Grounds & Maintenance Technician

Grounds & Maintenance Technician

Property Services

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The Grounds/Maintenance Utility personnel is a non-exempt/hourly position that reports to the Director of Property Services. This position is a member of the AFSCME union, under the Property Services Employees master agreement. The Grounds/Maintenance Utility personnel at the Burlington School District work to provide a variety of maintenance and grounds services to meet the needs of the school district. The ideal candidate will be a team player with a positive attitude, reliable transportation and good time management skills. Preferred qualities include knowledge of operating power tools and equipment.

In addition to great health benefits and paid time off this full-time position starts at $17.00/hr - $18.50 hr based on experience. Hours for 1st shift positions are primarily 6:00am - 2:30pm. Hours and work location are subject to change at any time to reflect facility needs.

The Essential Functions of this position include:

1. Operates snow plow and salt truck to remove ice and snow from roads and assigned areas, which require early morning starts and extended hours which includes sanding/salting road and walkways.
2. Shovel snow, grounds maintenance and other duties as assigned related to facilities and roads maintenance.
3. Operates a variety of tools, machinery and equipment and a variety of power and hand tools used in ground maintenance such as shovel, rakes, ax, brooms, and forks, leaf blowers and other tools.
4. Operates commercial ground equipment such as dump trucks, tractor, front end loader, zero turn mowers, snow blowers, chainsaws and other equipment.
5. Mow and edge lawns, weed, maintain flower and shrub gardening and mulch landscape beds
6. Trim hedges, shrubs and small trees, remove dead, damaged, or unwanted trees or branches
7. General maintenance and Athletic field maintenance.
8. Follow all safety rules, policies and regulations. Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
9. Notifies the Director of Property Services of any safety or other issues that may require immediate corrective response.
10. Maintains accountability in maintaining assigned tools and equipment.
11. Performs other duties as requested by the Director of Property Services and/or his/her designee.

The required education and experience for this position include:

Education: Minimum Required: High School Diploma or equivalent.

Experience: Minimum required:

1. Valid Vermont driver's license.
2. Working English language skills.
3. Relevant work experience.
4. Demonstrated aptitude and competence for assigned responsibilities above.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:

• Working knowledge: Sufficient familiarity with the subject to know basic principles and terminology and to understand and solve simple problems.
• General knowledge: Sufficient knowledge of a field to perform most work in normal situations. The work calls for comprehension of standard situations and includes knowledge of most of the significant aspects of the subject.
• Thorough knowledge: Advanced knowledge of the subject matter. The work calls for sufficient comprehension of the subject area to solve unusual as well as common work problems, to be able to advise on technical matters and to serve as a resource on the subject for others in the organization.
• Comprehensive knowledge: Requires complete mastery and understanding of the subject. This term should be used sparingly and only for unusually exacting or responsible positions required to originate hypotheses, concepts, or approaches.

1. Ability to operate equipment and machinery requiring multiple conditions and making multiple, complex and rapid adjustments
2. Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, feet, and limbs in performing highly skilled movements
3. Ability to use and care for building service equipment and supplies according to written and oral instructions.
4. Ability to read and write at an acceptable level.
5. Ability to communicate courteously, efficiently and effectively with a variety of individuals.
6. Ability to adapt to changing work priorities, meet deadlines and schedules.
7. Ability to perform work requiring moderate to heavy labor.

Working Conditions:

These are the physical and mental/reasoning requirements of the position as it is typically performed. The inability to meet one or more of these physical or mental/reasoning requirements will not automatically disqualify a candidate or employee from the position. For a full Job Description please contact Human Resources

Include but may not be limited to:

• Face-to-Face contact
• Noise Levels
• Verbal contact with others
• Judgment/decision making
• Inside air conditioning and heat

Employment Benefits/Terms:

• Salary: As per the Master Agreement between the Burlington Board of School Commissioners and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). This is a salaried position paid Bi-Weekly with a lump sum payment for the summer period.
• Calendar Year: 12 months, 261 workdays (based on start date), upto 8 per day/40 per week
• Benefits: Benefits eligible on start date. 30 days to enroll in coverage from start day. BSD Benefits!
• Paid Time: Sick Time / Personal Time As per the Master Agreement.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Burlington School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.

Applications from women, veterans, individuals with disabilities and people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged.

The Burlington School District will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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