| Description | Primary Purpose:
Maintain safe and attractive grounds and landscaping for the district. Maintain athletic fields.
Ensure that all district equipment is maintained.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
Valid Texas driver’s license
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Knowledge of gardening and landscape maintenance
Ability to communicate effectively
Ability to operate power-driven equipment
Ability to operate hand and power tools
Experience:
None
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Grounds/Landscaping/Maintenance
- Mow and detail all district grounds, including athletic fields.
- Follow scheduled maintenance plan to care for lawns, trees, shrubs, and flowers by watering, pruning, fertilizing, mulching, caring for beds, and controlling weeds.
- Plant shrubs and vegetation.
- Assist with the preparation of athletic fields for games, including chalking fields.
- Collect and dispose of leaves, dirt, rubbish, and refuse from district facilities.
- Complete repairs as directed on work orders or by operations director.
- Assist with the inspection, repair, and installation of sprinkler systems.
Safety
- Operate tools and equipment according to prescribed safety procedures. Follow established safety procedures and techniques to perform job duties, including lifting and climbing.
- Correct unsafe conditions in work area and promptly report any conditions that are not immediately correctable to supervisor.
- Help keep vehicle, equipment, and tools in safe operating condition.
- Inspect and adjust tools and equipment for safety and efficiency and perform preventive maintenance as needed.
Other
- Transport workers and equipment to work sites throughout the district.
- During bad weather, assist skilled workers with repair and maintenance of district facilities, including repairing woodwork; replacing electrical switches, fixtures, and motors; painting, repairing and replacing plumbing fixtures and drainage systems; and replacing broken glass.
- During slower times, move, install, assemble, and repair all school furniture and playground equipment as needed.
- Any other assigned duties as requested by your supervisor.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None.
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
- Tool/Equipment Used: Garden tools; small hand tools; power tools; heavy equipment including backhoe, tractor, grader; and power mower; light truck or van.
- Posture: Frequent standing, kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting; work in tiring and uncomfortable positions.
- Motion: Frequent walking, grasping/squeezing, wrist flextion/extension, and overhead reaching; frequent driving
- Lifting: Heavy lifting and carrying (45 pounds and over) on a daily basis
- Environment: Work outside, on slippery or uneven walking surfaces; frequent exposure to extreme hot and cold termperatures, dust, noise, vibration; exposure to chemical (herbicides and fertilizer) and electrical hazards; work around machinery with moving parts; may work alone; regularly work irregular hours; occasional prolonged hours; frequent districtwide travel
- Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress.
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