Grounds Maintenance Technician Job Rocklin area,California USA,Trades / Skilled Labor

Grounds Maintenance Technician

Salary: $27.20 Hourly
Job Type: Full-Time

Location:

5100 Sierra College Blvd, Rocklin, CA
Division:
Administrative Services
Closing: 6/7/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Summary Description

Sierra College has a strong commitment to equity and inclusion among its staff and students. The Grounds Maintenance Technician under general supervision performs skilled work in the preparation and maintenance of grounds and athletic fields, installs, maintains, and repairs irrigation systems, and constructs and maintains special landscaping or public use areas, including trails, forested areas, meadows, play yards, parking lots, roads, and meridians.

Responsibilities

Performs scheduled operational checks, preventative maintenance, and routine servicing of groundskeeping equipment, including hand and power tools, mechanical devices, and engines and bodies of rolling stock.

Installs two-wire and conventional irrigation systems; repairs and replaces landscape irrigation systems following and interpreting blueprints, sketches, or verbal instructions; designs and prepares plans for irrigation systems and makes necessary changes to blueprints for irrigation system design compliance and to locate shutoff valves, irrigation valves, and physical layouts.

Adjusts, maintains, and repairs electronic timers; installs, inspects, and performs major repairs to valves and controllers; replaces and repairs a wide variety of sprinkler heads and lines by removing, disassembling, and replacing worn or broken parts.

Keeps District roadways and parking lots free of litter and debris; coordinates with appropriate staff regarding purchase and installation of asphalt, paint, signs, sign poles, concrete, and asphalt patch; stripes and paints parking lots, roadways, and curbs; installs, replaces, repairs, and relocates traffic control signs and posts, concrete bumpers, and roadway control exit barriers; keeps tree branches from obstructing the view of traffic and signs;

removes graffiti; coordinates with appropriate staff regarding cleanup of hazardous materials; sets up traffic cones and barricades.

Selects, plants, stakes, prunes, and thins and trims trees, ornamental plants, shrubs, ground covers, annuals, bulbs, mows, grooms, fertilizes, and replants turf and various landscaped areas to accomplish landscaping objectives; may remove trees or branches for safety in wooded areas, as needed; may assist with oversight of fire mitigation work by vendors; maintains and/or provides specialty pruning in commemorative gardens, arboretum, and Cactus Garden.

Removes weeds, trash, debris from walkways, roadways, and other areas; maintains in-ground drains and culverts.

Operates combination front loader/backhoe, trenchers, dump trucks, street sweepers, and equivalent machinery; inspects machinery before use to ensure proper servicing and safe operating conditions.

Inspects and diagnoses equipment malfunctions, and performs minor to complex repairs and rebuilds to equipment including, but not limited to, small engines, fuel and cooling systems, electrical components, running gears, suspensions, and internal and external components on two- and four-cycle gasoline and diesel engines; performs emergency equipment repairs, including clutches, pulleys, blades, tires/wheels, oil changes, lube, tune-up services, replacing heads, sharpening trimmers and chainsaws.

Maintains adequate inventories of ground maintenance tools, parts, and equipment; keeps records of purchases; maintains work order records and various logs, including equipment logs, supply logs, and maintenance logs.

Operates snow removal equipment to remove snow on roadways, sidewalks, and parking lots.

Applies fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides to areas; places postings where pesticides are applied; disposes of product containers per instructions and applicable environmental regulations; applies biological or organic controls for pests and weeds; sets calibration on tank sprayers, drop spreaders, and wheel driven spreaders.

Interacts and coordinates with Kinesiology faculty members regarding classroom setup and maintenance in District athletic fields and areas; constructs, set up, takes down, maintains, and repairs athletic activity courses, tracks, ranges, fields, and other equipment.

Operates string trimmers, blowers, mowers, hedgers, weeders, sprayers, and an array of common power tools.

Serves as a resource on landscape and horticultural matters; may plan, draw, and prepare land changes to conform to desired landscaping goals.

Maintains athletic fields, areas, surfaces, and outdoor classrooms in a safe and usable condition; mows, grooms, contours, paints, and lines athletic and public use play fields to comply with required dimensions.

Monitors and diagnoses weed, disease, and pest problems in athletic fields, taking appropriate measures to mitigate or eliminate problems; maintains current knowledge of safe pesticide or herbicide application.

Operates specialized and demanding equipment and…