Equipment Operator
Physical Plant Administration
Search 1695 - Posted February 19, 2024
Emporia State University is seeking a full-time Equipment Operator to join our Landscaping team located in Emporia, KS.
If you . . .
- Enjoy working with tools, equipment, and your hands
- Have an excellent safety record
- Want to work outdoors
- . . . then put your skills and abilities to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, university environment.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prepare and maintain landscape and gardens
- Apply mulch, fertilizer, herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides to garden areas
- Manage container plantings, annual display beds, and specialty gardens
- Trim shrubs, plant grass, and clean up leaves
- Operate mowers, weed eaters, skid loaders, and other landscaping equipment
- Serve as part of the snow/ice clearing team during the winter
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Qualifications Required:
- A valid driver’s license
- One year of experience related to landscaping or operating similar equipment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in maintenance and repair of irrigation systems
- Athletic field painting and maintenance
- General Exam and 3B Turf Pests Exams license
- Horticulture degree or turf grass coursework
- Skid steer operator training
- Small equipment maintenance training
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift or maneuver 75-100 pounds
- Standing or walking for 7 or more hours per shift
- Movements that require manual dexterity, trunk strength, wrist-finger movement, twisting, bending, pushing, and pulling
COMPENSATION:
- Salary: $16.26 per hour or more based on experience or additional qualifications.
- Emporia State University offers a generous benefit package. Find out more about our health benefits, retirement options, paid time off, dependent and spouse tuition waiver program, and many other benefits at this link.
APPLY:
Apply here.
Consideration of applications will begin immediately, and will continue until the position is filled.
A background check and official transcripts are required prior to hire.
For more information
Jose Pavon
HR Professional
Emporia State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, sex, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as an individual with a disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other factors which cannot be considered by law.
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY