1st Shift Groundskeeper

About the role

Facilities IMTs will work individually or as a member of a team, performing a wide variety of skilled and unskilled landscaping, grounds maintenance, preventive maintenance, and repair work. The role ensures facilities and grounds are maintained at the highest level regarding safety, cleanliness, and operability.

Responsibilities

• Perform general and skilled landscaping and janitorial functions
• Perform general and skilled construction trade functions
• Coordinate general maintenance and cleaning of vehicles
• Paint, remodel, and refurbish areas as needed
• Remove and properly dispose of all recyclable materials
• Change light bulbs, interior and exterior, as needed
• Maintain exterior property, including snow removal and ice melt application
• Make repairs and alterations to building interior and exterior
• Perform general day-to-day maintenance tasks, inspections, repairs, and alterations to buildings, grounds, and shop equipment
• Ensure facilities are available for use and consistently maintained in a safe and clean condition
• Assemble, repair, maintain, and move furniture and related fittings and fixtures
• Operate and maintain a variety of hand and power tools and equipment
• Troubleshoot and repair various pieces of equipment using diagnostic skills and tools (e.g., ladder logic, volt meters)
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, schematics, and work orders
• Act in a manner consistent with Butterball’s core values
• Work independently or in teams, self-directed and focused on efficient time utilization
• Utilize and adhere to company safety and food safety regulations
• Accurately track work assignments, account for parts, and complete required paperwork
• Perform all duties as assigned by management
• Maintain regular attendance

Minimum Qualifications

• 2 years of previous experience working in at least one maintenance discipline
• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Certificate/Diploma in Industrial Maintenance or similar area strongly preferred

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to follow diagrams, operation manuals, manufacturing instructions, and troubleshoot malfunctions
• Ability to communicate with all levels in the organization
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to read and understand written instructions
• Basic mathematical skills
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Weld equipment and parts using MIG, TIG, and stick methods
• Perform mill/lathe work as needed
• Perform plumbing work as needed
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to stand, walk, use hands/fingers, reach with hands/arms, stoop, crouch, kneel, crawl, climb, speak, and hear
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Working Conditions & Travel Requirements

• Work in seasonal outdoor conditions
• Work in dusty environments
• Work with chemicals or fumes
• Work around pungent odors
• Work assignments may range across the entirety of the plant complex, including non-refrigerated and refrigerated areas, with temperatures ranging from -20°F to 90°F+
• Required to wear PPE, including steel-toe shoes, safety glasses, hard hat, safety vest, gloves, and hearing protection
• Noise levels in manufacturing may exceed 85 DBA
• May work with raw and/or cooked meat and animal byproducts from turkey production