Teamster priority period runs from 1/9/2025 - 1/16/2025
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Facilities Management is a department within University Services which is composed of the departments and people who deliver the non-academic operations across the University of Minnesota system. Facilities Management (FM) is responsible for all buildings, grounds and the energy management needs of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. Facilities Management works to provide a safe, reliable and welcoming campus in support of the Universityâ™s mission of teaching, research and outreach. FMâ™s responsibilities include over 25 million square feet in more than 280 buildings across 1200 acres in the Twin Cities.

Landcare is an operations unit within Facilities Management, responsible for campus design and maintenance.  This position performs a variety of manual labor tasks under the supervision / instruction of a front line staff member on the U of MN Twin Cities campus.  

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
● Regularly inspects campus grounds and parking facilities for cleanliness, and removes litter and trash for disposal at designated campus locations.
● Reports graffiti according to departmental procedures.
● Cleans and organizes campus facilities including Landcare depots and service yards, bus shelters, etc.
● Provides waste collection services for campus events.
● Assists with snow removal activities including hand shoveling, snow blowing, deicing chemical applications, and mechanized snow removal.
● May also assist with planting, watering, pruning, spreading mulch, pulling weeds, and other landscape maintenance and installation tasks as directed.
● May also operate landscape equipment including mowers, edgers, blowers, string trimmers, aerators, snow blowers, etc.
● May also clean, grease and assist with other routine equipment maintenance and repairs.  
● Other tasks as assigned.

 

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
Required (minimum) qualifications
● High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 months experience serving as a grounds maintenance laborer.  
● Valid Driverâ™s License.
● Experience operating grounds maintenance equipment.
● Ability to repetitively lift and carry 50 lbs.  
● Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
● Ability to communicate effectively with supervisory staff. 
Preferred qualifications
● Equipment operation including, but not limited to; riding mowers, skid steer with attachments.
● Experience driving with trailers.
● Knowledge of horticulture and/or landscape construction.
● Ability to lead student workers on specific tasks.

Physical and environmental requirements
This position works almost exclusively outdoors and is exposed to year-round weather conditions such as heat, cold, rain and snow.  The position will be required to drive University vehicles on campus and between campus facilities.  Work may involve the use of various mechanized equipment requiring personal protective equipment (PPE).  All required PPE will be provided by the employer.  Depending on the tasks assigned, the position may be working independently or with a team.

About University of Minnesota Twin Cities

The University of Minnesota, founded in the belief that all people are enriched by understanding, is dedicated to the advancement of learning and the search for truth; to the sharing of this knowledge through education for a diverse community; and to the application of this knowledge to benefit the people of the state, the nation, and the world.

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