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Apply now Job no: 71785
Department: CG-Grounds & Parking
Employer: State of New York
Payroll Title: Facility Operations Assistant 1 (Grounds), SG006
Bargaining Unit: CSEA - OSU (Operational Services Unit)
Salary: $31,870
Work type: Full-time
Location: Syracuse
Categories: Skilled Trade, General Labor & Cleaning

Job Summary: This position will report to the Plant Operations Supervisor. Will perform a variety of routine manual tasks requiring little planning or special knowledge, and sustains medium to heavy physical effort involving frequent exposure to all kinds of weather conditions. Duties include, but not limited to: cleans grounds by sweeping, raking, shoveling and removing by hand debris, leaves branches etc., clears sites and prepares them for planting; plants seeds, bushes, etc. using hand and power tools; cuts grass, fertilizes and waters grounds, prunes, removes bushes and trees; loads trucks with debris, logs etc.; breaks up concrete to repair holes; assist in mixing and applying concrete and asphalt; removes trash and snow from roads and walkway; plows roads and parking lots and mixes salt and sand used on them; cuts glass; adjusts and paints window panes; oils ventilating mechanisms; cleans, flushes, and repairs gutters and drains; repairs bench flats; sterilizes pots and mixes soils used for planting; plants and transplants seedlings; must be available to perform moderate to heavy lifting; moves furniture and office equipment and follows instructions when transporting equipment; must be able to assist skilled and semi-skilled trades in various tasks; must have the ability to use various hand/power tools, and motorized equipment; ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.


Will be required to be on-call as weather conditions necessitate. Must be available for immediate recall and prepared to return to CG within 1 hour. Must possess a valid NYS driver's license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated.  
Minimum Qualifications:

Must possess a valid NYS driver's license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated.

Preferred Qualifications:

Commercial snow plowing experience preferred.          

Work Days:

Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pm. Rotating Shifts during the Winter Season to include nights from Nov to April.

Message to Applicants:

Position Status: Permanent 

Schedule based on a 40 hour work week. 

Recruitment  Office: Human Resources
Executive Order: Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.              

 

 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability or other protected classes under State and Federal law.

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Upstate University Hospital

Syracuse, NY