Grounds person- General Maintenance II - Johnson Brothers

Johnson Brothers is a national family-owned wine, spirits and beer distributor. Johnson Brothers has been providing, exceptional service to our customers since 1953, representing the world's most famous brands in the beverage industry.

Provide curb appeal by keeping all areas of the St. Paul Campus of buildings clean and attractive. Under the direction of the Facility Manager, this person performs maintenance and preventative maintenance year around on turf, shrubs, trees, parking and sidewalk surfaces, landscaping, cleaning and snow
removal of all outside areas adjacent to buildings and properties. This position will also be responsible for maintenance of our Shepard Airport Parking and other designated locations.

The primary hours for this position is Mon-Fri 6:00am-2:30pm (will be expected to be on call due to weather conditions).

Job Description:

Essential Functions:All Locations

• Perform maintenance and preventative maintenance on all grounds.
• Plan, prioritize, and perform daily grounds operations, tasks, and duties.
• Provide full upkeep of lawns, trees, shrubs, flag poles, fences, light poles, litter pickup, graffiti removal, and storm damage repair.
• Provide maintenance and upkeep of all equipment.
• Operate a variety of machines and equipment used for grounds maintenance.
• Complete work orders sent from the Facility Manager.
• Provide snow and ice removal during winter season. Shepard Airport Parking and 2300 Pilot Knob Road and other locations as requested.
• Operate skid steer, loader, plow, and snow blower as necessary.
• Apply salt and chemicals, shovels sidewalks and walkways.
• Perform oil, fluid, and tire checks; cleaning, washing and vacuuming; replacing blades and sharpening blades; assists in maintaining grounds equipment, tools and vehicles.
• Perform other duties of a comparable level or type, as required.
• As an active member of the overall maintenance dept. you may be called upon to perform a multitude of tasks outside of the normal responsibilities.

Essential Functions:Specific to Shepard Airport Parking
• Remove and install snow screens.
• Ensure storm drains are kept clean and remove debris build up.
• Replace HVAC unit air filters as required.
• Replace outer covers on the AC unit of cottonwood seeds during the summer months.
• Order salt as needed.
• Drain air compressor weekly.
• Remove debris from industrial vehicle vacuum bi-weekly.
• Trouble shoot as needed electrical or garage heater issues.
• Ensure MEPFS (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire, security) systems function properly and are repaired as needed.
• Responsible for maintenance, repair and monitoring of building heating and cooling system.
• Maintain and coordinate repair of pumps and water circulation systems.
• Develop, implement and manage preventive, corrective and operational maintenance procedures.
• Ensure all required MEPFS inspections, test and certifications are in compliance.
• Respond to emergency situations, inclement weather, after hour services (24/7).
• Ordering of equipment and materials as needed.
• Perform daily, weekly and monthly inspections and maintain required maintenance logs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of requirements of the fundamentals of landscaping, tree care, lawn/turf care and general ground facilities (parking lots, buildings, etc.).
• Knowledge of tools, equipment, machines, and materials used in maintaining grounds and outside facilities.
• EPA knowledge of lawn chemicals and salt treatment.
• Preventive maintenance practices and procedures for tools, equipment, and machinery.
• Knowledge of safety procedures and requirements in the operation of large machinery, powered equipment, mowers, chemicals, etc.
• Reading and understanding documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Applying basic mathematics in determining areas, quantities, adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying units of measure.
• Communicating and cooperating with the maintenance staff and Johnson Brothers Leadership.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to work at heights.
• Ability to work in extreme weather conditions.
• Must have and maintain a driver’s license.

Why do you Want to Work for This Great Company?

Who doesn’t want to be part of a growing company that is always focused on our team members, and our excellent customer service?  We are great at creating and innovating, which is one of our values, along with high integrity; obvious passion; an extreme focus on excellence, collaborative teamwork and everyday work ethic.  Who wouldn’t want to work for a company that instills and lives these values every day!

Who We Are and What You Can Expect:

Competitive benefits package to full-time employees

• 401K plan
• Medical-dental-vision and life insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• Generous PTO package and paid holidays

Candidate must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen; criminal background check and a post offer physical (if applicable).

Equal Opportunity Employer

Johnson Brothers is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and equal treatment in employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender/gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, military status or any other basis in protected by applicable federal, state and local law.  Johnson Brothers makes employment decisions based solely on the basis of qualifications for the job.

Worker Sub-Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time