Position Summary

Department: Facilities

Reports To: Grounds Supervisor

Status: Non-Exempt

Time Commitment: 40 hours per week

Position Summary:

The Grounds Maintenance Worker will perform landscape and maintenance and grounds improvement work on at university campuses, university residential properties and athletic facilities. The person in this position must have the ability to learn practices of landscape maintenance including experience in irrigation operation, installation, and maintenance.

Essential Functions

Culture

Uphold the “Founded on Christ” mission of Fresno Pacific University at all times.

Unfaltering commitment to the “The Fresno Pacific University Idea” and agreement to support its ideals and practices while employed by the University.

Is Christ centered in all areas while working with other staff members, students, and guests.

Responsibilities:

Supervise other Grounds personal

Maintain plants, trees, shrubs, lawns and sports turf, parking lots, and vacant lot.

Operate, maintain and repair irrigation systems.

Operate and maintain mowers, edgers, trimmers, hedgers, chainsaws and other landscape equipment safely and efficiently.

Prepare university grounds, properties and athletic venues for events.

Provide training and supervision for student workers in a positive and uplifting manner.

Qualifications

Required

Pastoral Reference Letter from your spiritual leader (pastor, priest, minister, etc.). This person should have extensive knowledge of your Christian life and relationship with Jesus Christ. This knowledge should be expressed in the letter.

Demonstrated personal Christian faith and commitment to the Christian mission of the University

Possession of a valid Class “C” California driver’s license, excellent driving record and personal history.

Ability to read, write and communicate effectively the English.

Ability to effectively work both independently and in group/team situations. Add

Minimum of four years working on a university/college campus. Add

Preferred

Knowledge of the principals and practices of landscape maintenance including the tools, equipment materials and methods used in the maintenance and construction of landscaped areas; Safe work practices; safety precautions for grounds and athletic facilities; and the proper use of fertilizer and chemicals used in grounds maintenance.

Experience working in an education setting, and preparation of campus and athletics facilities for events.

Installing, maintaining and repairing irrigation systems.

A strong desire to work in a grounds keeping/outdoor environment.

University Information

Environmental Conditions:

Outdoor working environment subject to extreme changes both hot and cold. Including rainy and windy conditions

Frequent dusty, dirty, muddy and wet working conditions

Physical Demands:

Attendance and punctuality.

Mobility and ability to walk, sit, stand, for extended periods. Ability to use hands, fingers, arms and legs to proficiently use and operate tools and equipment required in grounds maintenance. Ability to regularly to reach with arms and hands, and to stoop, kneel or crouch. Ability to work around loud mechanical equipment. Ability to speak and hear. Ability to lift up to 75 pounds.

Ability to safely drive a vehicle.

Compensation:

Pay is based upon qualifications and experience.

University Description:

Fresno Pacific University offers undergraduate and graduate programs that stress solid academic preparation and a strong ethical foundation. Some 4,000 traditional and adult students attend classes on the main campus in southeast Fresno or regional campuses in North Fresno, Visalia, Bakersfield and Merced as well as online. The university also reaches about 10,000 students through professional development studies. FPU has the highest four-year graduation rate of any Central Valley college or university, is a Hispanic Serving Institution, with a Hispanic student population of 35 percent, and is one of the top 10 HSIs nationally in graduating Hispanic students. The Valley’s only comprehensive Christian university granting master’s degrees, the university is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and ranked in the top tier among western universities—master’s category by U.S. News & World Report. FPU is affiliated with the Mennonite Brethren Church, and all employees express a personal Christian commitment and support the Christian mission of the university. A description of the unique quality of FPU as an academic community can be found in the Fresno Pacific University Idea at fresno.edu/about/fpuidea.

Fresno Pacific University is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic or social background, sex, age or disability. Committed to excellence and actively supportive of cultural diversity, FPU invites individuals who contribute to such diversity to apply.

All FPU employees are called to exercise the gifts and calling of God through their daily life and role here at FPU. As ministers to students and other employees in daily life, FPU seeks to embody the ideals laid out in the FPU Idea.