Groundskeeper/Ice Technician

Quinnipiac University•Hamden, CT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Quinnipiac University is hiring a Groundskeeper/Ice Technician to perform semi-skilled grounds maintenance on university grounds and property, custodial work, and ice-related operations and maintenance. The position is based at the York Hill campus and works Wednesday through Sunday, 4:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The starting hourly rate is $35.54, with an additional $1.00-per-hour shift differential for shifts beginning at 4:00 p.m. This is a union position. The role includes groundskeeping and custodial duties, operating and maintaining ice-resurfacing equipment, performing general facility maintenance, and supporting ice installation and removal and scheduled ice-related events. Through training, the employee will become a Certified Ice Technician by attending the listed STAR courses. The position may involve emergency snow removal and requires successful completion of a pre-employment physical demands test, drug screening, and background check.

Requirements

Valid Connecticut driver's license.
Prior experience in grounds maintenance, including the work described in the posting.
Successful completion of a pre-employment physical demands test, drug screening test, and background check.

Responsibilities

Perform grounds maintenance, including fertilizing, weed control, planting, and pruning.
Perform general custodial duties.
Independently perform semi-skilled groundskeeping and custodial work, including minor irrigation repairs and minor maintenance to small motorized equipment.
Erect staging and operate power mowers, tractors/mowers, snow blowers, and other groundskeeping equipment.
Drive trucks, buses, forklifts, and other motorized equipment; provide emergency fill-in support for a Mechanic I on snow removal when needed.
May oversee custodians and student workers assigned by the Supervisor.
Safely and efficiently operate ice-resurfacing equipment, including ice resurfacers, edgers, and painting apparatus.
Maintain ice equipment, including changing blades, greasing, repairing hoses, replacing belts, and repairing pumps.
Complete daily ice depth logs, temperature settings, basic ice plant checks, circle checks, and ice activity logs.
Perform general maintenance, including painting, masonry maintenance, dasher board and glass repairs, hoop repairs, and safety netting inspections and repairs; operate power tools as necessary.
Attend STAR courses for Ice Maintenance and Equipment Operations (IMEO), Ice Making and Painting Technologies (IMPT), and Basic Refrigeration (BR), and complete CIT recertification every fifth year.
Participate on a rotating basis in ice installation and removal, open skates, men's and women's hockey games, and other ice-related functions.
Respond to emergencies as required, including snow removal.