Equip Oper S06 – Landscape Equipment Operator I

Job description

Operates a wide variety of landscape maintenance and/or landscape construction equipment including commercial trucks and tractors under 25,000 lbs ., skid steer, backhoe, commercial mowers, and dump trucks in order to support campus grounds activities. Performs manual labor for general landscape maintenance and/or landscape construction tasks, including turf / shrub/ and tree maintenance/installation, litter control, sidewalk and roadway maintenance, snow removal, and other duties as assigned. Promptly reports unsafe conditions or damage to campus landscape, equipment, or facilities. Subject to call-in twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week to handle emergencies (especially snow emergencies). Subject to shift changes and extended working hours (including nights, early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays) to meet seasonal work demands. Subject to working in weather-related extremes of heat and cold for extended periods of time. May come into contact with sewage and dead animals. Regular exposure to bees and pollen. This position is covered by the UAW Collective Bargaining Agreement. At the end of the probationary period, employees will be required to pay union dues per Ar...