Job Description

If you are a current State of Maine employee, please submit your application through the internal application process using the Find Jobs report in PRISM. Seasonal employees who do not have PRISM access should apply through the State’s career page and indicate on the application that they have previously worked for the State.

REPRESENTATIVE TASKS:

• Maintains the grounds at the various State of Maine facilities, including lawns, gardens,and parks using outdoor power equipment.
• Performs lawn maintenance tasks such as seeding, watering, mowing, trimming and raking.
• Completes preparation and maintenance of flower beds, including digging, planting, weeding, and tending flowers and shrubs to beautify grounds.
• Inspects and identifies plants, flowers, and trees for disease and insects’ infestation.
• Applies insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides to maintain areas free of pest and plant disease.
• Performs winter maintenance activities such as snow removal and ice treatment including determining treatment for various surfaces (i.e., concrete vs. asphalt) to ensure accessibility and safety of personnel.
• Conducts trash pick-up, sweeping of sand, leaf defoliation, branch removal, and other waste removal to ensure area appearance meets established standards.
• Collects garbage and empties wastebins around buildings, parks and parking lots.
• Constructs and repairs sidewalks, curbs and signs for safe pedestrian and vehicle passage.
• Builds forms and pours concrete for signposts and other foundations
• Repairs parking lot damage using either cold patch or hot patch asphalt.
• Ensures all catch basins and drainage ditches are clear of debris and are flowing properly.
• Maintains and repairs benches, paths, and other landscaping features to ensure user safety.
• Repairs and maintains tools and equipment to ensure equipment availability and safety.
• Assists with special assignments such as moving furniture, event staging, and take down.

KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Knowledge of landscaping and groundskeeping techniques.
• Knowledge of general carpentry and masonry skills.
• Knowledge of tools, equipment, and practices of general grounds maintenance and repair work.
• Knowledge of the occupational hazards and precautions needed to perform equipment repair work and ground maintenance activities safely.
• Ability to use and operate standard equipment, machinery, and tools applicable to ground maintenance.
• Ability to perform preventative maintenance and repairs on tools and equipment.
• Ability to service, clean, lubricate and adjust small engines, and other machinery and equipment used for grounds maintenance.
• Ability to operate cement mixers and air compressors.
• Ability to mow, trim and prune using standard grounds maintenance equipment and tools.
• Ability to perform snow removal operations.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to work in adverse weather conditions.
• Ability to supervise a crew of semi-skilled laborers performing construction, repair, maintenance and ground preservation tasks.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision.
• Ability to safely lift and move heavy objects.
• Ability to safely work in strained positions

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education, training or experience in groundskeeping, landscaping, carpentry, masonry, or another related field demonstrating competency in operating and servicing outdoor power equipment; overseeing grounds and landscape maintenance; snow and ice removal and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.

LICENSING/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
A valid Maine Class C license.

If you are unable to complete the online application, please contact the Human Resources representative listed on the job opening you are interested in applying for. They will work with you for an alternative method of submitting.