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Grounds Maintenance Technician

Job Description Summary

Grounds Maintenance Technician

Who Are We?

C&W Services is the industry leader in cutting-edge maintenance and janitorial programs for facilities ranging corporate office portfolios and manufacturing plants to large public venues--keeping our client's facility running smoothly all the time.

What's The Job?

Title: Grounds Maintenance Technician
Location: Blair Nebraska
Salary: $16 to $19 depending on experience
Hours: Mon-Fri 7a-330p or Mon-Thur 7a-530p
What's in it for me?

Weekly pay on Fridays
Comprehensive benefits that start on your first day
Advancement opportunities
Training to work in a cutting-edge facility
Company provided safety apparel and uniforms

Job Description

What Will I Be Doing?

Here are just a few things you can expect to do daily:

• Team member must be able to work and direct personnel in a team-oriented and safety conscious environment. "Safety First" expectations include, but are not limited to, PJHA process, Observation process, and compliance with all company / site safety guidelines and procedures.

• Assigned tasks list to include, but not limited to, sanitation and cleaning of assigned areas following master cleaning schedules and procedures. Expectation of task completion to range from task completion with minimal supervision to task completion with ability to direct other team members", reliant upon assigned tasks and employee's development. Expectation of task completion to range from task completion with direct supervision to task completion without supervision, reliant upon assigned tasks and employee's development. This position requires constant supervision and follow-up.

• Operate vehicles and powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, and snow blowers

• Perform preventive maintenance on associated equipment, which is to be performed within established standards.

• Maintain adherence to work schedule and work overtime, weekends, holidays, and shifts as required.

• Assist in some maintenance, railroad, and groundwork such as (mowing, trimming, landscaping, and snow removal).

• Mow and edge lawns using power mowers and edgers.

• Shovel snow from walks, driveways, and parking lots, and spread salt in those areas.

• Assist in formulating preventive maintenance standards / work procedures while performing those duties and provide work order feedback on discrepancies noted in all associated operations

• Must have working knowledge and be trained to operate the following: boom lifts, forklifts, and hand & power tools.

• "Effectively" communicate with supervisor and customer to accomplish assigned tasks and develop sound customer relations.

• Maintain adherence to the published work schedule and be available to work overtime as required by demands of the job.

• Maintain communication with supervisor regarding unresolved work issues, personnel issues, and employee complaints.

• Work all shifts including holidays and weekends when demanded by the job.

• Perform other work as defined by company and/or customer.

• Ensures compliance with all company / customer regulations, policies, and procedures.

• Achieve performance expectations set forth as part of performance appraisals to include employee development planning.

• Communications with all team members to assist the development of short- and long-range planning in assist of the company's goals and objectives

• Meet physical requirements of the job. Physical requirements of the job will be provided to you prior to employment.

• Perform assigned tasks in a safety, effective, and efficient manner.

• Accurate and timely administrative duties to include, but not limited to, time accounting and work order completion.

• Must maintain positive customer and employee relations.

What Makes Me Qualified?

Don't meet all of the requirements but are still interested in working for us? Please apply and we will review your resume for other roles!

Experience: 0-2 years of grounds maintenance preferred

What are the physical demands of the role?

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for long periods of time, climb flights of stairs, work from elevated areas, and wear a respirator when required by the job. Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination sufficient to operate hand tools and industrial machinery such as a truck or fork-lift. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

What is the work environment?

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme heat and extreme cold, wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email HRServices@cushwake. com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.