Location: Fitchburg,MA, USA
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Exemption Status:
Non-Exempt
Schedule Details:
Monday through Friday
Scheduled Hours:
7am-3:30pm
Shift:
1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)
Hours:
40
Cost Center:
24050 - 5130 Maintenance Shop Grounds
This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
Everyone Is a Caregiver
At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.
I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Makes daily tours of all campus grounds to assure safety for patients, visitors and employees. Addresses all issues or brings them to the attention of the Director of Facilities for assistance.
2. Makes daily rounds at all entrances and off-site properties for cleanup and rubbish removal.
3. Maintains roadways, walkways, fencing and gates as necessary.
4. Maintains the appearance of the plant grounds by cutting, trimming or weeding grass, shrubs, trees and ornamental planting beds.
5. Digs and/or refills ditches and holes.
6. Removes snow and ice from roadways, walkways, buildings and structures as necessary. Assures that there is no snow or debris blocking egress doors as per The Joint Commission (TJC) standard.
7. Oversees and assures that preventive maintenance is up to date for all grounds equipment and machinery, snow removal equipment and tools as necessary to perform assigned work. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, tractors, golf cart, mowers, power washers, chain saw, snow blower, weed whacker, shovels, etc.
8. Obtains necessary parts through established engineering purchasing procedures.
9. Schedules day-to-day activities of the grounds department and keeps accurate documentation of weather conditions and work in daily calendar.
10. Designs and recommends planting enhancements to the campus grounds.
11. Takes call as needed in winter months.
12. When working as a maintenance mechanic follows acceptable maintenance practices.
13. Uses work time efficiently, works in a positive manner, is a team worker. Does all work from start to finish with a gold standard .
II. Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. Massachusetts Driver's license.
Preferred:
1. High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. The ability to provide minor preventive maintenance on grounds equipment.
2. Knowledge of horticulture and fertilization standards.
3. The ability to collaborate with co-workers and contracted vendors effectively.
4. Ability to read, write and speak clearly in English.
5. 3-5 years experience of related building and grounds or equivalent combination of education/training.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at ...@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.