About Us:
When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.
The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.
At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!
If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!
Position Location:
This position is located onsite in Oceanside, California.
Job Overview:
The Grounds Maintenance Laborer is responsible for maintaining the interior and exterior of buildings, grounds and roadways. The Laborer is also responsible for performing minor repairs of structures and equipment.
Responsibilities:
Essential Job Duties:
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Cut grass using walk-behind or riding mowers (less than 2,000 lbs).
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Trim hedges/edges around walkways, flower beds, and walls using hedge trimmers, clippers, and edging tools.
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Clean walks, drives and parking areas by means of a landscape blower or vacuum.
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Prune shrubs and trees to shape and improve growth using shears and other hand tools.
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Spray lawns, shrubs, and trees with fertilizer, herbicide, and/or insecticide.
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Plant grass, trees, flowers, and shrubs.
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Water lawns and shrubs.
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Perform litter and debris clean-up.
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Weed plant and ornamental landscape beds.
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Repair and paints fences, gates, benches, buildings, and equipment.
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May clean comfort stations, office and workshop areas, residential units, or parking areas by sweeping, washing, mopping, and polishing.
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May be assigned to assist with spill response team.
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Load and unload trucks and other conveyances.
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Move supplies and materials to proper location by wheelbarrows or hand trucks.
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Collect refuse and salvageable materials.
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Dig, fill, and tamp earth excavations.
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Level ground using pick, shovel, tamper, and rake.
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Clean culverts and ditches.
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Cut trees, and brush.
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Operate power tools such as chain saws, lawn-mowers, weed eaters, edgers, blowers.
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Wash, wax, vacuum, and polish vehicles/equipment.
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Move heavy pieces of machinery and equipment.
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Pick up leaves and trash.
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May perform additional duties as assigned by supervisor.
Key Responsibilities:
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Accountable for meeting safety performance standards and completing all work safely.
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Responsible for the timely reporting of accidents, injuries, “near miss” and hazardous situations.
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Responsible for minor routine maintenance to equipment use in their daily functions.
Job Requirements:
Mandatory:
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Must be a United States Citizen or eligible to work in the United States.
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Minimum of 6 months' grounds/landscaping experience.
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Minimum 6 month’s experience with mowing and landscape equipment.
- Must have a valid state drivers license.
- Must have high school diploma or equivalent.
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Ability to work with little or no supervision.
Working Conditions:
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Work is performed outdoors; outdoor work is subject to temperature extremes and inclement weather conditions. Subject to hazards that may cause personal bodily harm; diseases, cuts, bruises, burns, common colds, influenza, dust, odors and elevated noise levels. Tasks may be performed on uneven, inclined, hard and soft-carpeted floors, cement structures and surfaces.
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Work hours are subject to change, with weekend work or long hours as needed.
Physical Requirements:
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While performing duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand and/or walk for long periods at a time, sit, use of hands and fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, climb ladders, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, or smell.
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The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
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Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision.
Disclosures:
Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email [email protected].
Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.
