Grounds Maintenance Technician

MAVERICK TRANSPORTATION, LLC.; North Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 26,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Prescription Discount Card

Paid Vacation

Paid Life Insurance

401k+match

Tool Program

Training Program

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Maverick Transportation, LLC is hiring a Grounds Maintenance Technician at our North Little Rock, AR location. The role focuses on maintaining campus grounds to high standards, with duties spanning mowing, trimming, mulching, and plant care, while adhering to environmental and safety requirements.

Ideal candidates have grounds maintenance experience, familiarity with lawn equipment and small engines, and a willingness to support occasional janitorial tasks or building upkeep as needed.

Qualifications

• Prefer high school diploma or GED plus two years' grounds maintenance experience.
• Experience with small engines and lawn equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform mowing, trimming, mulching, weed eating, and general lawn care.
• Assist with minor janitorial or building maintenance duties as needed.
• Plant and maintain trees, shrubs and flowers for events.
• Immediately report deficiencies to the Facilities Maintenance Supervisor.
• Contribute to team by recommending process improvements.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Education

Highschool diploma or GED

Tools

Lawn equipment

Small engines

Job description

Job Description: Grounds Maintenance Technician

We are hiring immediately for a Grounds Maintenance Technician position at our North Little Rock, AR location. If your background includes ground maintenance, gardening, landscaping, and irrigation work, or related experience.

General Description of Position

Maintain the campus grounds. Ensure quality of appearance, upkeep and function of the campus in accordance with company, federal, state, local and environmental regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall ground maintenance e.g. mowing, trimming shrubs, spreading mulch, flower bed maintenance, weed eating, clearing fence rows and property lines, cutting down small trees, clearing under brush, trimming back branches etc.
• Occasionally assist with minor janitorial, power washing and building maintenance duties.
• Assist with planting and maintaining trees, shrubs and flowers and preparing for any special events.
• Immediately reports any deficiencies discovered with the grounds, buildings and/or equipment to the Facilities Maintenance Supervisor.
• Contributes to the team effort by recommending improved processes.

Working Conditions

Shop environment where continuously exposed to several elements such as, noise, intermittent standing, walking; and occasional pushing, carrying, or lifting. Also may have exposure at times to the outside weather elements.

Physical Activities

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; and frequently required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Education and Experience

Prefer Highschool or GED PLUS two years’ experience in grounds maintenance, including experience with small engines and lawn equipment.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Prescription Discount Card
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Life Insurance
• 401k+match…and more!
• Technician Tool Program
• Freightliner Training Program
• Employee Assistance Program

Equal Employment Opportunity

Maverick Transportation, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, national origin, race, color, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law.

About Maverick Transportation

Maverick Transportation is a leader in the open deck trucking industry, embracing a culture of safety, treating people right, and delivering value driven services to our customers. We strive to provide best in class service to our customers and cultivate partnerships that are built on respect, trust and commitment. Relationships matter to us, and one of the tenets of The Maverick Way is to "value our people," creating a circle of of positivity and prosperity that enhances every aspect of our business and success.