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Light Automotive Equipment Operator

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Work type: Staff
Location: Stanislaus - Turlock
Categories: Unit 5 - CSUEU - Operations and Support Services, Custodial/Facilities, Probationary, Full Time, On-site (work in-person at business location)
Position Description

    • Position Summary
    • Full-time position available on or after June 10, 2024 for Grounds Maintenance.


      Under general supervision of the Grounds and Events Supervisor, the Light Automotive Equipment Operator performs skilled driving and operation of equipment and vehicles to maintain the campus’ turf, landscape, and undeveloped areas to provide a safe and aesthetically pleasant environment for the campus community. The incumbent in this position will be responsible for servicing, and making minor adjustments and repairs to the equipment being operated. Including but not limited to, making seasonal adjustments to mowing equipment to ensure that turf areas are being mowed at desired heights for optimum equipment performance, but most importantly for grass cultivar. The hours of this position are 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

    • Job Duties
    • Duties include but are not limited to:
      • Maintain campus turf by operating large and small riding lawn mowers with single or multiple decks including both rotary and reel blades, as well as walk behind equipment.
      • Make seasonal adjustments to mowing equipment to ensure that turf areas are being mowed at desired heights for optimum equipment performance, but most importantly for grass cultivar.
      • Operate tractors with specific attachments to aerate, fertilize, detach, and top dress, in the performance of sports field’s annual maintenance for the purpose of promoting healthy growth and maintaining a lush turf. 
      • Operate tractors with trenching attachments to assist in the installation of new irrigation projects.
      • Operate and assist in the grading, digging, cultivation, and preparation of new landscape areas for seed, sod, or for planting of ornamental shrubs and trees.
      • Preforms weed abatement to create fire breaks on unimproved acreage by discing, plowing, flail mowing or using small powered equipment.
      • Assist and operate vacuum sweeper especially during the fall and winter months to collect leaves and debris from the campus grounds and landscape.
      • Inspect and check all fluids, safety guards and hydraulic hoses on equipment prior to use, perform minor adjustments and repairs on equipment to ensure blades and reels are sharpened, bearings and other moving parts lubricated to prolong the life of the equipment and to ensure that equipment is in proper working condition. 
      • Maintain landscaped areas including ornamental trees, shrubs, and ground covers by properly pruning, trimming, and edging according to season, schedule, and growth habit depending on plant species.
      • Prune and trim trees to maintain sufficient clearance to walk safely under canopies.
      • Assist in the removal of dead and diseased shrubs, trees and broken branches/limbs, or unsightly growth, fell and remove trees when work can be done from the ground. 
      • Clean all access areas to campus buildings, by power blowing, sweeping, or pressure washing areas of stain and gum concentration.
      • Clean roadsides, sidewalks storm drains, streets and related areas.
      • Make sure that equipment being used is taken to the automotive shop for scheduled preventive maintenance.
      • Respond to emergency situations to resolve immediate safety concerns. 
      • Other duties as assigned.
    • Minimum Qualifications

    • Experience: Equivalent to one year of paid or regularly assigned driving experience in a job involving operating of a delivery vehicle, truck, tractor, bus, or automotive maintenance equipment.

    • Preferred Qualifications

      • High School Diploma or equivalent.
      • Three years of experience operating large riding lawn mowers with multiple decks, street sweepers, tractors, including those with special attachments such as backhoes, gang mowers with rotary and reel blades, discs, cultivators, rakes trench diggers, small rollers and forklifts, preferably in an institutional or commercial environment.
      • Experience in the care and maintenance of landscape areas that demonstrates knowledge and ability to operate grounds and landscaping equipment.
      • Thorough knowledge of and ability to operate up to 16 foot swath riding and walk behind mowers, tractors, bobcats, cushman vehicles, brush chippers, roto-tillers, water tanker with pumps, hydraulic sprayers, aerators, lawn vacuums, boom lifts, and forklifts.
      • Demonstrated skills in proper methods of and ability to safely operate, tractors with special attachments such as, backhoes, aerators, sweepers, scrapers, discs, trenchers and a wide array of equipment utilized in grounds maintenance and landscape construction.
      • Ability to safely operate small manual and powered operated equipment for cultivating, and caring of lawns, trees, shrubs, and flowers.
      • Ability to read, write and follow directions to the level appropriate for the position.
      • Knowledge of and ability to use different hand tools such as shovels, rakes, lawn rollers, saws, pruners, hoses, hand trowels, tamps, hammers, pliers, spading forks and brooms.
      • Ability to perform strenuous physical work.
      • Ability to identify and recognize the more common species of trees, shrubs, and turf, grown in California.
      • Basic understanding of internal combustion engines and hydraulically operated systems.
    • Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

