Buildings & Grounds Worker -Southern Region

About the role

The DNR Division of Parks and Trails seeks to fill multiple Buildings and Grounds Worker positions to perform seasonal maintenance and security needs. The typical anticipated season dates are from April through October; however, the actual season dates may start later or end earlier to meet contractual obligations or agency needs.

Responsibilities

• Park Maintenance: Cleaning, basic maintenance of infrastructure and equipment, mowing, and improving natural resources.
  • Typical work schedules include weekdays, weekends, and holidays.
• Park Maintenance and Night Security: Cleaning, basic maintenance of infrastructure and equipment, mowing, and improving natural resources.
  • Duties also include Park security to protect Parks and Trails visitors, property and resources from unsafe conditions, illegal acts, or other dangerous and damaging situations.
    • Typical work schedules include weekdays, weekends, evenings, and holidays.
• Trail Maintenance: Maintenance of state trails, public water accesses, fishing piers and water trails within a multiple county boundary.
  • Travel is common and includes cleaning, litter pickup, basic maintenance of infrastructure and equipment, mowing, and natural resource improvement.
    • Typical work schedules will include weekdays, with weekends and holidays off.

Additional Responsibilities

• Building, facilities, trail and public water access maintenance and repairs: clean buildings, fixtures, and bathroom facilities; dispose of waste materials; paint, repair, or replace various fixtures, and seasonally activate and deactivate water systems.
• Grounds maintenance: mow and trim grass; carry out weed control program; plant and trim trees and shrubs; remove trees and stumps; dispose of waste materials; road repairs; develop, maintain, and groom trails; repair, conduct tests, and prepare reports on water and sewer systems; paint and repair picnic tables, signs, posts, fences; remove snow from roads and walkways; assist with resource management projects such as prescribed burns, noxious weed control, reforestation, and seed collection.
• Equipment inspection and maintenance: routine maintenance and minor repairs on small engines, vehicles, hand and small power tools, and other equipment and tools; complete reports and forms on use and repairs.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage tasks effectively, and work independently with limited supervision while, prioritizing customer service and safety.
• Teamwork skills sufficient to help colleagues complete tasks efficiently and safely.
• Skill sufficient to welcome a diverse user base to Minnesota State Parks and Trail Units.
• Ability to effectively recognize, analyze, communicate and problem solve a variety of routine maintenance situations.
• Skill in safe operation of equipment such as mowers, weed whips, hand tools, power tools, chainsaws, UTVs and vehicles.
• Ability to explain policies and procedures in a clear, concise, and professional manner to both internal and external customers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or training in a work or educational setting in any of the following: Performing routine maintenance and repair of small engines, vehicles, and other equipment and tools.
• Cleaning, maintaining, and/or repairing buildings.
• Grounds and/or facility maintenance.
• Security operations.
• First Aid and CPR training or certification.

Physical Requirements

• Must have the ability to meet the physical requirements and work in the environmental conditions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations.

Benefits

• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• 12 paid holidays each year.
• Low-cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans.
• Fertility care, including IVF.
• Dental and orthodontic care for adults and children.
• 6 weeks paid leave for parents of newborn or newly adopted children.
• Pension plan that provides income when you retire (after working at least three years).
• Employer paid life insurance to provide support for your family in the event of death.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance that can provide income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury.
• Tax-free expense accounts for health, dental, and dependent care.