Scottsdale Unified School District · 1 day ago
Senior Facilities Services Technician - Grounds - Coronado HS (38676)
Scottsdale, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
1+ years expScottsdale Unified School District is seeking a Senior Facilities Services Technician to perform high school athletic grounds maintenance. The role involves independent work in maintaining athletic fields, ensuring safety and cleanliness, and operating various maintenance equipment.
Education Management
Responsibilities
Performs high school athletic grounds keeping duties such as policing athletic fields / facilities, cleaning and maintaining surrounding facilities to ensure areas are safe, litter free and clean
Performs trash pick-up, raking, shrub and tree pruning, planting, trimming, fertilizing and general upkeep of the high school athletic fields and facilities
Checks irrigation systems for proper watering schedule; installs, maintains and repairs irrigation system lines, heads and controllers; troubleshoots controllers and electrical problems; minor repairs; and assists in inspection of contractor projects
Preps baseball, softball, football, soccer, and track & field facilities; maintains all athletic sports surfaces and running areas to achieve optimum playing conditions
Uses a variety of hand tools, operates an EZ-GO cart and drives District vehicles
Performs as a team player that works and communicates effectively with high school coaches, athletic director and maintenance staff. Maintains a detailed written log of activities performed, and the amount of time spent on each activity
Works independently with little or no immediate supervision and makes proper decisions using sound judgment
Calibrates seed and fertilizers to uniformly plant seed or fertilize turf; calibrate and apply correctly liquid fertilizer and herbicides
Plants and prunes trees and shrubs utilizing proper methods according to Arizona Landscape Professional Standards
Performs other duties of a similar nature or level
Qualification
Required
Any combination of training, education, or experience equivalent to one (1) year experience at the Maintenance worker I level or grounds maintenance experience
Valid Arizona Driver's License
An Arizona pest Control Applicator certification, possessing both turf and ornamental status and weed control (E and F) may be required for some positions in this classification. If this certification is deemed necessary, applicants must possess, or obtain this certification within the first six months of hire
Must possess, or obtain within one year of hire, one or more of the five following certifications: Certified Landscape Auditor, Professional Ground Certification, Arizona Certified Professional District Cal-Sense Controller/Water Management Training, or completion of Extension Turf Grass Certification from University
Proper landscape, industry standards to plant and prune trees and shrubs
Must possess a shared commitment to quality and to continuous learning and improvement
Safety procedures
Inventory principles
Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, codes, and standards
Recordkeeping principles
Mathematical principles
Safe work practices
Work independently with little, or no immediate supervision, as well as the ability to make proper decisions using sound judgment
Athletic field layout, striping and chalking
Calibrate spreaders for application of liquid and granular fertilizer, herbicides, and warm and cool season grass seed
Follow department policies and procedures; safety procedures and practices; traffic control methods
Learn, understand and operate the District's Cal-Sense Irrigation System
Perform sprinkler maintenance; repair lines, heads
Operate all related landscape maintenance equipment including chain saws and other equipment weighing up to 80 lbs
Safely operate EZ-Go cart and drive District vehicles
Lift, empty and carry trash bags or cans weighing approximately 50 lbs
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, other departments, and school staff
Complete work orders, and safety checklists in a complete and readable manner
Maintain regular consistent attendance and punctuality
Company
Scottsdale Unified School District
She worked at the Scottsdale Unified School District for almost eight years.
1001-5000 employees
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