Grounds Maintenance Technician

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES

 

Performs responsible semi-skilled and skilled trades in the maintenance and care of Solid Waste Facility grounds and roadways.

 

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

 

Employees in this class are responsible for maintaining grounds, interior roadways, and entry roads of the Solid Waste Facility.  Work includes general landscape maintenance, beautification, turf maintenance, litter cleanup, and related maintenance and repairs.  Work involves operating tractor and mowers to cut grass, installation of new plants, maintenance of plants and landscaping, trimming, cleaning grounds and facilities, and performing other horticultural landscaping tasks.  Sound judgment and initiative is required. Work subjects the employee to outside environmental conditions, noise, vibration, hazards associated with solid waste work, and fumes, odors, dust, mists, and oils. Duties may result in exposure to human body fluids and thus the work is subject to the OSHA requirements on blood borne pathogens. Major decisions require supervisor’s approval. Work is performed under regular supervision and is evaluated through observation of facilities, state inspections, and public acceptance. Reports to the Director of Solid Waste.

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

A position may not include all the work examples given, nor does the list include all that may be assigned.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND TASKS

 

Performs varied maintenance and repair functions required to maintain facility grounds, landfill area, buildings and equipment; inspects grounds, facilities, and equipment daily and performs required maintenance and repair jobs; purchases supplies within spending limits; participates or leads in small construction or installation projects.

 

Serves as lead worker as assigned over temporary and community service workers to complete maintenance, litter cleanup and/or repair projects in timely manner following safety standards; monitors and reviews work in progress and ensures work is completed safely and on time.

 

Repairs equipment such as mowers, tractor, tillers and weed-eaters; replaces bearings and changes blades and tires on mowers; changes spark plugs and heads on weed-eaters.

 

 

Performs grounds maintenance duties including mowing grass, trimming shrubs and trees, fertilizes, plants and spreads seed and lime; applies mulch.

 

Plans, purchases and installs new landscaping materials; installs annuals and perennials; chooses and arranges plantings for optimum value, minimum maintenance, and lasting quality.

 

Removes snow, ice, and other weather-related hazards.

 

Sprays chemicals in landscape work and maintains application records per NCDA requirements.

 

Cleans solid waste buildings including bathrooms; picks up trash around facility and windblown litter removal in landfill.

 

Maintains records of work activities.

 

Assists with maintaining facility environmental compliance issues such as spill cleanup and maintenance of storm drains and discharges.

 

ADDITIONAL JOB DUTIES

 

Assists and fills in when needed in the public access area or in equipment operations.

 

Assists with seeding and vegetation establishment in landfill

 

Performs related duties as required.

 

RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION GUIDELINES

 

KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

 

Considerable knowledge of the methods, tools, and equipment utilized in the grounds, maintenance.

 

Working knowledge of the work hazards, related liabilities, and applicable safety standards (Occupational Safety and Health Act) and County standards.

 

Some knowledge and skill in the application of information technology to assigned tasks.

 

Skill in the operation of assigned equipment and tools, tractors, riding mowers, etc.

 

Ability to serve as lead worker to create a productive work team and ensure work is completed correctly and safely.

 

Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written forms.

 

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with part time workers, co-workers, supervisor, and citizens involved in use of solid waste facilities.

 

Ability to prepare and maintain records of work activities.

 

Ability to read and interpret department policies and state regulations.

 

DESIRABLE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

 

Graduation from High School and considerable related experience supplemented by training in skilled trades in building and grounds maintenance. 

 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

 

Possession of a valid North Carolina Driver's License.

 

Ability to obtain a Pesticide Applicators License within two (2) years of employment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

 

Please briefly summarize the Physical Requirements of this position:

 

Under general supervision, performs grounds maintenance duties at the landfill. Must be physically able to operate a variety of machinery. Must be able to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to move objects. Physical demand requirements are for Medium Work.

 

 

Please review and complete as necessary for this position:

 

1.        The PHYSICAL ACTIVITY of this position (please mark ALL boxes that apply):

 

A.    

x

 CLIMBING:  Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and lefts and/or hands and arms.  Body agility is emphasized.  This factor is import if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.

 

B.     

x

BALANCING:  Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.  This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.

 

C.     

x

STOOPING:  Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.  This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.

 

D.    

x

KNEELING:  Bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee or knees.

 

E.     

x

CROUCHING:  Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

 

F.     

CRAWLING:  Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

 

G.    

x

REACHING:  Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

 

H.    

x

STANDING:  Particularly for sustained periods of time.

 

I.       

x

WALKING:   Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

 

J.       

x

PUSHING:  Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.

 

K.    

x

PULLING:  Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.

