Job description
PRIMARY PURPOSE: Maintain safe and attractive grounds and landscaping for the district.
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:
Valid Texas commercial driver’s license (Class B)
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:
Grounds:
- Ability to operate tractor and landscaping equipment
- Ability to operate riding or power mower, power tools, and hand tools
- Ability to operate a truck and trailer for transporting grounds keeping equipment
- Eligible for Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
General:
- Ability to read and follow verbal and written instructions including safety instructions
- Ability to communicate effectively (verbally)
- Ability to work independently and with a group
- Ability to perform basic arithmetic operations
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Grounds keeping
- Mow and detail all district grounds, including athletic fields
- Care for trees, shrubs, and flowers by watering, pruning, fertilizing, mulching, caring for beds, and controlling weeds
- Plan shrubs and vegetation
- Assist with the preparation of athletic fields for games, including chalking fields
- Water grounds and apply fertilizer
- Collect and dispose of leaves, dirt, rubbish, and refuse from district facilities.
- Assist with the inspection, repair, and installation of sprinkler systems
- Perform other duties as assigned
General/Safety
- Follow established safety procedures and techniques to perform job duties, including lifting, climbing, etc.
- Maintain accurate, updated records of preventive maintenance
- Operate tools, equipment, and machinery according to prescribed safety procedures
- Help keep shop, equipment, and tools in safe operating condition
- Transport workers and equipment to work sites throughout the district.
- Work irregular hours as needed
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors
- Continual walking standing, climbing, stooping, bending, kneeling, reaching, and heavy lifting and carrying.
- Work outside and around moving objects and/or vehicles.
- Exposure to extreme temperatures, chemicals (herbicides and fertilizer) and loud noises.
- Frequent district wide travel.
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