Grounds Maintenance Laborer

Overview

CHENEGA FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, LLC.

Batavia, NY

The Laborer Grounds Maintenance Tractor Operator maintains grounds of industrial, commercial, or public property and repairs structures and equipment. Works under the supervision of the Project Manager or designee.

Responsibilities

• Maintain grounds of industrial, commercial, or public property and repairs structures and equipment.
• Cut grass using walking type or riding mowers (less than 2000 lbs)
• Trim hedges and edges around walks, flowerbeds, buildings, and other structures within the lawn areas using hedge trimmers, clippers, and edging tools.
• Prune shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth using shears and other hand tools such as powered saws and trimmers.
• Spray lawns, shrubs, and trees with fertilizer or insecticide (if properly licensed).
• Plant grass, sod, flowers, trees, and shrubs.
• Water lawns and shrubs during dry periods using hoses and sprinkler systems.
• Pick up and remove leaves, paper, or other litter and dispose in designated areas.
• Remove snow from walkways, doorways, roof hatches, driveways, parking lots, roads, and rec yards, using shovel, snow blower, skid steer, pickup truck with plow & salter, and dump truck with plow.
• Spread salt on walkways and other areas by means of hand salters and truck salters.
• Paint fences, gates, benches, tables, guardrails, and other outbuildings
• Assist in repair of roads, walks, curbing, buildings, and mechanical equipment.
• Clean comfort stations, offices, workshop areas, and parking lots by sweeping by hand or utilizing street sweepers.
• Work is completed in a priority established by supervision or facility need.
• All work, repairs, tests, modifications, alterations and installations will be completed with a high degree of professionalism, quality and craftsmanship.
• Lull in workload is used to maintain a clean and orderly work area and to ensure clerical tasks are up to date. Keeps up to date on departmental and facility safety standards and local codes and policies.

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Minimum two (2) years experience in lawns and grounds maintenance utilizing all equipment to perform tasks.
• Possess a current New York State driver’s license.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate (inter/intra skills) with employees and department heads.
• Ability to follow Standard Codes of Conduct pertaining to interaction with detainee population.
• Basic knowledge of grounds and landscaping
• Ability to drive or learn to drive a skid steer and change out various attachments to the skid steer such as buckets, plow blades, street sweeper, and forks.
• Ability to drive a 4x4 pickup and dump truck and operate snow plows and salters that are attached to them.
• Ability to operate or learn/train to operate lifts needed for tree removal or trimming.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to pass extensive federal background investigation.

Physical Demands: (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee may use repeated motions that include the arms, wrists, hands and/or fingers. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision

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