machinery.
• Maintain a professional, effective and collegial working relationship with co-workers, the public, and all campus constituent groups communicating effectively both verbally and in writing

• Work experience performing grounds maintenance in the Public sector ( i.e. other schools, city, county, or state agencies)
• Experience in commercial landscaping.

• Valid motor vehicle license at the time of hire and must obtain a Wyoming driver’s license within 30 days of hire. Must maintain insurability under the College’s insurance plan.

Supplemental Information

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, working from elevated locations and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud, often requiring hearing protection. The typical work schedule is 7:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Monday through Friday during the academic year and 6:00 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. during the summers. Must maintain critical availability for snow removal and emergencies especially during extremely cold weather as safety becomes a factor. May be called back after hours, on weekends, and holidays for emergencies, special assignments, snow removal and/or any other activity which requires the position's presence on campus and/or at the assigned work station. Call back assignments are at the discretion of the Grounds Maintenance Supervisor, or the Assistant Facility Operations Director.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; sit; climb or balance; stoop; kneel; crouch; or crawl; and talk; and hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with or without assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include; those needed to operate College vehicles and equipment, see close-up, differentiate color, have peripheral vision, and depth perception. Frequent driving of a variety of vehicles and equipment on and off-campus will be required. Use of grounds keeping and maintenance tools such as mowers, tractors, power tools, sprayers, and other equipment is required.

• CV or Résumé
• Cover letter

Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

• Copies of Transcript (official transcripts required upon employment)

• Employment is contingent upon a successful background and motor vehicle record check.