Facilities Operations Assistant 1 (Grounds) - Full Time Day Shift

Stony Brook University - Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook, NY

Educational Services

About the position

At Stony Brook Medicine, a Facility Operations Assistant 1 - Grounds performs a variety of routine manual tasks, requiring medium to heavy physical effort, to assist in maintaining, constructing, and repairing buildings, roads, offices, other structures, furniture, facilities, and grounds.

Responsibilities

• Maintains grounds, roadways, waterways and trails.
• Clears sites, prepares them for planting, and plants seeds, trees, shrubbery, and flowers.
• Cleans grounds, roadways, and structures by sweeping, raking, shoveling, mowing, and removing by hand debris, leaves, branches, snow, ice, trash, etc.
• Maintains areas by cutting grass, pruning plants, cutting and removing dead branches and trees, placing mulching materials and stone, and fertilizing and watering plants and grass.
• Installs and maintains fences, guide rails, signs, walkways, and snow fencing.
• Assists skilled and semiskilled trades workers by performing the more routine manual tasks of a trade.
• Cleans, lubricates, and maintains machinery, equipment, gears, cables, and tools.
• Carries and holds materials and tools.
• Lifts and places equipment, ladders, and scaffolds.
• Removes materials preparatory to repair and construction by using jack hammers, sanders, paint strippers, and other hand tools and equipment.
• Replaces fuses, light bulbs, washers, faucets, and shelves.
• Cleans work areas, cleans and lubricates mechanical, electrical, and power plant equipment, and assists in operating heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning equipment.
• Operates and maintains motorized equipment and machinery.
• Operates lawn mowers and plows to maintain grounds, parking lots, and walkways.
• Mounts and dismounts major assemblies, such as plows and salt spreaders, and assists mechanics in removing and installing heavy items, such as engines and transmissions.
• Maintains vehicles and equipment by cleaning, changing oil, lubricating engines and mechanical systems, scraping off rust and accretions, and replacing simple parts, such as wipers, tires, and batteries.
• Assists in operations by performing routine, repetitive activities.
• Answers simple questions, such as the time and place of events, directions, and general information about facilities and usage.
• Collects fees and tickets for parking and special events and prepares simple reports of revenue and tickets collected and issued.
• Sets up and breaks down equipment for special events.
• Moves heavy supplies, furniture, and equipment.
• Loads and unloads heavy equipment, supplies, and furniture from trucks and rail cars by physically lifting items or operating a hand truck or forklift.
• Moves items to and from storerooms and/or warehouses. May maintain storage areas.
• Assists truck drivers and motor vehicle operators in picking up and delivering items. May drive delivery vehicles.
• Moves heavy furniture, office equipment and records.
• Sets up and removes furniture, partitions, and equipment for office moves, conferences, meetings and special events.
• Delivers forms and supplies to various offices.
• Assists in the receiving and shipping of various office materials.

Requirements

• Must be physically able to perform the duties assigned.
• Possession of a valid New York State drivers license may be required.

Nice-to-haves

• High School Diploma or equivalency.

Benefits

• Generous leave
• Health plans
• State pension