      • Knowledge of the rules of safe driving and the provisions of the State of California Vehicle Code pertaining to operation of vehicles described in the appropriate classification.
      • Knowledge of the rules of State of California General Industrial Safety orders related to the assigned tasks of the classification, particularly those related to vehicle and equipment operation, construction methods and practices, and the lifting and moving of heavy loads.
      • Ability to operate assigned equipment safely.
      • Ability to recognize safety hazards and follow practices and laws to insure safety.
      • Ability to follow manuals and guidelines pertaining to operation of State vehicles; load and unload vehicles correctly and safely.
      • Ability to operate vehicles such as ½ ton to 4 ton 2-axle trucks with up to 5-speed transmissions, small- type wheeled tractors, including those with special purpose attachments, such as backhoes, buckets, blades, cultivators and rakes, trench diggers, small rollers, walk behind and riding lawn mowers, forklifts and other landscape maintenance and construction related equipment.
      • Ability to sit, stand, stoop, squat, twist and kneel for prolonged periods of time.
      • Ability to follow oral and written instructions; read and write at a level appropriate to the duties of the position.
      • Ability to service and make routine repairs of equipment operated.
      • Ability to perform heavy manual labor as required by the duties of the position.
      • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a diverse student, staff, faculty, and campus community is essential.
      • Ability to service and make routine repairs of equipment operated.
    • License or Certifications

      • Must possess a valid California Driver’s License and maintain a good driving record.
      • Incumbents in this series must be licensed appropriately for each vehicle operated and may be required by the California Vehicle Code to carry appropriate certification while driving. Drivers of State-owned vehicles must maintain a good driving record which will be checked periodically with the Department of Motor Vehicles.
      • Possess appropriate license for each vehicle operated and may be required by the State of California Vehicle Code to carry appropriate certification while driving. 
    • Physical Requirements
    • The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
      • Must be able to work outside in all types of extreme weather.
      • Must have sufficient coordination to be able to skillfully operate grounds and landscape related equipment and hand tools.
      • Must be able to perform strenuous physical labor.
      • Must be able to lift 15 to 30 lbs frequently and 30 to 50 lbs occasionally.
      • Must be able to work at the extended height of a boom truck and / or lift.
      • Ability to sit, stand, stoop, squat, twist and kneel for prolonged periods of time.
    • Salary Range
    • Anticipated salary will be $3,505 – $3,856 per month plus excellent paid benefits. Salary will depend on the qualifications of the successful finalist. (Full Light Automotive Equipment Operator range: $3,505 - $6,287 per month)
    • Compensation & Benefits
    • Commensurate with qualifications and experience.  As a member of the 23-campus CSU System, we offer an extremely competitive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to, outstanding vacation, health, dental, and vision plans; a fee waiver education program; membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS); and 15 paid holidays a year. Link to (Bargaining Unit: 5) Benefits Summary: CSU Employee Benefit Summary

    • How to Apply
    • To be considered, qualified candidates must submit a completed Stanislaus State online employment application, cover letter, and resumé. Applications are accepted electronically only.  Please note that failure to completely fill out each section of the online application may result in your application not receiving consideration.  To apply online, please click the “Apply Now” button on this page.

       

      Applications will be processed in accordance with Article 9.3 of the CSU/CSUEU Memorandum of Understanding.  Preference will be given to qualified individuals currently employed at CSU Stanislaus in bargaining units 2, 5, 7, and 9 except when it is determined that it is necessary to appoint outside applicants to meet the best interest of the campus by obtaining specialized skills and abilities not available from current employees.

    • Application Deadline
    • May 9, 2024

    • Criminal Background Clearance Notice
    • Satisfactory completion of a background check (which includes checks of employment records, education records, criminal records, civil records; and may include motor vehicle records, professional licenses, and sex offender registries, as position requires) is required for employment.  CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.  Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

    • Additional Information
    • Campus & Area

      California State University, Stanislaus serves the San Joaquin Valley and is a critical educational resource for a six-county region of approximately 1.5 million people. The University is fully committed to creating a culture of diversity and inclusion – one in which every person in the University community feels safe to express their views without fear of reprisal. Widely recognized for its quality academic programs, the University has 10 nationally accredited programs and 662 faculty members. 94 percent of full-time faculty holds doctorates or terminal degrees in their fields. The University offers 43 undergraduate majors, 16 master's programs, 7 post-graduate credentials, a doctorate in education and serves more than 10,000 students. New instructional facilities have been built for the unique pedagogy of professional programs, laboratory sciences and performing arts.

      Stanislaus State continues to receive national recognition with its ranking as one of the best 384 colleges in the nation by The Princeton Review. The University was one of 12 public universities in the nation to be recognized by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for demonstrating exceptional performance in retention and graduation rates. In addition, U.S. News and World Report ranks Stanislaus State in its top 10 among public universities in the West, while Washington Monthly honored Stanislaus State as the West’s No. 1 university for the money. Stanislaus State also is recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education.

      Clery Act Disclosure

      Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the annual security report (ASR), is now available for viewing at https://www.csustan.edu/annual-campus-security-report. The ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains statistics of Clery Act crimes for Stanislaus State for the previous three years. A paper copy of the ASR is available upon request by contacting the office of the Clery Director located at One University Circle, Turlock, CA 95382.

      Equal Employment Opportunity

      The university is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered veteran status, or any other protected status. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.  The person holding this position is considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083, revised 7/21/17, as a condition of employment.

      Applicants requiring necessary accommodations to the application process may contact the Human Resources Department at (209) 667-3351.  California Relay Service is available at (800) 735-2922 voice and (800) 735-2929 TDD.  As a federal contractor, we are committed to attracting a diverse applicant pool.  Please consider completing the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability form (your response will not be shared with the search committee) at:  Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability PDF Form.

      CSU Stanislaus hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States.  In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

      The CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California. The CSU prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside California.

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    • The individuals who appear to be the best qualified for this position will be contacted by telephone or email for an interview.

      INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

       

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