Summary:  Perform tasks required to meet the grounds and rest area maintenance per contract schedule in accordance with Tresco.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND EXPERIENCE:

Qualifications

Education:  High School Diploma or GED  

Experience:  3 years’ experience in grounds maintenance, irrigation systems, and tractor and mowing equipment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

A:  Job Specific:

1. Perform grounds maintenance duties per contract schedule, requirements, and standards; assist repair technicians with repairs at the rest areas to include:
2. Repair and/or replace Rain Bird valves, sprinkler systems and timers, dig ditches and repair and/or replace pipe, fittings, and wiring.
3. Moving, using tractor and hand movers.  Mowing medians, roadway, shoulders, mow all improved grounds to look well-manicured, trim areas not accessible to mowers, maintain desert landscape in a clean and neat manner.  Provide weed control, maintain septic tank, and leach lines areas, shelter grounds area.  Service tractor greasing and lubing, checking, and maintaining oil and/or fluid levels. 
4. Cable fence repair and replacement alignment of digging post holes. Repair and replacement of post wire, staples, nails, and tie wire.
5. Meet with NM DOT personnel when necessary.
6. Assure that assigned vehicle and equipment is serviced and maintained on a regular basis.
7. Notify DOT Assistant Project Manager of any maintenance and/or repair problems.
8. Accept and accomplish special assignments from supervisor.
9. Assist public when necessary.

B.  Company Specific:

1. Adheres to dress code.
2. Completes annual health, safety, and education requirements and demonstrate expected level of competency for each course completed. 
3. Reports to work on times scheduled; stay awake and alert during work/training; adheres to policies regarding notification of absence.
4. Attend mandatory trainings and staff meetings.
5. Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner by establishing and maintaining professional relationships that foster growth and development.
6. Complies with all organizational policies and procedures, to include all ethical business practices. 
7. Communicates the mission, ethics, and goals of the company. 
8. Maintains current licensure/certification for position, if applicable.
9. Consistently follows departmental and company Health, Safety, Security, Hazardous Materials policies and procedures (OSHA, SDS information, HIPAA, and Workers Compensation),
10. Respect for diversity, (cultural, ethnicity, ideas, etc.) and demonstrate ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
11. Must always carry work phone while on duty; respond to phone calls, text messages, and emails in a timely manner.
12. This position may require the employee to operate either a company owned or personal vehicle on behalf of the company; the company owned vehicle should always remain clean.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

1. Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend the English language.

Hours: 30-40 hours per week

CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled

Individuals with Disabilities Are Encouraged to Apply

Tresco is an EEO/AA employer, and welcomes applications of all qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or status as a qualified individual with a disability or protected veteran