Grounds Tech Job Elkhart area,Indiana USA,Maintenance/Cleaning

Concord Community Schools

Job Description

Job Title:

Grounds Tech Position Type:
Classified

Reports To:

Director and Assistant Director of Facilities

Under the general supervision of the Assistant Director and Director of Facilities, the purpose of the position is to perform corrective and scheduled maintenance in various craft disciplines as well as outside grounds work. The work may involve the use of diverse maintenance skills and knowledge depending on the specific assignment to be performed. Performs related work as directed.

Position Purpose

Maintain and improve the outdoor spaces of the school, ensuring they are clean, safe, and aesthetically pleasing for the community.

Essential Functions

Read field layout for accuracy of IHSAA field guidelines

Work with M2 to prioritize day‐to‐day workload based on weather conditions

Maintain irrigation system schedules and adjust as needed

Startup, maintaining, and winterization of blockhouses and irrigation systems

Ensure seasonal supplies are in stock for maintenance and repairs of equipment

Mowing, trimming, laying mulch, and leaf cleanup

Prioritize painting athletic fields for in‑season sports

Snow plowing and salt spreading on sidewalks and parking lots

Move tables, chairs, furniture, etc.

Use a computer for maintenance work order system, email, and file sharing

Operate various machinery and power tools

Perform routine maintenance on mowers and other power equipment

Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, technical procedures, governmental regulations, field diagrams, and building blueprints

Keep the grounds free from trash

Setup and take down nets for various sports (tennis, baseball, softball, track and field)

Keep grounds bay neat, clean, and organized

Maintain parking lots, fill potholes, and paint new lines

Use heavy machinery, including rollers, tractors, bobcats, etc.

Remove rust on sidewalks, bleachers, and buildings

Indoor and outdoor bleacher repair

Edge sidewalks

Manage weed growth by pulling weeds and spraying herbicides (Registered technician license)

Load and unload trailers

Basic electrical and plumbing skills

Communicate with building leads on event setups and teardowns

Trade on call phone with Maintenance

Prioritize work orders through the work order system

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

High School diploma or G.E.D.

Ability to plan and organize

Practical problem solving skills and decision making

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

Knowledge of and experience with maintenance and operation of buildings is preferred

Understanding of Google platform

Physical Demands

The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, use ladder, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to twenty‑five (25) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to seventy‑five (75) pounds

Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

Employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts, in wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock

Noise level in the work environment is usually loud

Employee may be required to work in outside weather conditions

Terms

Rate of pay to be determined by the School Board.

Evaluation

Evaluation performance on this job will be in accordance with the provisions in the policy handbook.

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