Grounds Maintenance Worker 3 - Buildings and Grounds (Elko, NV)

Great Basin College•Elko, NV

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Great Basin College (GBC) is recruiting for a Grounds Maintenance Worker 3 for the Buildings and Grounds Department. This position will perform a wide variety of landscape and gardening duties. Duties include, but are not limited to: planting, pruning; mowing, trimming, watering, and fertilizing; applying herbicide; weeding; operating hand power tools and light mechanized equipment such as power mowers, and forklifts; maintaining grounds areas clean and free of trash, fallen leaves, snow and ice; operating light, medium and heavy equipment such as pickup trucks, tractors, sanders, plows and loaders; and other duties assigned.

Requirements

This position requires one (1) year of experience performing grounds maintenance work using a variety of tools, equipment, and techniques; OR Six (6) months of experience as a Grounds Maintenance Worker II in Nevada State service; OR An equivalent combination of education and experience as described above
Pursuant to NRS 284.4066, this position has been identified as affecting public safety. Persons offered employment in this position must submit to a pre-employment screening for controlled substances.
A valid Class “C” driver’s license or higher operator’s license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment.
Position requires work outdoors, heavy lifting and working in inclement weather including snow removal.
This position is designated as Essential Personnel. In the event of a campus emergency, special event, closure to maintain campus safety or building operations, this position may be required to work outside of regularly scheduled hours.

Responsibilities

planting
pruning
mowing
trimming
watering
fertilizing
applying herbicide
weeding
operating hand power tools and light mechanized equipment such as power mowers, and forklifts
maintaining grounds areas clean and free of trash, fallen leaves, snow and ice
operating light, medium and heavy equipment such as pickup trucks, tractors, sanders, plows and loaders
other duties assigned

Benefits

Employees are enrolled in The Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada (PERS) upon hire.
Health insurance options including dental and vision
10 hours of annual and 10 hours of sick accrued each month, 12 paid holidays.
Life insurance, generous annual and sick leave
ComPsych supports employees through life's difficult moments.
Free parking on all GBC campus locations.
No State income tax.
Classified Staff Grant-In-Aid Benefit Great Basin College is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to Classified employees and their eligible dependents.
Classified employees can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate.
Dependents of Classified staff have unlimited credits at Great Basin College, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.