Skilled Maintainer; Office​/On-site TC-

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! The State of Connecticut, Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) is currently recruiting for one (1) full-time Skilled Maintainer position at Norwich Technical High School.

• 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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• A healthy work/life balance to all employees

• Engage in a rewarding career
• Assist our employees so they can achieve success
• Make a difference in the public sector
• Work together in a collaborative team environment

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.

See attached addendum.

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.

The experience area should reflect the needs of the position.

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.

• Maintenance experience in a school or large building
• Experience performing ground care/landscape maintenance on school grounds or large facilities
• Experience with specialized landscaping tasks such as flower garden landscaping, athletic field preparation and maintenance, and other non-routine landscaping functions
• Experience with cleaning of school grounds/large facility service areas and sidewalks, including snow and ice removal
• Experience with weed and pest management

Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and/or certifications.

• Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties.
• A physical examination may be required.

• Incumbents in this class may be required to lift moderate to heavy weights and may be exposed to significant levels of dust, heat, noise, extreme weather conditions and risk of injury from equipment and assaultive and/or abusive individuals.
• The appointing authority may require completion of an asbestos removal program consistent with EPA guidelines for operations and maintenance during employment in this class. Incumbents may be required to use protective equipment such as respirators and safety goggles.

The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

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