Laborer Grounds Maintenance

Chenega Corporation; Sardis (MS); On-site; USD 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

AJANTA CONSULTING, LLC in Sardis, MS is seeking a Laborer, Grounds Maintenance to support the upkeep of industrial and public properties. You will cut grass, trim hedges, spray lawn care products, and assist with general maintenance tasks while following safety guidelines.

Required qualifications include a high school diploma or GED, a valid driver's license or CDL, and at least 3 years of prior manual labor experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Valid state driver license OR Commercial license (CDL).
• Minimum three (3) years prior experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Use of a variety of hand tools to spread dirt, gravel, or sand; dig holes and trenches; dress excavated areas; erect signs and guard rails; cutting trees, shrubs, grass, weeds, and other vegetation; and cleaning structures and equipment.
• Lift and/or carrying of heavy objects such as riprap stone, boxes, and machinery weighing up to 80 pounds.
• Assist higher skilled personnel by carrying materials and supplies, building simple objects and forms, and performing heavy manual labor as required.
• Use of hand tools common to manual labor such as picks, shovels, tamps, wheelbarrows, chainsaws, rakes, and brooms.
• Cleaning of equipment, buildings, recreation facilities, structures, and grounds.
• Maintain and repair fencing including chain link and barbed wire.
• Ensure work orders are properly filled out and returned to work management.
• Support the project Safety Plan through active participation in safety training and compliance.
• This position is Mission Critical for safety and security during lockdown conditions.
• May be part of an emergency management/response team as required by the company.
• Operate all equipment in accordance with EM 385-1-1.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Manual dexterity

Safety awareness

Tool handling

Physical strength

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Summary

AJANTA CONSULTING, LLC

Sardis, MS

The Laborer, Grounds Maintenance maintains grounds of industrial, commercial or public property such as but not limited to: buildings, camp and picnic grounds, parks, playgrounds, greenhouses, and athletic fields, and repairs structures and equipment, performing the following tasks: cut grass, using walking-type or riding mowers, trim hedges and edges around walks, flowerbeds, and wells, using hedge trimmers, clippers and edging tools, prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth, using shears and other hand tools, sprays lawn, shrubs, and trees with fertilizer or insecticide.

Responsibilities

• Use of a variety of hand tools to spread dirt, gravel, or sand; dig holes and trenches; dress excavated areas; erect signs and guard rails; cutting trees, shrubs, grass, weeds, and other vegetation; and cleaning structures and equipment.
• Lift and/or carrying of heavy objects such as riprap stone, boxes, and machinery weighing up to 80 pounds.
• Assistance of higher skilled levels by carrying materials and supplies, building simple objects and forms, and performing necessary heavy manual labor associated with the activity requiring the higher skilled levels.
• Use of a variety of hand tools common to manual labor such as picks, shovels, tamps, wheelbarrows, chainsaws, rakes, and brooms.
• Cleaning of equipment, buildings, recreation facilities, structures, and grounds.
• Maintain and repairs fencing to include but not limited to: chain link and barbed wire.
• Ensure work orders when complete are properly filled out and returned to work management
• Support the project Safety Plan through personal involvement in all aspects of safety, including training and attention to the adherence to safety requirements pertaining to particular trades or skills.
• This position has been designated as Mission Critical. Mission Critical personnel are defined as those required to meet the Installation’s safety (including inclement weather) and security needs during lockdown conditions.
• This position may be part of an emergency management/response team as required by the company to meet contract requirements
• Operate all equipment in accordance with EM 385-1-1.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent,
• Valid state driver license OR commercially licensed (CDL)
• Minimum three (3) years prior experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to work with hands and knowledge of methods, materials, tools, and practices used in the field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trades involved.
• Demonstrated skill in the care and use of the tools and equipment in the trades involved
• Ability lift and/or move up to 80 pounds.

Physical Demands

(The physical demands 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.)

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee may use repeated motions that include the arms, wrists, hands and/or fingers. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 80 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.