General Maintenance Technician I, Grounds

University of Louisville

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Louisville, Kentucky

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Provides labor support for the Grounds department, including waste removal, landscaping, and event setup. Responsible for operating heavy equipment and performing snow and ice removal to maintain campus safety.

Qualifications

You have basic reading and writing skills, along with six months of experience in grounds maintenance. You also need a valid driver's license with the ability to operate manual transmission vehicles and pass a pre-employment physical exam.

Must Have Skills for ATS

manual transmission vehicles

material handling devices

box truck operation

forklift operation

snow removal equipment

salt spreading

Job Description

Department:

Location:

Belknap Campus

Time Type:

Full time

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Req ID:

R108552

Minimum Requirements:

Basic ability to read and write and six months of experience. Valid driver's license, insurable by the university's insurance carrier and able to operate manual transmission vehicles. Pre-employment physical exam required. Grade 1 (Hourly)

Position Description:

This position provides labor support to the Grounds department. Daily duties include light to heavy lifting, collecting and hauling trash, and monitoring recycling, garbage receptacles, and dumpsters to maintain a clean appearance. Duties also include weeding, irrigating plant areas, and trimming/pruning trees, shrubs, and grass as needed.

This position is a required personnel position and requires the employee’s physical presence at the workplace.  Additionally, the employee is required to report to (or remain at) work to assist with University emergencies during closures.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lift up to 50 pounds on a consistent basis and move/lift items over 50 pounds with material handling devices

  • Load and unload trucks.

  • Collect and remove trash and clean parking garages and parking lots.

  • Set up for special events in various departments as assigned.

  • Properly maintain and store tools, equipment, and vehicles.

  • Perform safety checks on equipment and vehicles for safe operations according to the standard of use, and report any damage for repairs or replacement

  • Effectively work alone and with a team.

  • Operate a box truck, forklift, and other heavy equipment, as needed.

  • Remove snow and ice from university walkways, roads, ramps, parking areas, and shuttle bus stops by utilizing the appropriate snow removal equipment and spreading salt in those areas.

  • Complete all required paperwork in a timely manner. 

  • Attend required trainings and meetings.

  • Contribute to the overall success of the assigned department by performing other essential duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor(s).

  • Must be willing and able to work outdoors in all weather conditions, including but not limited to snow, rain, heat, and cold.

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.

Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 2315 South First Street Walk, Room 02C - Louisville, Kentucky 40292.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258.

University of Louisville

The name of our school is a clear indicator that we are a distinctive school of public health. Public health is more than restaurant inspections, flu shots and managing health departments. It is identifying emerging health threats and risks, monitoring health factors and status, understanding how people seek and respond to health information and preparing responses to events that can affect the public's health. While we embrace the traditional tasks and roles of public health specialists, we recognize that protecting the public's health today requires much more. It requires a new approach that integrates how information about the public's health is acquired, evaluated, acted on and disseminated, and how these affect the public and its health. It requires preparing our students for careers in the 21st century by using 21st century knowledge and techniques. Our vision We will be an internationally recognized center of excellence for the creation, sharing, and application of knowledge for the public's health. In achieving our vision: We will extend the domain of public health to include all factors in the public's health. We will pursue health information sciences as an inseparable aspect of public health. We will work for close integration of individual health, health care, and public health.
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