Trade Specialist - Grounds

Maintenance And Operations – Phoenix, Arizona

Washington Elementary School District 6

Under general direction, the incumbent is responsible for completing work requests related to grounds and craftsmanship throughout the district. Duties include maintaining chain‑link fencing, playground and recreational areas, concrete surfaces, and flood irrigation systems. The incumbent uses knowledge to solve problems and perform repairs with minimal impact on site, staff, and students.

• Performs cleanup after each day or when a job is completed to ensure the area is safe, including cleaning spills, collecting tools, and touching up work as needed. Operates the power sweeper to clean parking lots, driveways, basketball and volleyball courts, and removes construction debris and trash with heavy equipment.
• Completes maintenance work requests by reviewing work orders, determining hours used, selecting tools, equipment, chemicals, and safety precautions, and documenting results after project completion.
• Maintains chain‑link fencing for the district by installing, removing, repairing fencing, laying out new fending lines, setting posts, and installing new fabric.
• Maintains concrete installations by installing, removing, and repairing sidewalks and driveways, applying asphalt cold patches, and repairing block construction, planter boxes, and walls.
• Maintains flood irrigation systems by installing, removing, and repairing concrete aprons, lawn values, flood control gates, concrete tile risers, irrigation trenches, and main underground waterway systems.
• Performs preventive maintenance on tools, equipment, and chemicals used for grounds and craftsmanship, including cleaning and storing them properly.
• Maintains playgrounds by mowing, grading, leveling, discing, reseeding, fertilizing fields, and operating tractors, mowers, and power attachments. Plants, prunes, and removes trees at district sites.
• Maintains school recreational areas by constructing and preserving sand and long‑jump pits using backhoe tractors and hand tools, and by installing, removing, and repairing playground equipment.
• Attends meetings and seminars to stay current on federal and state requirements and maintains valid state licenses, permits, and certifications for the grounds and craftsmanship position.
• Performs other duties as required.

• High School diploma or GED and three years of maintenance grounds/craft related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform essential duties successfully. Must possess a valid Arizona Driver’s License and a valid Arizona Commercial Driver’s License within 90 days of hire.

• Knowledge of codes, laws, and regulations governing grounds and craftsmanship.
• Knowledge of safety precautions.
• Operating equipment used in performing grounds and craftsmanship work.
• Reading and understanding technical manuals.
• Reading and understanding chemical labels and material safety data sheets (MSDS).
• Knowledge of environmental issues.
• Understanding of harmful effects and emergency response.
• Knowledge of proper personal protective equipment.
• Knowledge of proper mixing, loading, and application, and understanding transportation, storage, disposal, and spill cleanup of chemicals and wastes.
• Engaging and encouraging communication skills while interacting with supervisors, staff, students, etc. to exchange information.

Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and taste or smell. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

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

Regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, outdoor weather conditions, and extreme heat. Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or…