Grounds Maintenance Technician

Job Description: Grounds Maintenance Technician We are hiring immediately for a Grounds Maintenance Technician position at our North Little Rock, AR location. If your background includes ground maintenance, gardening, landscaping, and irrigation work, or related experience, please apply! GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION Maintain the campus grounds. Ensure quality of appearance, upkeep and function of the campus in accordance with company, federal, state, local and environmental regulations. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Responsible for the overall ground maintenance e.g. mowing, trimming shrubs, spreading mulch, flower bed maintenance, weed eating, clearing fence rows and property lines, cutting down small trees, clearing under brush, trimming back branches etc. 2. Occasionally assist with minor janitorial, power washing and building maintenance duties. 3. Assist with planting and maintaining trees, shrubs and flowers and preparing for any special events. 4. Immediately reports any deficiencies discovered with the grounds, buildings and/or equipment to the Facilities Maintenance Supervisor. 5. Contributes to the team effort by recommending improved processes. Excellent Benefits Package including Medical Insurance Dental Insurance Prescription Discount Card Paid Vacation Paid Life Insurance 401k match…and more! Technician Tool Program Freightliner Training Program Employee Assistance Program WORKING CONDITIONS Shop environment where continuously exposed to several elements such as, noise, intermittent standing, walking; and occasional pushing, carrying, or lifting. Also may have exposure at times to the outside weather elements. 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. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; and frequently required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Prefer Highschool or GED PLUS two years’ experience in grounds maintenance, including experience with small engines and lawn equipment. Maverick Transportation, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, national origin, race, color, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law. Maverick Transportation is a leader in the open deck trucking industry, embracing a culture of safety, treating people right, and delivering value driven services to our customers. We strive to provide best in class service to our customers and cultivate partnerships that are built on respect, trust and commitment. Relationships matter to us, and one of the tenets of The Maverick Way® is to "value our people," creating a circle of of positivity and prosperity that enhances every aspect of our business and success.