Maintenance Worker

Summary Responsible for the cultivation and care of the landscaping and grounds surrounding a business or building. Plants flowers, mows, pulls weeds, repairs structures, and maintains outside of building.

Primary responsibilities

• Perform grounds keeping and building maintenance duties.
• Mow lawn either by hand or using a riding lawnmower.
• Cut lawn using hand, power or riding mower and trim and edge around walks, flower beds, and walls.
• Landscape by planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes.
• Apply pesticide to rid grounds of pests such as mosquitos, wasps, ticks, and others.
• Apply fertilizer to ground to enhance growth.
• Shovel snow from walkways and sprinkle ice down to keep people from falling.
• Perform routine maintenance duties such as applying plaster, fixing fountains, and other duties.
• Sweep walkway of debris.
• Cut down tree limbs that are posing a danger.
• Trim shrubs and pull weeds.
• Perform minor repairs and maintenance procedures on equipment utilized in grounds keeping and maintains facilities.
• Rake, mulch, and prune the grounds as needed.
• Install rock, cement, lighting, water, and furniture.
• Water plants and grass as needed and apply fertilizer.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Experience preferred.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No subordinate supervisors report to this position.

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, stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and climb or balance. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is moderate with occasional loud noise.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently exposed to environmental conditions including outdoor weather conditions. The employee may occasionally be exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather), work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme heat and cold (non-weather), and vibration.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

· Design – Generates creative solution; Translates concepts and information into images; Uses feedback to modify designs; Applies design principles; Demonstrates attention to detail.

· Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions.

· Project Management –Completes projects on time.

· Technical Skills – Assess own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.

· Interpersonal Skills – Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to other’s ideas and tries new things.

· Oral Communication – Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions.

· Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Able to read and interpret written information.

· Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.

· Visionary Leadership – Displays passion and optimism; Inspires respect and trust; mobilizes others to fulfill the vision; Provides vision and inspiration to peers and subordinates.

· Delegation – Delegates work assignments; Matches the responsibility to the person; Gives authority to work independently; Sets expectations and monitors delegated activities; Provides recognition for results.

· Leadership – Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Accepts feedback from others; Gives appropriate recognition to others.

· Quality Management – Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.

· Business Acumen – Understands business implications of decisions; Displays orientations to profitability; Aligns work with strategic goals.

· Cost Consciousness- Conserves organizational resources.

· Diversity – Demonstrates knowledge of EEO policy; Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; educates others on the value of diversity; promotes a harassment- free environment; Builds a diverse workforce.

· Ethics – Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.

· Organizational Support – Follows policies and procedures; supports organizations goals and values; Benefits organization through outside activities; Supports affirmative action and respects diversity.

· Strategic Thinking – Develops strategies to achieve organization goals; Understands organization strengths & weaknesses; Analyzes markets and competition; Adapts strategy to changing conditions.

· Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.

· Motivation – Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence; Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

· Planning/Organizing –Prioritizes and plans work activities; Plans for addition resources; sets goals and objectives; Uses time efficiently; Develops realistic action plans.

· Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions.

· Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

· Quantity - Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity. Works quickly.

· Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions Uses equipment and materials properly.

· Adaptability - Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

· Attendance; Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

· Dependability – Follows instructions, Responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

· Initiative – Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed.

· Innovation – Displays original thinking and creativity; Meets challenges with resourcefulness; Generates suggestions for improving work; Develops innovative approaches and ideas; Presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others’ attention.

KNOWLEDGES

English Language

Knowledge of the structure of the English Language

Knowledge of the content of the English Language

Knowledge of the meanings of words

Knowledge of the spelling of words

Knowledge of the rules of composition

Knowledge of grammar

Mechanical

Knowledge of repair and maintenance

Computers and Electronics

NA

Sales and Marketing

NA

Telecommunications

NA

Mathematics

Basic application

Customer and Personal Service

Knowledge of principles for providing customer services

Knowledge of processes for providing personal services

Knowledge of customer needs assessments.

Knowledge of quality standards for services

Knowledge of evaluations for customer satisfaction

Administration and Management

Knowledge of coordination of people and resources

Personnel and Human Resources

NA

Engineering and Technology

NA

Public Safety and Security

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures and strategies to promote safety

Knowledge of regulations to protect people, data, property and institutional security

Production and Processing

NA

Clerical

NA

SKILLS

Writing

Skill of communicating effectively in writing

Skill of communication effectively for the needs of the audience

Active Listening

Skill to Give full attentions to what other people are saying

Skill to take time to understand the points being made

Skill to ask questions as appropriate

Skill to not interrupt at inappropriate times

Reading Comprehension

Skill to understand written sentences

Skill to understand paragraphs in work related documents.

Time Management

Skill to manage own time

Skill to manage time of others

Judgment and Decision Making

Skill to consider costs and benefits

Skill to make to consider potential actions to choose most appropriate one.

Speaking

Skill to talk to others

Skill to convey information effectively

Critical Thinking

Skill to use logic to identify the strengths or weaknesses of alternative solutions

Skill to use reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of conclusions

Skill to use logic and reasoning when approaching problems

Management of Financial Resources

NA

Management of Personnel Resources

Skill to instruct or teach other how to do something

Quality Control Analysis

Skill in conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes

Skill to evaluate quality or performance

Troubleshooting, Installation and Repair

Skill in determining causes of operating errors

Skill to determine proper procedures or actions to take following errors

Skill to perform routine maintenance on equipment

Skill to determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed

ABILITIES

Oral Comprehension and Expression

Ability to listen

Ability to understand spoken words

Ability to understand spoken sentences

Ability to understand information

Ability to understand ideas in spoken words

Ability to communicate information in speaking

Ability to communicate ideas in speaking so others will understand

Speech Clarity

Ability to speak clearly

Ability to identify and understand the speech of another person

Inductive Reasoning

Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules

Ability to form conclusions based on pieces of information

Ability to find relationships among events

Problem Sensitivity

Ability to identify when something is wrong

Ability to identify situations that may go wrong

Ability to recognize problems

Written Comprehension and Expression

Ability to communicate information in writing

Ability to communicate ideas in writing so others will understand

Ability to read

Ability to understand information presented in writing

Ability to understand ideas presented in writing

Deductive Reasoning

Ability to apply general rules to specific problems

Ability to produce answers that make sense

Dexterity

Ability to quickly move ones hand

Ability to move hand together with arm

Ability to grasp with hands

Ability to manipulate and assemble objects

Ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Valid Drivers License

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $10.00 - $12.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Harold, KY 41635: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person