Grounds and Exterior Maintenance Technician - Epworth Children's Home

Summary:

Perform routine and extensive preventative maintenance and repair procedures on Epworth buildings exteriors and grounds landscaping.

Job Task Summary:

• Performs minor and major repair of all building's exteriors and grounds.

• Performs preventive maintenance inspections on building's exterior and landscape on a scheduled basis.

• Retrieve work orders and document completion

• Document safety and security problems, reporting to the Director of Buildings and Grounds. Maintain records of scheduled maintenance procedures. Performs outside custodial duties such as lawn care, shrub/hedge trimming, landscape bed weeding/mulching, ice melt spreading/snow removal etc. as required.

• Performs exterior planting of seasonal flowers and their maintenance.

• Performs preparation and painting of exterior railing, exterior doors and exterior trim.

• Performs maintenance and cleaning of exterior gutter systems.

• May obtain estimates for supplies, repair parts; orders parts as needed.

• Assist with contractor supervision as required on approved exterior project work.

• Rotate on call schedule responding to calls within a 15-minute time period Other duties may be assigned

Supervision Responsibilities:

May exercise supervision over assigned contract workers.

Qualifications for the Position:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Knowledge of exterior ground maintenance equipment to include mowers, tractor, edger, hedge trimmer, chain saw, pressure washer and painting equipment.

Ability to determine and prioritize tasks.

Must be able to pass standard background checks, including drug screen, employment physical, DLED, DSS central registry and sex offender's registry.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and two years of responsible experience in building and grounds and landscape maintenance; or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience. Good skill in the use of hand and power tools.

LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to interpret miscellaneous drawings and schematics.

REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Valid South Carolina Driver's License.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop; kneel; crouch; or crawl; and talk; or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and depth perception.

Personal Characteristics:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock; and vibration.

The mission of Epworth Children's Home is to serve children, youth and families through caring, safe, Christian communities, where hurts are healed, hope is nurtured, and faith in God, self, and others is developed.