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Facilities Management, Polytechnic campus, seeks Groundskeepers to maintain grounds and participate in all types of grounds maintenance activities.

Looking for an employer that offers you solid growth opportunities, as well as an inclusive culture and work/life balance? ASU offers the following employee benefits to enhance the total compensation of its staff:

- Flexible work schedules
- 22 days of vacation leave, 12 days of sick leave and 10 paid holidays annually for all staff
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child
- Retirement program designed to promote long-term savings and provide income upon retirement which includes Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)
- Paid time for volunteer and professional development
- Wellness program for preventative health education and screenings
- Disability and leave program for income protection
- Free and confidential Employee Assistance services, helping to manage personal difficulties or life challenges
- ASU Discounts to sports/events along with discounts with ASU partnerships

**Job Family**
- Custodial & Grounds

**Department Name**
- FDM FM Polytechnic Grounds

**Full-Time/Part-Time**
- Full-Time

**VP Code**
- EVP BUSINESS & FINANCE

**Scope of Search**
- Open

**Grant Funded Position**
- This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

**Salary Range**
- $20.12 per hour. ASU offers a comprehensive benefits package with the State of Arizona.

**Close Date**
- 26-June-2024

**Category**
- 01

**Essential Duties**
- Maintain grounds and roads e.g. plant, remove debris, water; spray for weeds and insects; operate and maintain landscaping tools and equipment.
- Perform maintenance, and install/remove outdoor signage.
- Plant shrubs, trees, and flowers. Prune trees and shrubs.
- Remove debris from stairs and walk, rake leaves and mow lawns.
- Pick up litter and empty outdoor trash/recycling cans.
- Water trees, shrubs and lawns and perform irrigation activities.
- Spray for weeds and insects using unrestricted chemicals as required.
- Operate large power lawn mowers, edgers, hand tools and large vehicles associated with ground maintenance and landscaping activities.
- Operate pick-up trucks for hauling purposes and for trash and debris removal.
- Perform minor maintenance and repair on equipment and tools as required.
- Use ability to communicate to perform the essential functions of the job.

DAYS AND SCHEDULE: Monday
- Friday; 5:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (hours may vary seasonally)

**Minimum Qualifications**

Any experience which provides knowledge, skills and ability to perform the work. Employee may be required to possess a valid US Driver’s license of the appropriate class and required endorsements throughout employment.

**Desired Qualifications**
- Experience in:

- Using and operating grounds equipment and/or tools (e.g. leaf sweepers, line trimmers, hedge trimmers, blowers, hand truck, power lift gate, hammer drill, chain saw, basic hand tools, etc.)
- Repairing and maintaining irrigation systems
- Planting shrubs, trees, flowers, pruning trees/shrubs
- Operating riding, push lawn mowers, and other turf related equipment
- Power washer operation
- Trash compactor operation
- Minor equipment maintenance (e.g. oil changes, blade sharpening, filter changes, spark plug changes, use of grease gun, etc.)
- Work that requires customer service skills.

Evidence of effective verbal and written communication skills.

**Working Environment**
- Activities regularly require long periods of exposure to external elements indigenous to a desert environment, weather, potential exposure to venomous insects, insecticides, herbicides and fertilizers.
- Regularly required to operate a variety of landscaping equipment, tools and machines requiring extended periods of walking over uneven and occasionally rocky surfaces, stooping, bending, reaching, lifting and pushing objects of varying weights up to 50 pounds.
- Regular use of mowers, trimmers, edgers, shears, spreaders, hoses, hand and power tools/machines.
- May regularly operate a motor vehicle as assigned.
- This position receives regular review of daily work tasks to ensure adherence with established standards for quality, aesthetics, and quantity.
- Drive University vehicles and/or carts.
- May be exposed to hazardous and dangerous materials, tools, and equipment which will require safety precautions and/or specific process to be followed, and may include the use of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) (e.g. safety glasses, hearing protection, negative pressure and positive pressure respirator). Use of PPE may require medical clearance prior to use.

**Department Statement**
- ASU Facilities Development and Management (FDM) maintains and services all university-owned property, and develops and constructs innovative and sustainable facilities. FDM’s vision is to contribute to and guarantee the success of the university’s mission by creating and carin