F&O Grounds Maint Tec Equip Op

Apply for jobs through the application process in Work Space. District employees must complete the online transfer application.

Substitutes and student teachers are not eligible for the transfer application.

Application Video:
Classified - for outside applicants
Application Video:
Transfer - current employees

New-to-District Classified employees may be eligible to receive credit for up to two years' worth of credit for movement (steps) on the Classified Salary Schedule based on relevant prior work experience. Please complete the top portion of this form and provide it to your previous employer for completion. To qualify, newly hired employees must provide this form, completed by your former employer(s), to Human Resources no later than the date of their fingerprinting and appointment.

Please be advised that accepting full-time employment may affect any subsidy for health insurance purchased through the Idaho Health Insurance Exchange.

Effective July 1st: 01/G/02 ($21.77/hour) to 01/G/04 ($23.55/hour) depending on verified experience.

Transferring employees or former District employees hired into this role will be placed on the G letter grade of the Classified Salary Schedule, but the initial step placement will vary based on a variety of factors.

Benefits Information:
For positions that qualify, the District offers a benefit package that is valued at more than $10,000 annually. Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERSI) and are provided to Classified employees who work at least half time (20 hours per week) or more in a regular position and to Certified employees with a 0.50 FTE or greater contract.

Please see our Benefits Brochure. It All Adds Up!

START DATE:

TBD

Acceptable Experience and Training:

• High school diploma or GED is required, with equipment school certification preferred;
• Two (2) years experience operating a variety of heavy and medium equipment, and/or successful completion of a Heavy Equipment Operator school certification program; and
• Two (2) years grounds-maintenance/landscaping experience; and
• Two (2) years irrigation experience; and
• Two (2) years fabrication experience; and
• Horticulture certification preferred; and
• Pesticide applicator’s certification preferred; and
• Playground installation/inspection certification preferred; and
• Certified arborist preferred; and
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform as an effective and competent Equipment Operator.
• Jobs in this class require performing repetitive motions in hand/wrist/arm movements and standing for four or more hours at a time. Related job tasks may require, with or without reasonable accommodation, lifting or moving up to 50 pounds frequently and 100 pounds occasionally, walking over uneven flooring or construction sites, working in confined spaces, climbing and standing on ladders, crawling, stooping, kneeling, bending, crouching and reaching.

• Valid Idaho Drivers’ License is required;
• Valid CDL Class A License is preferred.

• Operation of heavy equipment, hand and power tools and service vehicles;
• Current lawn, landscape, and horticultural methods and associated requirements;
• Construction methods and safety practices;
• Occupational hazards and safety precautions involved in operation of heavy equipment, hand and power tools, and general building and grounds maintenance work;
• Preparation of detailed and accurate records of work performed.

• The primary function of an employee in this position is to perform skilled and semi-skilled installation, repair, and maintenance tasks on the District’s outdoor properties and apparatus.
• Prioritizes, schedules and completes work orders;
• Meets with school and District personnel to discuss requested projects and expected outcomes;
• Operates a variety of vehicles and heavy equipment, including but not limited to dump trucks, trenchers, front end loaders and attachments, sweepers, backhoes, snow removal vehicles, and other related equipment;
• Operates a variety of hand tools and power tools;
• Performs asphalt and…