 

L.     

x

LIFTING:  Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.  This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.

 

M.   

FINGERING:  Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.

 

N.    

x

GRASPING:  Appling pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

 

O.    

FEELING:  Perceiving attributes of objects … such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips.

 

P.     

x

TALKING:  Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoke work.  Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

 

Q.    

x

HEARING:  Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal spoken word levels with or without correction.  Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound.

 

R.     

x

REPETITIVE MOTIONS:  Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.       The PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS of this position (please mark ONLY ONE box):

 

 

The chart below defines the physical demand levels to assist with marking ONLY ONE box below:

 

Physical Demand Level	Lifting Occurrences
		Occasional (0-3 hours)		Frequent (3-6 hours)		Constant (6-8 hours)
Sedentary		Up to 10 lbs.		Negligible		Negligible
Light		Up to 20 lbs.		10 lbs. and/or Walk/Stand/Push/Pull of Arm/Leg controls		Negligible and/or Push/Pull of Arm/Leg controls while seated
Medium		Up to 50 lbs.		10-25 lbs.		Negligible
Heavy		Up to 75 lbs.		25-50 lbs.		10-20 lbs.

 

·         Occasionally is defined as up to one-third of the time.

·         Frequently is defined as occurring one-third to two-thirds of the time.

·         Constantly is defined as occurring more than two-thirds of the time.

 

A.    

SEDENTARY WORK:  Occasionally lifting up to 10 pounds.  Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of the time.

 

 

B.     

LIGHT WORK:  Occasionally lifting up to 20 pounds, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently.  Even though the weight lifted may be a lesser amount, a job should be rated light work if:  1) the job requires walking or standing to a significant degree; 2) the job requires sitting most of the time, but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or 3) the job requires working at a west production rate to entail constantly moving a weight less than 10 pounds.

 

 

C.     

X

MEDIUM WORK:  Occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds, and/or moving 10-25 pounds frequently.

 

 

D.    

HEAVY WORK:  Occasionally lifting up to 75 pounds, and/or frequently moving 25-50 pounds, and/or constantly moving 10-20 pounds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.       The VISUAL ACUITY REQUIREMENTS of this position (for A and B … mark ALL boxes that apply):

 

 

A.     The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform one or more of the following:

 

Preparing and analyzing data and figures

 

Accounting

 

Transcription

 

Computer Terminal

 

Extensive Reading

 

Using measurement devices

 

Other (please specify):____________________________________________________________

 

 

 

B.      The work is required to have visual acuity to perform one or more of the following:

 

                                    Operates machines such as lathes, drill presses, power saws, and mills where the seeing job is at

                                    or within arm’s reach.

 

X

Performance mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature such as carpenters,

technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.

 

X

The worker is required to have visual acuity to be the operator of trucks, forklifts, cranes, and

other equipment.

 

X

The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of work assigned (i.e. custodial, food services, general laborer, etc.).

 

Other (please specify):____________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.       The CONDITIONS the worker will be subject to in this position (mark ALL boxes that apply):

 

 

A.    

The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions:  Protection from weather conditions, but not

   necessarily from temperature changes.

 

B.     

X

The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions:  No effective protection of weather.

 

C.     

The worker is subject to both environmental conditions:  Activities occur inside and outside.

 

D.    

X

The worker is subject to extreme cold:  Temperatures below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour.

 

E.     

X

The worker is subject to extreme heat:  Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour.

 

F.     

X

The worker is subject to noise:  there is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard

 above the ambient noise level.

 

G.    

X

The worker is subject to vibration:  Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.

 

H.    

X

The worker is subject to hazards; includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving

                        mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat, or

exposure to chemicals.

 

I.       

X

The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions:  One or more of the following conditions that affect the

   respiratory system of the skin:  fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.

 

J.       

The worker is subject to oils:  There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.

 

K.    

The worker is required to wear a respirator.

 

L.     

The worker frequently is in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, man holes, small enclosed rooms, small   

sewage and water line pipes, and other areas which could cause claustrophobia.

 

M.   

The worker is required to function in narrow aisles or passage ways.

 

N.    

X

Other (please specify):   ability to walk on steep rough terrain______________________________________

 

O.    

None:  The works is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office

or administrative work).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.       Occupational exposure to potentially infectious bodily fluids (please mark the following box “if” it applies):

 

X

           Yes, this applies

 

 

The worker is in contact with potentially infectious bodily fluids during the performance of his/her duties.  If so,

please list below examples of duties in which possible exposure to potentially infectious bodily fluids occur:

 

 

1.       Potential for exposure when picking up waste of unknown composition in landfill and facility.