Skilled Maintainer (37.5 Hour)

State of Connecticut - CT Technical Ed and Career Sys; Norwich (CT); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Connecticut - CT Technical Ed and Career Sys is seeking a Skilled Maintainer to perform landscape maintenance and related duties. The role requires hands-on experience and the ability to work in a state facility, maintaining grounds, service areas, sidewalks, and outdoor spaces to support a safe and welcoming campus environment.

You will operate grounds equipment, assist qualified craft workers, perform weed and pest control, and tackle specialized landscaping tasks such as flower

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in landscape maintenance or vegetable gardening, or related skilled trades.
• Graduation from a vocational or technical school with a diploma in a maintenance trade may substitute.

Responsibilities

• Clean the grounds, service areas and sidewalks (including snow and ice removal).
• Operate and maintain grounds equipment.
• Weed, disease and pest control.
• Perform specialized landscaping tasks such as flower garden landscaping and athletic field preparation.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Vegetable gardening

Interpersonal skills

Oral and written communication

Follow instructions

Computer skills

Education

Vocational/technical diploma in maintenance

Job description

Introduction

Do you have at least two (2) years of experience in landscape maintenance or vegetable gardening OR have you graduated from a vocational or technical school with a diploma designating completion of subject requirements in a maintenance trade area? If so, we encourage you to consider the Skilled Maintainer position!

Position Highlights

• Full-time | 1st Shift | 37.5 Hours per week
• Monday – Friday | 6:00 am – 2:00 pm

In your role as a Skilled Maintainer, you will have the opportunity to:

• Clean the grounds, service areas and sidewalks (including snow and ice removal)
• Operate and maintain grounds equipment
• Weed, disease and pest control
• Perform other grounds tasks listed in the specification for lower level maintainers
• Perform specialized landscaping tasks such as flower garden landscaping, athletic field preparation and maintenance, and other non-routine landscaping functions
• Perform related duties as required

What We Can Offer You:

• Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees

Discover the opportunity to:

• Engage in a rewarding career
• Assist our employees so they can achieve success
• Make a difference in the public sector
• Work together in a collaborative team environment

Purpose of Job Class (Nature of Work)

In a state agency this class is accountable for performing one or more tasks of a skilled nature (requiring prior experience or training, below the level of a specialized trades worker which would give the incumbent proficiency in required knowledges, skills and abilities on the first day of the job) in addition to performing lower level duties. Only complex tasks should be learned on the job. Tasks performed will be in one or several of the following areas:

• Building and equipment maintenance (operational and remedial) including the operation of trucks of five (5) ton or greater capacity or complex motorized equipment
• Grounds care as a supervisor and/or specialized landscaping functions
• Assists Qualified Craft Workers or other higher level employees in the trades areas

Examples of Duties

See attached addendum.

Knowledge, Skill and Ability

• Considerable knowledge of methods, tools, equipment, materials and procedures of specific trade or work area concerned;
• Knowledge of maintenance problems and their proper handling;
• Skills
  • manual and machine operations of trade or work area skills;
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to
  • follow written and oral instructions;
  • utilize computer software.

Minimum Qualifications – General Experience

• Two (2) years of experience in one of the following areas:
  • One of the skilled trades;
  • Landscape maintenance or vegetable gardening;
  • Operation of motor trucks or large buses.

The experience area should reflect the needs of the position.

Minimum Qualifications – Substitutions Allowed

Graduation from a vocational or technical school with a diploma designating completion of subject requirements in a maintenance trade area may be substituted for the General Experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Maintenance experience in a school or large building
• Experience performing ground care/landscape maintenance on school grounds or large facilities
• Experience with specialized landscaping tasks such as flower garden landscaping, athletic field preparation and maintenance, and other non-routine landscaping functions
• Experience with cleaning of school grounds/large facility service areas and sidewalks, including snow and ice removal
• Experience with weed and pest management

Special Requirements

Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and/or certifications.

Physical Requirements

Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties.

A physical examination may be required.

Working Conditions

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift moderate to heavy weights and may be exposed to significant levels of dust, heat, noise, extreme weather conditions and risk of injury from equipment and assaultive and/or abusive individuals.

The appointing authority may require completion of an asbestos removal program consistent with EPA guidelines for operations and maintenance during employment in this class. Incumbents may be required to use protective equipment such as respirators and safety goggles.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

Acknowledgement

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.