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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Penn State Mont Alto is searching for a Maintenance Worker (General) B to join their team. Duties include: ​

• Operate tractors and power mowers; cut grass and weeds; trim lawns

• Plant and transplant, prune, spray, cultivate trees, grass, shrubbery, flowerbeds, etc.; fertilize and seed lawns as required

• Rake and remove leaves, paper and other debris from lawns, parking lots and roadways

• Remove snow and ice as directed; spread cinders, sawdust and chemical ice and snow removers on walks and roads; operate large and small snow plows and blowers

• Perform routine maintenance on trucks, tractors and other gasoline driven equipment, including minor adjustment, lubrication, oil changing, etc.; sharpen lawn mower blades

• Assist Maintenance Mechanic and Heating and Ventilation Mechanic in general mechanical and building maintenance as required

• Load and unload trucks; check shipments received against delivery slips for accuracy; place shipment in designated storage areas

• Assist in setting up rooms for various functions as directed

• Spray trees, shrubbery and lawn with general and restricted pesticides and herbicides as needed

• Clean catch basins, drainage ditches, piping, manholes, etc.; remove debris and make minor repairs

• Erect athletic equipment such as nets, backstops, goal posts, scoreboards, etc.

• Maintain campus compost pile

Work Schedule: 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Days Off: Saturday and Sunday

Job Requirements: Requires the use of simple writing, adding, subtracting, whole numbers and the carrying out of instructions; and the use of fixed gauges and direct reading instruments and devices in which interpretation is not required. Must possess Pennsylvania Certified Applicator License Category 6, 7, or 23 . 6 to 9 months of effective experience.

NOTE: THIS POSITION REQUIRES THAT YOU OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE AS A PART OF YOUR JOB DUTIES. A VALID DRIVER`S LICENSE AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS CHECK WILL BE REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO STANDARD BACKGROUND CHECKS. NOTE: EMPLOYEE MUST BE ABLE TO WEAR A RESPIRATOR AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO MEDICAL CLEARANCE.

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Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here (https://police.psu.edu/annual-security-reports) .

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

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