R00034053
Vassar Main Campus
Department
Facilities Operations - Administrative Office
Job Family
Service - Union
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opportunities to all applicants and employees by promoting an
environment of transparency and respect for differences. We welcome
applications from individuals of all backgrounds who meet the
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Job Description
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm (40 hours per
week)
Position Summary
Reporting to the Grounds Manager, the Grounds Maintenance Attendant
is responsible for maintenance of the College landscaping, grounds
and athletic fields, snow and ice removal and when assigned, to
provide a safe and attractive environment. This position is
considered essential.
Responsibilities
- Maintain campus lawns
- Remove snow/ice from walks, drive and parking lots.
- Maintain athletic fields, natural and synthetic, using
appropriate lawn care procedures including striping of playing
surfaces, dragging of infields, mowing, irrigating,
fertilizing.
Control weed growth manually or by application of pesticides,
if licensed.
Maintain campus trees and shrubs.
Maintain planting beds, including annual flower rotations and
displays.
Maintaining and operating landscape irrigation systems under
supervision.
Perform parking lot and road repairs using hot and cold
patches.
Utilize grounds maintenance equipment and tools including but
not limited to: riding mowers, rototillers, lawn sweepers or skid
steers, aerators, snow plow, tractors and salt spreaders.
Collect trash from all exterior trash receptacles and perform
litter collection.
Wild life control as needed, if licensed.
Respond to after hour calls for snow/ice removal.
Other seasonal tasks connected to the maintenance of Vassar
grounds, excluding all those job duties otherwise performed by
other job classifications covered by the Collective Bargaining
Agreement.
Required knowledge, skills and abilities
- Three (3) years of experience in the maintenance and care of
grounds.
- Must possess knowledge and technical skills required for the
maintenance of landscaped surfaces.
- Knowledge of, or demonstrated ability to learn, irrigation
systems programming and operations.
- Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, including
understanding, speaking, reading and writing.
- Willingness to work overtime as available. Overtime is assigned
according to seniority guidelines;
- Ability to lift 50 lbs.
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time, lift, and
shovel.
Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities
- Five (5) years in the maintenance and care of grounds.
- Knowledge of maintenance of athletic fields.
- New York State Pesticide Applicators License Category 3A.
- New York State Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator
license.
Pay Rate
$25.56 per hour
To apply, visit https://vassar.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Vassar-External/job/Vassar-Main-Campus/Grounds-Maintenance-Attendant_R00034053-1?jobFamilyGroup=71e2c39500161003e7c4fa7b8078820e&jobFamilyGroup=71e2c39500161003e7c4fed539988210&jobFamilyGroup=71e2c39500161003e7c506cf57a48214.
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