Grounds Tech

Hilton•Irving, TX

46d•$17 - $19

About The Position

HES is a premier national provider of facilities management services focused 100% on educational institutions. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, HES builds best-in-class programs for custodial, maintenance, grounds, and landscaping services. With hundreds of years of combined facilities experience, the HES leadership team is comprised of results-oriented, hands-on executives and facilities experts who give school facilities their full attention. Whether for a grounds and landscaping program, custodial services, or maintenance solutions, HES will change the way you look at facilities management. Founded in 1972, HES has a proven track record of working successfully and exclusively in the educational environment, maintaining a singular focus on facilities management, undistracted by competing priorities. HES has earned the trust of over 150 education partners across 29 states. We employ 13,000 dedicated team members and maintain more than 200 million square feet daily. Grounds Technician/Landscaping SUMMARY: Maintain the grounds fleet (mowers, UTV's, etc) at client site in the southwest region of the United States. Supervise and perform daily, specialty tasks such as scheduling repairs, maintenance, operations and performing PM's. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following (other duties may be assigned): The primary responsibility of the Mechanic is to direct daily maintenance related to the ground's equipment. Essential aspects of this position include:

Requirements

2 years of experience in performing grounds maintenance.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees or the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to conduct detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Must have a valid state Driver's License.
The physical requirements for this job could be lifting up to 90 pounds.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move to 100 pounds.

Responsibilities

Plans, oversees and performs equipment maintenance operations.
Supports grounds manager by monitoring budget for labor hours and material purchases.
Performs routine, frequent grounds inspections.
Plans and monitors preventive maintenance program for all grounds related equipment.
Ability to operate motor vehicles, lift/move equipment, materials, supplies and tools; wear protective clothing as required by client and company.
Keep a daily log to notate issues and progress during the year.
Keep all logs up to date.
Perform safety training.
Required to follow all company, client, and regulatory agency policies.