Maintenance Worker II - Roads & Grounds

The department of Roads and Grounds at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a Maintenance Worker II.

About the Opportunity

Under the supervision of the Supervisor and/or Lead Landscape Construction Worker shall perform skilled landscape maintenance duties. These will include the repair and construction of steps, sidewalks, roads, parking lots, etc. The Maintenance Worker II will operate all Roads & Grounds equipment in performing these duties. Shall work with other crafts as needed

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:

• 37.5-hour work week
• 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
• 15 annual leave (vacation) days per year or more based on years of service (employee leave)
• 18 sick days per year (for when you're ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family's, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
• WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ's.
• Wellness programs

What You'll Do

• Shall operate equipment such as payloaders, backhoes, asphalt pavers, rollers, forklifts, small dump trucks, landscape equipment, and skid loaders. Operates tractors, lawn maintenance equipment, and power tools needed to perform landscape construction and maintenance.

• Assist with construction, and maintains landscape structures while using materials such as concrete, bituminous concrete, flagstone, field stone, sculptured stone, brick, blocks, pavers, retaining wall blocks, and landscape timbers.

• Assist in the application of sealers, anti-spalling compounds, adhesives, etc. in performing normal duties. This includes the finishing of concrete according to standard practices and procedures.

• Performs landscaping tasks including the planting of trees and ornamental shrubs. Seeds and slices lawns, aerates, fertilizes, and applies soil amendments using tractors and power equipment. Follows verbal or written instructions and interprets blueprints that pertain to landscape construction.

• Removes snow from sidewalks, steps, roads, and parking lots by means of trucks, tractors, power brooms, and hand tools.

• Must be able to respond to emergency situations on all occasions and must be available for telephone contact during all emergency and unsafe environmental conditions.

• Performs repairs on all equipment as needed. Completes service and maintenance on equipment and trucks such as greasing, oil changes, etc. Assists the mechanics with major repairs.

• Maintains cleanliness of assigned areas by mechanical or hand methods.

• Assists in the upkeep of maintenance records for trucks and grounds equipment.

• Provides for the proper preventive maintenance of all equipment including such things as oil, fuel, belts, tires, batteries, greasing, etc. required on a daily basis for all Roads & Grounds equipment.

• Performs preventive maintenance on all equipment involving daily and/or weekly inspections.

• Performs duties as needed to complete seasonal change over on all trucks and equipment

Pay Grade: 11

Hours: 6am - 2pm

• High School diploma or GED and vocational or technical training in masonry, carpentry, or landscape management of up to 18 months beyond high school OR any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

• A minimum of one (1) years experience in the following:

• Operating various types of grounds maintenance equipment

• Experience in a commercial landscaping environment

• Repairing or constructing landscape structures using a variety of masonry materials and concrete

• Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered

• All qualifications must be met by the time of employment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to read, write, and perform simple mathematical calculations.
• Ability to comprehend and follow oral and written instructions.
• Demonstrated ability to operate heavy construction equipment, grounds maintenance equipment, and small trucks
• Ability to lift, bend, stoop, walk, reach, and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to operate equipment over rough terrain for long periods of time.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret drawings, blue prints, specifications, and related regulatory codes and requirements.
• Ability to perform tasks requiring frequent and prolonged exposure to dust, fumes, chemicals, moving parts, noise, and/or extreme outdoor weather conditions or extreme variations of indoor temperatures.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle and equipment with a standard transmission.
• Ability to construct wooden structures or forms needed in the construction of concrete structures.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain proper attendance and punctuality standards.
• Ability to finish concrete.
• Ability to lay brick, block, stone, and do other masonry work.
• Ability to construct forms using lumber or steel materials.

Physical Demands

• Work requires simple hand/eye operations and some accuracy and regularity of motions, such as set-up and operation of basic instruments and equipment, and/or the occasional use of standard hand or power tools with minimal speed requirements.