Included with Aims Full-time Employment is a generous package of Benefits, most are listed below:
- Benefits are effective immediately
- 100% employer provided medical & dental coverage employees (employee only option)
- 85% employer provided medical & dental coverage for employee's spouse and/or family
- Voluntary vision insurance
- Staff Annual Leave (minimum accrual of 15 days) & Sick (minimum accrual of 12 days)
- 17 paid holidays and 3 personal days each year
- Summer schedule: 4-day work week - Fridays Off
- Employer paid long-term disability and life insurance
premiums
- Tuition waiver & reimbursement for employees
- Tuition waiver for dependents
- PERA employer (see [www.copera.org](http://www.copera.org/){rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"} for comprehensive benefits)
- Additional supplemental benefits & retirement programs available
- Access to the PERC (Aims gym) for employee & one guest
- Free parking on all campuses
Job Description:
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Aims Community College actively supports an environment that embraces the College's Mission, Vision, Values and a culture of innovation and care. The College embraces and seeks to hire individuals who want to be a part of this environment and have the skill sets necessary to be successful in this position.
The Grounds Technician is a full-time, non-exempt position reporting to the Manager of Grounds Maintenance. The ideal candidate has one or more years of progressive experience in landscape and grounds maintenance, or similar areas. The successful candidate will possess the skills and experience necessary to provide competent services to the Aims community.
Turf Maintenance:
- Mow turf, roadway medians and buffer zones with commercial mowers and tractor-mower combinations.
- Prepare areas for seed or sod; cultivate sod from existing areas if necessary, lay sod and sow seed as needed for landscape purposes.
- Aerate, spray, fertilize, and perform necessary preventative turf maintenance.
- Monitor conditions, cutting heights and overall turf health.
- Repair, maintain, eroded areas to prevent safety hazards; maintain groomed appearance.
Landscape Maintenance:
- Tree pruning which occasionally requires the aid of a 40' man lift when required reaching upper limb heights.
- Perform backhoe and trencher excavation for underground utilities and irrigation system.
- Move equipment, supplies, materials and excavation debris utilizing trucks and appropriate equipment. Chip and grind dead and removed tree limbs and trunks with a commercial chipper to recycle as landscape mulch.
- Mulch landscaped areas (rock, wood, etc.)
- Keep irrigation ditches free from weeds and debris.
Snow & Ice Removal:
- Plow and/or sweep the roadways, parking lots and pedestrian ways with snow removal equipment.
- Hand shovel; remove snow/ice in specific areas not accessible by motorized vehicle/equipment.
- Distribute sand, ice melt or equivalent via specialized equipment or other means as necessary.
- Assess weather, snow and ice conditions.
- Small grounds and landscape equipment operation and maintenance :
- Operate small equipment used to groom and manicure the campus grounds (small mowers, trimmers, saws, blowers, vacuums, weed-eaters, etc.).
- Repair; perform preventative maintenance, responsible for safety and working condition of all the small grounds and landscape equipment.
- Estimate materials needed to complete assigned task, order equipment and supplies.
Landscape Project Work:
- Perform landscape demolition / renovation with skid loader, industrial tractors and loaders to load, haul, lift, grade, level, dig, plow, sweep, etc.
- Assist in installing or modifying sprinkler system during small landscape construction projects.
- Building Maintenance:
- Deliver and unload supplies and equipment.
- Provide clean-up assistance.
- Provide painting assistance.
- Assist in emergency repairs.
- Outdoor structure (benches, fences, gazebos, bridges, etc.) upkeep to include repair, material replacement and painting as necessary.
Other Duties as Assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED; plus, one (1) year
of proven, responsible experience in grounds maintenance, construction, or a similar area or an equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
- A pre-employment post-offer physical evaluation will be required of the selected candidate.
- This position requires the use of a company vehicle for business travel. The selected candidate must successfully pass an MVR and be insurable under Aims insurance.
- Ability to function as part of a team with exceptional interpersonal skills and aptitude for initiating and building relationships.
- Ability to meet goals and deadlines and to manage multiple tasks/work orders as a self-starter.
- Ability to communicate via phone, text, email, or in person with Manager of Grounds.
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally.
- Ability to resolve issues out in the field and demonstrate problem solving skills..
- Ability to work independently and under minimal supervision.
- Knowledge of proper operation, maintenance and repair of equipment used in performing tasks and basic mechanical and electrical principles.
- Experience in safe handling, mixing, application procedures, and storage of herbicides, pesticides, and chemical preparations.
- Work as a team member and foster a cooperative work environment.
Required Documents:
- Cover Letter
- Resume
All Applicants:
- Compare your previous work experience to the job duties listed on the job positing under job description. Enter the job duties you have performed under the "Work Experience" section on your job application. We evaluate your experience based on this information.
- Please make sure you state whether work experience (aka work history) is part time or full time employment by listing the average number of hours worked per week. This information is used to determine your new annual salary.
- Be sure to upload all the required documents listed at the above in "Additional Job Description" section. This can be uploaded as part of your application materials in the "My Experience" section. If there are missing documents, your incomplete application will not be considered. Per the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, you may redact information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.