Winter Temporary - Facility Operations Assistant 1, SG-06 - Grounds Department

SUNY Oswego•Oswego, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

SUNY Oswego’s Facilities Services Grounds Department is hiring temporary, full-time Facility Operations Assistant 1, Grade 6 employees to support campus operations. Facilities Services operates, maintains, and renews campus facilities to provide a safe, reliable, attractive, and efficient physical environment. The position assists with snow plowing and removal, equipment maintenance, spring cleanup, and other assigned duties. The appointment is expected as soon as possible. The listed salary is $18.13 per hour, in accordance with the CSEA Operational Services Unit Agreement. The work includes a broad range of routine grounds, building, equipment, moving, and facility-support tasks. Employees may operate vehicles and powered equipment; maintain grounds and roads; remove snow and debris; assist with equipment and vehicle maintenance; move and set up furniture and supplies; clean facilities; inspect areas and report hazards; and provide information or directions to visitors and patrons. Duties may also include event and parking support, recordkeeping, delivery assistance, and leading assigned work crews.

Requirements

No education or experience qualifications are required for this class.
Must be physically able to perform the duties and tasks of the position.
Must be able to understand and carry out written or oral instructions.
Must be dependable and able to work in all types of weather.
Must communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Knowledge of snow-removal equipment and its operation.
When required to operate motor vehicles, must possess a valid New York State driver's license appropriate for the vehicle being operated.

Responsibilities

Assist with snow plowing, snow removal, equipment maintenance, spring cleanup, and other assigned duties.
Provide visitors with information about tourist attractions, office locations, and facility rules and regulations.
Inspect, check, and patrol areas for vandalism or failure to follow safety procedures; report defects, hazards, or potentially dangerous conditions.
Set up chairs, podiums, furniture, and related equipment for conferences, seminars, office moves, meetings, and special events; load, unload, assemble, and remove items as assigned.
Perform routine manual work, including carrying supplies, erecting ladders or scaffolding, cleaning and repairing gutters and drains, preparing surfaces, spreading paint, digging, loading and unloading trucks, rough carpentry and masonry, and cleaning work sites.
Operate self-propelled and motorized equipment, including lawn mowers, pumps, compressors, vehicles, small trucks, light construction equipment, electric pallet jacks, forklifts, and snow-removal equipment.
Perform routine inspection, repair, and maintenance tasks on vehicles and machinery, including mounting or dismounting snowplows and salt spreaders, minor engine tune-ups, oil, tire, and battery changes, and vehicle cleaning; report deficiencies to higher-level staff.
Clean buildings and facilities, including vacuuming, mopping and waxing floors, emptying trash, washing lavatories and fixtures, and dusting and polishing fixtures.
Perform routine building maintenance, such as unclogging toilets and sinks and changing light bulbs and tubes.
Collect fees and tickets for parking and special events and prepare reports of revenue and tickets collected or issued.
Direct patrons to parking areas, check parking permits and parking compliance, control access as needed, maintain records of suspended or revoked parking privileges, and respond to parking-related complaints.
When assigned, lead volunteers, students, and inmates on work crews by assigning work, distributing and accounting for equipment and supplies, demonstrating work methods, and supervising on-site activities.
When needed, travel to other offices within the State or facility to pick up or move equipment, supplies, or people.
Move heavy supplies, furniture, equipment, office items, and records; load and unload them manually or with a hand truck, forklift, or pallet jack; maintain storage areas and track package movement.
Assist truck drivers and motor vehicle operators with pickups and deliveries and, when assigned, drive delivery vehicles.
Deliver forms and supplies to offices and assist with receiving and shipping office materials.
Perform general grounds maintenance, including clearing sites, raking or tilling soil, mowing, applying fertilizers and pesticides, cutting brush and wood, trimming or removing trees and shrubs, maintaining roads and sidewalks, and removing snow, trash, and other obstructions.
Load trucks with debris, dirt, and other materials.
When assigned, perform office-related tasks such as filing, photocopying, sorting and delivering mail, inventorying and storing records or supplies, and documenting work performed and labor and materials used.
When assigned to a State University Farm and Animal Care, perform routine manual labor and general farm work.