Senior Buildings and Grounds Worker

Senior Buildings And Grounds Worker

This position reports to the Director for St. Paul Facilities and is responsible for the maintenance of the St. Paul Gymnasium and University Recreation and Wellness (URW) outdoor facilities in Minneapolis and St. Paul. This position must be prepared to work flexible hours. Though assisted at times, by part-time / student employees, this position is expected to perform most of the assigned maintenance tasks directly. This position requires problem solving and decision making on repair and maintenance items, including field maintenance and custodial issues on a daily basis. This position oversees approximately 5 student custodial workers who mow fields, shovel around the Recreation and Wellness Sports Field Complex (Dome), general cleaning of the St Paul Gymnasium and Dome sites, and assisting with other facility cleaning and maintenance projects. The typical hours are 9a-5 : 30p, Tuesday-Saturday, on-site, with occasional weekends to oversee significant events.

Responsibilities :

Outdoor Facility Maintenance (45%)

• Assess and identify daily conditions of departmental outdoor facility areas and utilize independent judgment in prioritizing and performing grounds maintenance.
• Seasonal care of outdoor facilities which includes all departmental Sports Fields located on the Minneapolis East Bank and West Bank campuses as well as St. Paul campus.
• Prepare and set up fields for various sports at URW Sports Field Complex, West Bank Fields, and St. Paul Fields which includes ground repair, seeding, irrigation, mowing, trimming, and lining of all fields including the artificial turf field as needed.
• Removal of trash for all outdoor facilities
• Coordinate maintenance of the clubhouses, storage areas and field equipment.
• Performs and coordinates grounds crew duties with the assistance of student employees.
• Maintain and care food outdoor tennis court surface and equipment adjacent to the St. Paul Gymnasium
• Operate motorized equipment, i.e., mowers, tractors, snow removal equipment, departmental utility vehicle, departmental truck, etc.
• Assist with set-up and take down of the Dome
• Coordinate and assist in snow removal from around the Dome with the help of departmental full-time staff, student staff, UMN Landcare, and ROTC
• Schedule student employees for day-to-day operations and special events
• Coordinate storage usage for both the support and cold storage buildings
• Purchase and maintain inventory of facility, field maintenance, and rental equipment

Indoor Facility Maintenance (45%)

Other 10%

Qualifications Required

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