Grounds Worker

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Located in Meridian, ID

Salary: $17.50

Express Employment is hiring for Entry Level Grounds Workers throughout West Ada County

Pay: $16.61/hour 

Schedule: Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pm

We are looking for Entry Level Grounds Maintenance workers to help us keep the treasure valley schools looking beautiful. If you're hard-working and dedicated you are the ideal candidate, Apply today!

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary function of an employee in this class is to perform maintenance, repair, inspection, and service work on District school grounds, including equipment, machinery, irrigation systems.  Duties include mowing and fertilizing grounds, snow removal, maintenance and repair of water lines and valves, irrigation and sprinkler systems, and playground and athletic equipment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Performs general grounds maintenance, including mowing, trimming, pruning, weeding, and application of herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers
• Performs snow removal from sidewalks, walkways, parking lots, and other areas
• Assists with scheduled maintenance, repair, and installation work on irrigation systems:
• Performs painting and graffiti removal duties
• Prepares and maintains gardens, trees and shrubs, playground playing surfaces, and other planting areas
• Operate power equipment, including but not limited to, grounds keeping equipment mowers, tractors, trenching equipment, backhoe and tractor, and related equipment
• Operate hand tools
• Operate a motor vehicle, including a dump truck and pickup truck
• Performs light maintenance on motorized and mechanized maintenance and grounds keeping, equipment, including light welding
• Sets up, assists at, and breaks down special events
• Building trade skills, including but not limited to, irrigation systems
• Purchase required materials using District purchase order forms
• Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with District policies, procedures, and safety policies.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School diploma or GED equivalency; and
• One (1) year grounds keeping experience preferred: or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the work.
• Valid Idaho driver’s license required.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

 

Please call or text "WA Grounds" to (208) 343-7552 or 

Please make sure to apply online at www.expresspros.com

 

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