Exterior Grounds Maintenance

• Maintains outside premises. Mows, trims, blows, edges, aerates and overseeds. Plants, waters, fertilizes, prunes, mulches, weeds; maintains plant beds, shrubs and trees; performs leaf blowing and removal. Applies pesticides, insecticides, and herbicides. Patches potholes, stripes lots, installs signs and performs general cleaning responsibilities to maintain sidewalks and parking lots; maintains flags. Removes debris from walks, lawns, plant beds and parking lots; empties trash cans and picks up loose trash on campus grounds and parking lots.
• Utilizes heavy equipment including forklift, aerial lift, mowers, trucks, utility vehicles and tractors; power tools, blowers, weed eaters, hand tools, seasonal equipment, snow removal vehicles, snow blowers; performs preventive maintenance and repair of grounds equipment. Enters, fulfills, completes, and submits work orders in timely manner.
• Participates in snow removal as assigned; utilizes shovels, snow blowers, utility vehicles, tractors, salt spreaders and trucks for snow removal; cleans walkways, stairs, parking lots and roadways of ice and snow; applies de-icing products to various areas to melt ice and provide safe conditions.

Interior Facilities Support

• Moves office and conference room furniture (e.g. desks, chairs, cabinets, bookcases) within rooms, between buildings, regional learning centers and off campus locations. Arranges event setups for campus meetings, classroom activities, public events, or conferences (e.g. furniture, stage, equipment, tables, chairs).
• Conducts regular and routine building upkeep duties to include but not limited to emptying recycle containers and ensuring buildings are in presentable condition (e.g. floor mats straight, white boards clean, chairs pushed in, etc.). Paints small interior areas and exterior areas (e.g. offices, handrails, curbs) and does minor drywall repair as assigned.
• Utilizes forklift, box trucks, utility vehicles, cardboard baler, trash compactor, as directed; utilizes hand tools as necessary. Enters, fulfills, completes, and submits work orders in timely manner.

Environmental & Operational Support

• Ensures cleanliness and appearance of facilities by monitoring classrooms, offices, lobbies, restrooms, administrative areas and reports all issues to Facilities supervisor or manager.
• Removes inappropriate markings, stickers, decals, advertisements, graffiti; performs safe cleanup, removal, and disposal of blood-borne pathogens and other infectious or hazardous materials.
• Performs emergency flood cleanup as assigned. Assists Police Department during building evacuations and emergencies.

Culture of Respect

• Fosters and maintains a safe environment of respect and inclusion for faculty, staff, students, and members of the community.

Other duties as required.

*Regular, predictable, and punctual attendance is required.

OTHER DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attends all required department meetings and training.
• Works overtime as required to meet operational need.

About Columbus State Community College

Columbus State Community College has been meeting the diverse educational needs of the Central Ohio community for more than 50 years. The college is proud to be an important contributor to the growth and progress of the region and to serve as the front door to higher education in Central Ohio. From the first graduating class in 1965 through this year, 50,000 students have earned associate degrees in 50-plus technical fields and academic transfer programs. Columbus State also offers Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degree programs whose coursework fulfills the freshman and sophomore year requirements for bachelor’s degree programs offered by four-year colleges and universities throughout the state. Specific transfer agreements with more than 40 colleges and universities are in place at Columbus State, and new direct-to degree partnership programs are being developed all the time. Columbus State now has two campuses serving Central Ohio educational needs. The Columbus Campus is located on 85 acres in downtown Columbus. The 108-acre, full-service Delaware Campus welcomed its first students in 2010. Additionally, Columbus State offers classes at nine convenient regional learning centers throughout Central Ohio.

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