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Chenega Corporation Grounds Maintenance Laborer in Ft. Wainwright, Alaska

Summary

CHENEGA BASE & LOGISTICS SERVICES, LLC

Fort Wainwright, AK

THIS POSITION AND POSTING ARE SUBJECT TO A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT (CBA). UNION MEMBERS CAN BE DISPATCHED DIRECTLY FROM THE AFFILIATED UNION WITHIN 72-HOURS OF THE POSITION POSTING.

The Laborer, Grounds Maintenance maintains grounds of industrial, commercial, or public property such as but not limited to: buildings, camp and picnic grounds, parks, playgrounds, greenhouses, and athletic fields, and repairs structures and equipment, performing the following tasks: cut grass, using walking-type or riding mowers, trim hedges and edges around walks, flowerbeds, and wells, using hedge trimmers, clippers and edging tools, prunes shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth, using shears and other hand tools, sprays lawn, shrubs, and trees with fertilizer or insecticide. Performs snow and ice removal operations to support the requirements of the snow removal plan.

Responsibilities

  • Perform maintenance as required on: irrigation systems (fabricate, repair, and install), sidewalks, signs (to include installation of), billboards, mowers (any size, type, and capacity), sweepers, blowers, landscaping, weeding, snow and ice removal (on sidewalks, bridges, intersections, etc. utilizing equipment such as shovels, scrapers, spreaders, and tractor attachments), tree and shrub trimming, general cleanup (branches, leaves, and trash), and animal control.

  • Assist with special event set-ups and teardowns and provide designated visitor (DV) routes.

  • Plan and implement water conservation programs with a licensed sprinkler.

  • Monitors water quality and ensures compliance with all laws, regulations, and ordinances.

  • Create and oversee watering schedules with consideration to rainfall, solar radiation, wind speed, temperature, and other factors.

  • Maintain and repair fencing to include but not limited to chain link and barbed wire.

  • Salting and sanding of parking lots and sidewalks as needed.

  • Assist in security measures to include barrier (cable, water, star, and jersey), cones and traffic control.

  • Storm drainage cleanup and tumbleweed removal.

  • Shovel and dirt work when necessary.

  • Planting of trees, shrubs, flowers, and other foliage.

  • Drive gasoline or diesel powers tractor to move materials, draw implements, tow trailers, pull out objects embedded in the ground, or pull cable of which to raise, lower or load heavy material or equipment.

  • Is experienced and trained to fasten attachments onto graders, plows, rollers, mowers, backhoes, seeders, and disc harrows to tractors.

  • Adjust tractor equipment for proper operation, lubricates, and make minor repairs such as tightening bolts, replacing washers, cotter pins, and screws.

  • Plan and execute small-scale landscaping operations.

  • Maintain grounds and landscape of businesses and other properties, prepares and grades terrain, apply fertilizers, seeding, laying of sod, and transplants shrubs and plants.

  • Cultivate shrubs, plants, and grass by using gardening implements and power-operated equipment.

  • Clean grounds using rakes, brooms, and hose; dig trenches and install drain tiles.

  • Interface with Logistics staff on materials as needed.

  • Set irrigation timer controls and maintenance schedules

  • Install, inspect, maintain, diagnose, and repair irrigation systems.

  • Document work performed and equipment

  • Turn irrigation systems on and off as designated.

  • Repair and replace hoses, pipes, and numerous types of sprinkler heads and fixtures.

  • Replace or repair irrigation valves.

  • Install or repair irrigation lines.

  • Repair and maintain irrigation clocks/ low voltage electrical and station valves.

  • Plan and design new systems.

  • Install and replace backflow preventer systems.

  • Operate ditch witch trenchers and skid steer loaders

  • Winterize and recharge irrigation systems

  • Ensure work orders when complete are properly filled out and returned to work management.

  • Support the project Safety Plan through personal involvement in all aspects of safety, including training and attention to the adherence to safety requirements pertaining to particular trades or skills.

  • This position has been designated as Mission Critical. Mission-critical personnel are defined as those required to meet the Installation’s safety (including inclement weather) and security needs during lockdown conditions.

  • This position may be part of an emergency management/response team as required by the company to meet contract requirements.

  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

  • Minimum three (3) years prior work experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Ability to work with hands and knowledge of methods, materials, tools, and practices used in the field.

  • Knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trades involved.

  • Skill in the care and use of the tools and equipment in the trades involved.

Physical Demands (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

  • While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee may use repeated motions that include the arms, wrists, hands and/or fingers. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Any estimated salary provided by this job board may not align with Chenega's compensation program. Please apply to connect with a recruiter who can provide more details.

Executive Order 13495, The Non Displacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts provide first right of refusal to incumbents on contracts. If the position is accepted by the incumbent on the job, other application/resume of non-incumbents will not be reviewed.

Chenega Corporation and family of companies is an EOE.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Native preference under PL 93-638.

We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program

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