Overview
Recreation/Sports Specialist III Jobs in Kalamazoo, MI at Western Michigan University
Position Details
Posting Summary
College
VP Business And Finance-DIV
Executive Area
VP Business And Finance
Department
FacilMgmt-Landscape Services
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
S1546P
Job Type
Full Time, Regular
Pay Type
Nonexempt/Hourly
Pay Grade
M5
Campus Location
WMU-Kalamazoo – Main Campus
Salary Range
$27.15 per hour plus generous benefits.
General Summary
- Provides journey-level craft labor, working with tools to install, construct, repair, replace, overhaul, and perform preventive maintenance for irrigation and underground sprinkling systems relating to sports fields; landscape forms including fences, retaining walls, and walkways; and other exterior features of the campus grounds.
Major Duties
- Schedules sport fields painting in accordance with all athletic association rules and game schedules.
- Schedules equipment for preventative maintenance and repair.
- Operates light equipment required to install, maintain, and repair grounds, landscaping, landscape forms and structures.
- Operates forklifts; front-end loaders; lift trucks; tractors with a variety of attachments including buckets, brushes, thatchers, aerators, seeders, landscape rakes and snowplows; tailgate trucks; skid loaders with attachments; forklifts; and other light equipment.
- May be assigned to snow removal for a significant portion of the work shift during winter months.
- Constructs, repairs and maintains irrigation and sprinkler systems, retaining walls, as well as other small structures, working with both wood and dry-stack materials.
- Trims bushes and trees interfering with athletic field fencing.
- Cleans gutters and rain spouts; installs memorial plaques at designated campus locations; sets up and dismantles fixtures and furniture for campus functions; and installs banners.
- Gives work direction to Recreation/Sports Specialists I and II.
- Uses equipment to prepare sections of ground for streets, walkways, and parking lots; to excavate flower and shrub beds and tree wells; to excavate and grade sites for construction of landscape forms and other small structures: to form ground for drainage areas; to remove snow and ice from parking lots, roads, and walkways; to load other vehicles; and to perform other landscape and ground maintenance and installation functions.
- Fastens attachments to trucks and tractors with wedge-pin and other hitches; connects hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkages and/or power takeoff shafts to trucks and tractors to provide power to raise, lower and tilt attachments; and operates levers and foot pedals to maneuver attachments while driving vehicles.
- Performs additional duties as requested by supervisory personnel.
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent from an accredited institution.
- Possess a Michigan Department of Agriculture Commercial Core Pesticide Applicator license in at least the categories right-of-way (category 6), turf (category 3a), and ornamental (category 3b).
- Possess a valid Michigan Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with air brakes “B” endorsement.
- Ability to read and comprehend written instructions and safety regulations governing the performance of job duties, and must be able to understand and comply with oral instructions.
- Ability to lay out and correctly mark athletic fields, and must have sufficient writing ability to provide written instructions for other athletic grounds crew members.
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the job and use the tools of the trade.
- Complete a physical examination administered by the employer’s designated physician to determine the incumbent’s ability to perform the essential functions of the job and/or identify the need for a reasonable job accommodation.
Desired Qualifications
Special Instructions to Applicants
Bid Procedures:
All University employees represented by AFSCME Local 1668, and non-AFSCME regular and temporary University employees, who have the present ability or required qualifications to satisfactorily perform the required work, may exercise bidding privileges on this position.
All University employees represented by AFSCME Local 1668, and non-AFSCME regular and temporary University employees, who have the present ability or required qualifications to satisfactorily perform the required work, may exercise bidding privileges on this position.
- Current AFSCME employees must complete the on-line WMU – AFSCME (bid) Sheet only.
- Non-AFSCME University employees must submit an on-line WMU – Internal Application only.
- Temporary University employees must submit an on-line WMU – Application only.
Additional Position Information
- The incumbent will be expected to attend classes, paid for by the University, to keep refreshed on sports fields maintenance methods and new equipment available to perform athletic grounds work efficiently.
- Western Michigan University offers generous benefits to its employees including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, retirement, and tuition discount for the employee and tuition remission for eligible dependents. To access information about the specific benefits available for this position, go to: wmich.edu/hr/enrollment-afscme .
- Above is a summary of the description for the position of Recreation/Sports Specialist III. A complete description for this position may be reviewed upon request in the department of Human Resources, Room 1300, Seibert Administration Building or online at: wmich.edu/hr/descriptions-afscme.
- This is a first (1st) shift position. The regular work hours for this position are 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Weekends are regularly scheduled during spring and fall sports seasons. The regular work days are:
- November – February, Monday through Friday
- March – May, Thursday through Monday
- June and July, Monday through Friday
- August – October, Thursday through Monday
Physical requirements and working conditions
- Must wear MIOSHA approved safety shoes at all times and must wear a hard hat and safety glasses when operating equipment and hand-held power tools as required by MIOSHA rules.
- Must be able to tolerate the full range of weather conditions, as well as exposure to paint fumes, paint thinners, gasoline, fertilizers, pesticides and other landscaping chemicals and compounds.
- During winter months, operates light tractors with front loaders and snow throwers to remove snow from parking lots and performs other snow and ice removal services.
Title: Recreation/Sports Specialist III
Company: Western Michigan University
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
