Building & Grounds Person

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) is hiring a Building & Grounds Person. DART is the largest public transit agency in Iowa, providing transportation anyone can access through services that include 25 bus routes, paratransit, on demand and on call. Resources support those who vanpool, walk or bike to move through the region in an efficient and affordable way.

PAY:

Probation - $18.40/HR

1st 6 Months - $20.52/HR

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Building & Grounds Supervisor, this position will perform semi-skilled repair work in the upkeep of physical premises, buildings, facilities, and grounds.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Perform preventive maintenance in the form of troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing DART buildings, facilities, fixtures, equipment, and property involving HVAC, carpentry, painting, masonry, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical
• Analyze and diagnose equipment problems while identifying safety hazards
• Maintain plants, trees, ground covers and other landscaping materials and irrigations systems to include planting, watering, feeding and maintain flower beds, shrub beds, mulch/rock beds and trees
• Installs new/replacement equipment and materials in all facilities by performing electrical, plumbing, carpentry, welding, masonry, glazing, boiler, hydraulic, pneumatic, irrigation, heating, refrigeration, ventilating, air conditioning and other maintenance work
• Perform snow removal activities to include plowing, sanding operations and handwork
• Safely operate any non-revenue company vehicle and/or heavy equipment including 4-wheeler, bobcat, tractors, lawn mowers, chippers/shredders, and paint sprayer
• Safely operate electrical and air powered tools, pipe fitting, welding, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other mechanical tools, snow removal and salt spreader equipment and/or other heavy equipment assigned to the department
• Trouble shoots, diagnoses, and repairs malfunctions in boilers, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, heating, refrigeration, ventilating and air conditioning, irrigation and other systems, structures, and equipment

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or GED
• A minimum of 2 years' experience in skilled maintenance or construction work
• Class C Iowa Driver's License and satisfactory driving record

       KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Installation, maintenance, and repair of plumbing, industrial waste, air conditioning, heating, irrigation systems, boilers, pneumatic, equipment, pumps, hydraulic equipment, pipe fitting, and welding
• Standard procedures, tools, equipment, and materials used for grounds maintenance and repair
• Basic chemicals, interactions, danger signs, and safe disposal methods
• Techniques of planting, transplanting, cultivation, pruning, and maintaining lawns, ground cover, shrubs, hedges, and trees

SKILLS AND/OR ABILITY TO:

•  Read and understand appropriate level of technical manuals, schematics, blueprints, and technical trade code books pertaining to facilities and equipment serviced

• Work independently for long periods of time
• Understand and effectively follow both oral and written instructions
• Effectively perform skilled landscaping and semi-skilled facility maintenance and repair tasks on DART property and facilities
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with those contracted in the performance of required duties

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

On a normal workday, this position requires:

• Prolonged periods of standing, walking, reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, and physical activity
• Extensive use of hands, fingers, legs, and arms in operations requiring constant motion
• Clarity of vision sufficient to see objects clearly at distances of 20 inches or less
• Ability to hear normal verbal conversations
• Ability to seize and hold objects with hands or use fingers to carry out designated tasks
• Ability to reach/extend hand in arms in any direction (horizontal and vertical movement)

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work is performed both inside and outside in various weather conditions. This position is regularly exposed to disagreeable elements such as heat, cold, dampness, fumes, noise, etc. May occasionally work in confined spaces. 

DISCLAIMER:

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the position. While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, the DART Commission reserves the right to revise the functions and duties of the position, or to require that additional or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, staff shortages, work load changes, rush jobs, or technological developments).

Salary : $18 - $21