General Maintenance Worker

Intermountain Health; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health seeks a Maintenance Worker I – Grounds in Salt Lake City, UT, to help maintain hospital grounds and support general maintenance in a healthcare setting. The role is full-time, with a daytime schedule; responsibilities include landscape upkeep, irrigation monitoring, and seasonal snow removal, with opportunities to learn broader maintenance skills.

The position requires basic knowledge of landscaping, the ability to work independently or with a team, and a commitment to

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of or abilities of the skills listed above
• Willlingness to work hard and to learn
• A valid drivers license may be required for this position.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a clean and safe work environment by following established safety procedures and protocols.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the appearance, condition, and safety of facility grounds, landscaping, parking areas, irrigation systems, and related equipment to meet seasonal needs.
• Assignments may include planting, fertilizing, clipping, pruning, mowing, blowing, weeding, shoveling snow, plowing, irrigation monitoring, and applying chemical control products.
• Demonstrates a basic knowledge in landscape maintenance, including irrigation systems, and the use of insecticides and herbicides on turf, trees, and flowerbeds.

Skills

Landscape Maintenance

Tree and Shrub Care

Turf Management

Grounds Maintenance

Snow Removal

Pest Control

Weed Control

Gardening

Lawn Mowing

Landscape Design

Planting

Pruning

Pesticides

Minor Repairs

Irrigation Systems

Water Conservation

Herbicides

Plant Identification

Safety

Job description

Job Description

Job Description Summary

The Maintenance Worker I – Grounds is an entry-level position in the Facilities Management department. The position may entail work focused on groundskeeping and the caregiver may be assigned to work in a variety of areas of focus. The Maintenance Worker I – Grounds may also have opportunities to assist with and learn general maintenance skills in a hospital setting.

Schedule: Full-time/benefits eligible

Monday-Friday 7am to 330pm, calls as needed mostly during winter months for snow removal

*pay dependent on experience*

Level 1- 20.62 - 30.51

Level 2- 24.10 - 36.68

Level 3- 26.41 - 40.17

Essential Functions

• Responsible for maintaining the appearance, condition, and safety of facility grounds, landscaping, parking areas, irrigation systems, and related equipment to meet seasonal needs.
• Assignments may include planting, fertilizing, clipping, pruning, mowing, blowing, weeding, shoveling snow, plowing, irrigation monitoring, and applying chemical control products.
• Demonstrates a basic knowledge in landscape maintenance, including irrigation systems, and the use of insecticides and herbicides on turf, trees, and flowerbeds.

Skills

• Landscape Maintenance
• Tree and Shrub Care
• Turf Management
• Grounds Maintenance
• Snow Removal
• Pest Control
• Weed Control
• Gardening
• Lawn Mowing
• Landscape Design
• Planting
• Pruning
• Pesticides
• Minor Repairs
• Irrigation Systems
• Water Conservation
• Herbicides
• Plant Identification
• Safety

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of or abilities of the skills listed above
• Willingness to work hard and to learn.
• A valid drivers license may be required for this position.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a clean and safe work environment by following established safety procedures and protocols.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to follow instructions.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with customers that require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment. Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
• Bending, lifting, stooping, crawling, laying, sitting, walking, climbing.
• Use of hand and power tools, proper use of hearing and eye protection.
• Exposure to extreme temperatures in nature, work in noisy or constricted spaces, exposure to odors and smells.

Location:

Intermountain Health American Fork Hospital, MG Support

Work City

Salt Lake City

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$20.62 - $30.51

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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