Summary: The Grounds Maintenance Technician is responsible for the planting, pruning, and cultivating of trees, shrubs, and flowers, and the seeding, fertilizing, mowing, and trimming of all District grounds as well as the removal of snow, ice, leaves, fallen branches, other weather-generated debris and trash and the maintenance and inspection of all District playground equipment all under the direction of the District Grounds Supervisor.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Other duties may be assigned. • Ensures the District grounds are attractive and well-kept. • Perform grounds keeping and building maintenance duties, mow lawns either by hand or using riding mowers. • Use hand, power or riding mowers, tractors, trimmers and edgers around walks, flower beds, and walls. • Maintain landscaping by planting flowers, grass, shrubs, and bushes as needed. • Apply pesticide to rid grounds of pests such as mosquitos, wasps, ticks, and others as needed. • Apply fertilizer to ground to enhance growth as needed. • Clear snow and ice from drives, parking lots and walkways using plow truck or by hand; apply ice melt to aide in keeping people from falling. • Remove leaves, fallen branches, other weather-generated debris, and trash from all District grounds. • Trim shrubs and pull weeds from planting beds. • Perform minor repairs and maintenance procedures on equipment utilized in grounds keeping. • Rake, mulch, and prune the grounds as needed. • Water plants and grass as needed and apply fertilizer. • Ability to work effectively and efficiently with supervisors and co-workers to complete projects in a timely and efficient manner. • Responsible for the mandatory inspections related to all district playground equipment. • Must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints. • Receive and complete work orders in efficient and timely manner. • Maintain district-owned tools, equipment, and materials in proper working order. • Respond to emergency calls as needed. Safety • Perform preventive maintenance on tools and equipment. • Maintain clean and safe work environment. • Operate tools and equipment according to established safety procedures. • Ensure that equipment is in safe operating condition. • Follow established safety procedures and techniques to perform job duties, includinglifting, climbing, etc. • Correct unsafe conditions in work area and report any conditions that are not correctable tosupervisor immediately.