Facilities Maintenance Technician

The University of California, Merced is seeking a qualified Facilities Maintenance Technician to join our facilities management team. As a Facilities Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for performing a variety of grounds maintenance and repair functions, including litter pick-up, cultivating, trimming of shrubs and small trees, fertilizing, planting, and irrigation repairs. You will also perform prescribed maintenance procedures as directed, such as mowing, edging, pruning, raking, sweeping, and weeding.

You will be responsible for monitoring and maintaining assigned landscape areas in a clean and healthy condition. You will irrigate various plant material by use of appropriate manual or automatic systems or hoses when necessary. You will operate grounds power tools and machinery, and must be responsible for proper use of equipment and follow proper safety procedures for your protection and that of others.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or equivalent, and a minimum of 3 years' experience working on landscaping. You will also possess the ability to identify undesirable plant material and knowledge to operate commonly used grounds equipment and tools like trenchers, tractors, rototillers, and other types of power-driven equipment.

In addition to your technical skills, you will need to be able to follow through and carry out assignments, be flexible and constantly adjust to changing priorities. You must also be physically able to consistently perform job duties as outlined in this job description.
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