Facilities Maintenance Coordinator

State-of-Iow; Council Bluffs (IA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

IPERS Retirement

Deferred compensation

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs

Employee Discount Programs

Job summary

The State of Iowa is seeking a Maintenance Repairer to landscape and maintain campus grounds, including mowing, snow removal, and operating power equipment and trucks. This role ensures safe, clean, and well-kept grounds across state facilities.

Candidates should have at least three years of full-time work in building and trades, plus experience in the state executive branch; a post-offer physical may be required, and some positions require a CDL depending on duties.

Qualifications

• Three years of full-time work experience in the building and trades industry.
• Experience in the state executive branch that includes one year as a Maintenance Repairer.

Responsibilities

• Mow and maintain campus grounds and landscapes.
• Operate power equipment and trucks; perform snow removal and related maintenance.

Skills

Power equipment operation

Lifting

Reading/Writing

Job description

Landscapes and maintains campus grounds: mowing, snow removal, including maintaining and operating power equipment, trucks, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

Requires the ability to read, write, lift, safely operate and maintain power equipment.

Benefits:

At the State of Iowa, we are committed to your well-being. As a valued team member, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Paid Time Off: Enjoy vacation with accruals that rollover on a yearly basis, sick leave with no limits on accrual and 9 paid holidays per year.
• Great Benefits: Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance Options.
• Retirement Plan: IPERS Retirement package and an option for a deferred compensation plan.
• Flexibility: Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and dependent care).
• Life Insurance: Free Life Insurance.
• Support: Employee Assistance Programs and Employee Discount Programs.

To learn more about the benefits of working with the State of Iowa, visit our benefits webpage.

E-Verify and Right to Work

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1. Three years of full-time work experience in the building and trades industry.
2. Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Maintenance Repairer.

Within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority, employees in this class may be required to obtain current valid Driver’s License.

All of the following apply to Department of Transportation positions only:

Designated positions in this class require possession of a valid Commercial Learner’s Permit upon hire. Within a timeframe determined by the appointing authority, a valid Class A or B (level determined by the appointing authority) Commercial Driver’s License with the required endorsements and applicable restrictions must be obtained and subsequently maintained in order to continue employment.

If a CDL is not designated, all positions are required to have and maintain a minimum of a valid Class C Non-Commercial Operator’s License.

In conjunction with Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (parts 40 and 382), designated positions in this job class require a pre-employment drug screen and will require ongoing participation in the employer’s random drug and alcohol testing program and will be subject to the regulations regarding the Federal drug and alcohol testing program.

Prior to starting employment, all persons are required to have a post offer pre-employment physical verifying the physical ability to perform the duties described.

Travel, including overnight travel, may be required for positions in this class. Employees must arrange transportation to and from assigned work areas.

Employees must respond to emergency situations as required, including during non-routine working hours.