Foundation Health Partners

Grounds Operator

Foundation Health Partners  •  $33.43/hr  •  Fairbanks, AK (Onsite)  •  8 hours ago
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Job Description

This position provides basic to intermediate operator and mechanical grounds maintenance services. This position is responsible for maintaining the facility landscaping, parking areas, roadways, sidewalks, and exterior trash receptacles by operating all landscape associated equipment. Provides grounds maintenance in all seasons. Responsible for snow and dirt removal. Performs preventative and corrective maintenance for this facilities landscape, irrigation systems and grounds equipment. Operates heavy machinery, such as a mower or loaders. Also operates assorted power equipment and is responsible for routine maintenance or repairs.

Pay & Benefits:

  • Compensation: $21.39 - $33.43 hourly wage based on experience and education
  • Additional Pay: Shift Differential, Annual Increases, Paid Time Off
  • Benefits: medical, vision, dental, 401k with employer match
  • Education Benefits: FHP Tuition Assistance, Student Loan Forgiveness
  • Other Benefits: Onsite Gym, Wellness Programs, Discount programs
  • Schedule:Full Time, 5x8-hour shifts per week, with Variable Shifts (including days and nights)
  • Overtime Guaranteed

Shift Differentials Available: $2.00/hr. Weekend- $2.50/hr. Evening - $6.00/hr. Night

About Fairbanks Memorial Hospital

Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is a non-profit facility owned by the Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation. A Joint Commission-accredited facility with 152 licensed beds, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is the primary referral center for residents of Alaska's interior with a strong patient-to-nurse ratio and Shared Leadership Infrastructure. In addition to our exceptional clinical environment, our location offers incomparable lifestyle rewards away from work. In Fairbanks, small-town living, spectacular natural beauty and endless recreation combine to create a one-of-a-kind place to live, work and play.

Responsibilities

  • Performs routine maintenance of facility grounds by operating all power and/or hand equipment required to keep the facility' s lawns, trees, shrubs, and flower beds in a clean, safe, and attractive condition. Maintains weed control and removes dead foliage. Performs snow and ice removal at all entrances, exits, parking lots, and sidewalks. Operates dump truck, snow plows, and gravel distribution.
  • Inspects and maintains grounds and sidewalks, breezeways, parking lots, roadways, and facility entrances. Ensures grounds are in a safe, clean, and attractive condition free of hazards. Operates sweepers and blowers for parking areas and roadways. Routinely empties all trash receptacles and picks up litter throughout the exterior areas of the campus. Maintains compactor and landscape debris waste containers.
  • Plants and cares for flowers, trees, and shrubs during summer months. Responds to assigned general maintenance and emergency calls as required. Maintains a detailed log on all required facility equipment, records all shift activity. May assist in providing security backup.
  • Follows safety standards in all aspects of performance of the above functions, reports unsafe equipment and attends safety education sessions.
  • Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers of Foundation Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

    Qualifications

    High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge, plus vocational or technical training. Must possess a valid driver's license and eligibility for coverage under the company auto insurance policy. Must be eligible to obtain a commercial driver's license.Requires at least 1 year of diversified grounds keeping / landscaping / heavy machine operations work experience. Must be able to operate all required equipment used in landscaping. Must be capable of functioning independently as well as in a team environment to complete all necessary duties. Requires the ability to work safely and effectively with grounds keeping maintenance equipment.Must be proficient in reading and understanding related and required maintenance and operator documents. Effective verbal and written communication skills are required. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSPossession of a current commercial driver's license preferred.Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

    Foundation Health Partners is an EEO/AAP employer; q qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

    Foundation Health Partners

    About Foundation Health Partners

    Foundation Health Partners (FHP) is an independent health system located in Fairbanks, Alaska.

    Banner Health successfully operated Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and Tanana Valley Clinic for many years. In 2015, the Fairbanks Hospital Foundation decided that Fairbanksans know what’s best for the Interior and the team embarked on a plan of community owned and operated facilities.

    Beginning January 1, 2017, Tanana Valley Clinic (TVC), Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (FMH) and Denali Center (DC) became part of Foundation Health Partners, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation. Foundation Health Partners operates all three facilities through a 15-member Board of Directors.

    Community owned and now community operated – Foundation Health Partners is dedicated to providing compassionate health care for every chapter in your life story. At Tanana Valley Clinic, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and Denali Center, our patients and residents are at the heart of everything we do.

    FMH, TVC, and DC serves the entire interior region of Alaska, an area of approximately 250,000 square miles.

    Industry
    Healthcare & Social Services
    Company Size
    201-500 employees
    Headquarters
    Fairbanks, Alaska
    Year Founded
    1972
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