Grounds - Facility Operations Assistant 1

SUNY Upstate Medical University•Syracuse, NY

48d

About The Position

This position will report to the Plant Operations Supervisor. Will perform a variety of routine manual tasks requiring little planning or special knowledge, and sustains medium to heavy physical effort involving frequent exposure to all kinds of weather conditions. Duties include, but are not limited to; Cleans grounds by sweeping, raking, shoveling and removing by hand debris, leaves, branch's, etc., clears sites and prepares them for planting; plants seeds, bushes, etc. using hand and power tools; cuts grass, fertilizes and waters grounds, prunes, removes bushes and trees; loads/ unloads trucks, breaks up concrete and asphalt to repair holes; assist in mixing and applying concrete and asphalt, removes trash and snow from roads and walkways; plows roads and parking lots and mixes salt and sand used on them; snow removal using trucks, tractors, bobcats, loaders, walk behind snow blower and shovels; operate a truck mounted salt spreader; cuts glass, adjusts and paints window panes; oils ventilating mechanisms; cleans, flushes, and repairs gutters and drains; repairs bench flats; sterilizes pots and mixing soils used for planting; plants and transplants seedlings; must be able to perform moderate to heavy lifting; move furniture and office equipment and follows instructions when transporting equipment; Must be able to assist skilled and semi-skilled trades in various tasks; must have the ability to use various hand/ power tools and motorized equipment; have the ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions, Must demonstrate work experience in commercial snow removal. Understand and follow instructions. Ability to lift 100 pounds. Ability to use hand and power tools. Ability to use motorized equipment (skid steer, snow blower, plow, salt spreader). Commercial Plowing Experience Preferred. Will be required to be on-call as weather conditions necessitate. Must be available for immediate recall and prepared to return to CG within 1 hour. Must possess a valid NYS driver's license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated.

Requirements

Must be able to perform moderate to heavy lifting
Must be able to assist skilled and semi-skilled trades in various tasks
Must have the ability to use various hand/ power tools and motorized equipment
Have the ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
Must demonstrate work experience in commercial snow removal
Understand and follow instructions
Ability to lift 100 pounds
Ability to use hand and power tools
Ability to use motorized equipment (skid steer, snow blower, plow, salt spreader)
Must be available for immediate recall and prepared to return to CG within 1 hour
Must possess a valid NYS driver's license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated

Nice To Haves

Commercial Plowing Experience Preferred

Responsibilities

Cleans grounds by sweeping, raking, shoveling and removing by hand debris, leaves, branch's, etc.
Clears sites and prepares them for planting
Plants seeds, bushes, etc. using hand and power tools
Cuts grass, fertilizes and waters grounds
Prunes, removes bushes and trees
Loads/ unloads trucks, breaks up concrete and asphalt to repair holes
Assist in mixing and applying concrete and asphalt, removes trash and snow from roads and walkways
Plows roads and parking lots and mixes salt and sand used on them
Snow removal using trucks, tractors, bobcats, loaders, walk behind snow blower and shovels
Operate a truck mounted salt spreader
Cuts glass, adjusts and paints window panes
Oils ventilating mechanisms
Cleans, flushes, and repairs gutters and drains
Repairs bench flats
Sterilizes pots and mixing soils used for planting
Plants and transplants seedlings
Move furniture and office equipment and follows instructions when transporting equipment
Assist skilled and semi-skilled trades in various tasks