Skilled Maintainer (37.5 Hour

Introduction

Do you have at least two (2) years of experience in landscape maintenance or vegetable gardening OR have you graduated from a vocational or technical school with a diploma designating completion of subject requirements in a maintenance trade area? If so, we encourage you to consider the Skilled Maintainer position!

Full-time | 1st Shift | 37.5 Hours per week

Monday – Friday | 6:00 am – 2:00 pm

• Clean the grounds, service areas and sidewalks (including snow and ice removal);
• Operate and maintain grounds equipment;
• Weed, disease and pest control;
• Perform other grounds tasks listed in the specification for lower level maintainers;
• Perform specialized landscaping tasks such as flower garden landscaping, athletic field preparation and maintenance, and other non-routine landscaping functions;
• Perform related duties as required.

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In a state agency this class is accountable for performing one or more tasks of a skilled nature (requiring prior experience or training, below the level of a specialized trades worker which would give the incumbent proficiency in required knowledges, skills and abilities on the first day of the job) in addition to performing lower level duties. Only complex tasks should be learned on the job.

Tasks performed will be in one or several of the following areas:

• Building and equipment maintenance (operational and remedial) including the operation of trucks of five (5) ton or greater capacity or complex motorized equipment;
• Grounds care as a supervisor and/or specialized landscaping functions;
• Assists Qualified Craft Workers or other higher level employees in the trades areas.

Examples of Duties by General Work Areas

Incumbents in this area perform in one of the following ways:

• In addition to trades tasks performed by lower level maintainers, performs the following skilled tasks for a substantial amount of time (75%) as an assistant to a tradesperson:
• Construction, maintenance and repair as a painter, plasterer, carpenter, electrician, mason, plumber and/or steamfitter, tinsmith or comparable trades person.

• May perform custodial functions as required.

• Keeps records and prepares reports (related to the duties and not a full time office recordkeeping position);
• Performs related duties as required.

These are only examples of types of tasks a Skilled Maintainer may be expected to perform. Incumbents in this class will also be expected to perform related duties as required. Tasks should only be assigned if they are of the appropriate skill level (as defined in the Purpose of Class).

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Considerable knowledge of methods, tools, equipment, materials and procedures of specific trade or work area concerned;

Knowledge of maintenance problems and their proper handling;

Skills

Manual and machine operations of trade or work area skills;

Interpersonal skills;

Oral and written communication skills;

Ability to follow written and oral instructions; utilize computer software.

Two (2) years of experience in one of the following areas:

• One of the skilled trades;
• Landscape maintenance or vegetable gardening;
• Operation of motor trucks or large buses.

Graduation from a vocational or technical school with a diploma designating completion of subject requirements in a maintenance trade area may be substituted for the General Experience.