Job Information
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation Groundskeeper I in Little Rock, Arkansas
Description
$13.32 - $16.66 an hour
Monday - Friday
6:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
Operate vehicles and powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, power blowers, weed eaters, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws.
Perform parking lot maintenance such as removal of trash, limbs, or other debris. Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots.
Care for established lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding, grubbing, removing thatch, or trimming or edging around flower beds, walks, or walls.
Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
Gather and remove grass clippings, leaves, branches, and other litter and dispose of them properly.
Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
Assists with building maintenance, custodial services, and event set-up.
Performs all tasks in a safe and timely manner to meet deadlines required for normal daily operations. Follows all Safety, Security, and PPE requirements.
Perform other duties such as hauling, lifting, carrying, and other physical tasks as required to support the overall mission of the Cooperative.
The ability to handle stress and work well with others are essential functions of this position.
Performs any other related duties as required or assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
High School diploma or GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Must be 18 years of age
Valid driver’s license
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock; regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions; and occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
The following physical activities 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 and expectations.
Highly repetitive, moderately physical. Highly repetitive type of work which requires somewhat diversified physical demands of the employee.
While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds; Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; and distance vision, depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
In pursuant of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act 593, this position is a designated safety-sensitive position according to AECC/AECI standards and processes.
EEO/AA/M/F/VETS/DISABLED
Should you elect to apply for this position, AECC/AECI will review your qualifications. If after reviewing the qualifications and experience of all applicants, your skills and credentials meet our needs, someone from our organization may contact you. Please be advised that the time required to complete the applicant review process typically takes between 30 and 90 days, but could extend beyond that. Once the position has been filled, all applicants will be notified via email.
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. are Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age or any other protected category.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)