Senior Facilities Services Technician - High School Grounds at Desert Mountain High School [36794]

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Policing athletic fields / facilities, cleaning and maintaining surrounding facilities to ensure areas are safe, litter free and clean.
• Trash pick-up, raking, shrub and tree pruning, planting, trimming, fertilizing and general upkeep of the high school athletic fields and facilities.
• Checks irrigation systems for proper watering schedule; installs, maintains and repairs irrigation system lines, heads and controllers; troubleshoots controllers and electrical problems; minor repairs; and assists in inspection of contractor projects.
• Preps baseball, softball, football, soccer, and track & field facilities; maintains all athletic sports surfaces and running areas to achieve optimum playing conditions.
• Uses a variety of hand tools, operates an EZ-GO cart and drives District vehicles.
• Works independently with little or no immediate supervision and makes proper decisions using sound judgment.
• Maintains a detailed written log of activities performed, and the amount of time spent on each activity.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Any combination of training, education, or experience equivalent to one (1) year experience at the Maintenance worker I level or grounds maintenance experience.

LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

• A valid Arizona Driver’s License.
• Possession of an Arizona pest Control Applicator certification, possessing both turf and ornamental status and weed control (E and F) may be required for some positions in this classification.
• If this certification is deemed necessary, applicants must possess, or obtain this certification within the first six months of hire.
• Possession, or obtaining within one year of hire, one or more of the five following certifications:
• Certified Landscape Auditor.
• Professional Ground Certification.
• Arizona Certified Professional District Cal-Sense Controller/Water Management.
• Training, or completion of Extension Turf Grass Certification from University.

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge Of Proper landscape, industry standards to plant and prune trees and shrubs.
• Knowledge Of Safety procedures; Inventory principles; Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, codes, and standards; Recordkeeping principles; Mathematical principles; Safe work practices.

Skills

• Work independently with little, or no immediate supervision, as well as the ability to make proper decisions using sound judgment.
• Athletic field layout, striping and chalking.
• Pitcher’s mound maintenance.
• Bermuda and Rye grass management.
• Calibrate spreaders for application of liquid and granular fertilizer, herbicides, and warm and cool season grass seed.
• Plant and prune trees and shrubs according to Arizona Landscape Professional standards.
• Follow department policies and procedures; safety procedures and practices; traffic control methods.
• Learn, understand and operate the District’s Cal-Sense Irrigation System.
• Perform sprinkler maintenance; repair lines, heads.
• Operate all related landscape maintenance equipment including chain saws and other equipment weighing up to 80 lbs.
• Operate a personal computer to check e-mail.
• Safely operate EZ-Go cart and drive District vehicles.
• Lift, empty and carry trash bags or cans weighing approximately 50 lbs.
• Operate telephone and radio communications equipment properly.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, other departments, and school staff.
• Demonstrate the willingness to assume ownership in completion of assigned tasks.
• Complete work orders, and safety checklists in a complete and readable manner.
• Maintain regular consistent attendance and punctuality.

Physical Requirements

• Reaching, standing, walking, finger dexterity, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
• Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of forces constantly to move objects.
• Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, and intense noises.