Grounds/Facilities Technician

Exterior Grounds Maintenance

• Maintains outside premises. Mows, trims, blows, edges, aerates and overseeds. Plants, waters, fertilizes, prunes, mulches, weeds; maintains plant beds, shrubs and trees; performs leaf blowing and removal. Applies pesticides, insecticides, and herbicides. Patches potholes, stripes lots, installs signs and performs general cleaning responsibilities to maintain sidewalks and parking lots; maintains flags. Removes debris from walks, lawns, plant beds and parking lots; empties trash cans and picks up loose trash on campus grounds and parking lots.
• Utilizes heavy equipment including forklift, aerial lift, mowers, trucks, utility vehicles and tractors; power tools, blowers, weed eaters, hand tools, seasonal equipment, snow removal vehicles, snow blowers; performs preventive maintenance and repair of grounds equipment. Enters, fulfills, completes, and submits work orders in timely manner
• Participates in snow removal as assigned; utilizes shovels, snow blowers, utility vehicles, tractors, salt spreaders and trucks for snow removal; cleans walkways, stairs, parking lots and roadways of ice and snow; applies de-icing products to various areas to melt ice and provide safe conditions.

Interior Facilities Support

• Moves office and conference room furniture (e.g. desks, chairs, cabinets, bookcases) within rooms, between buildings, regional learning centers and off campus locations. Arranges event setups for campus meetings, classroom activities, public events, or conferences (e.g. furniture, stage, equipment, tables, chairs).
• Conducts regular and routine building upkeep duties to include but not limited to emptying recycle containers and ensuring buildings are in presentable condition (e.g. floor mats straight, white boards clean, chairs pushed in, etc.). Paints small interior areas and exterior areas (e.g. offices, handrails, curbs) and does minor drywall repair as assigned.
• Utilizes forklift, box trucks, utility vehicles, cardboard baler, trash compactor, as directed; utilizes hand tools as necessary. Enters, fulfills, completes, and submits work orders in timely manner.

Environmental & Operational Support

• Ensures cleanliness and appearance of facilities by monitoring classrooms, offices, lobbies, restrooms, administrative areas and reports all issues to Facilities supervisor or manager.
• Removes inappropriate markings, stickers, decals, advertisements, graffiti; performs safe cleanup, removal, and disposal of blood-borne pathogens and other infectious or hazardous materials.
• Performs emergency flood cleanup as assigned. Assists Police Department during building evacuations and emergencies.

Culture of Respect

• Fosters and maintains a safe environment of respect and inclusion for faculty, staff, students, and members of the community.

Other duties as required.

*Regular, predictable, and punctual attendance is required.