Facilities Services – Maintenance and Operations Division is seeking a dependable, hardworking individual to join our Grounds team. This position is responsible for maintaining the beauty, safety, and accessibility of the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus through year-round landscaping, grounds maintenance, and snow removal operations. Duties include maintaining landscaped areas, caring for trees, shrubs, and flower beds, operating a variety of grounds maintenance and snow removal equipment, performing semi-skilled maintenance and construction support, assisting with the training of temporary employees, maintaining work records, and following established safety procedures. This position may require working night shifts and responding to changing weather conditions and emergency snow removal operations
To thrive in this role, you will have experience in grounds maintenance, landscaping, construction, or a related trade, along with the ability to safely operate equipment commonly used in the field, including trucks, tractors, loaders, riding mowers, push mowers, and snow removal equipment. Successful candidates will possess knowledge of commercial landscape maintenance practices, including ornamental tree and shrub care, annual and perennial flower maintenance, basic horticultural principles, and snow removal. You should be able to work independently and as part of a team, follow written and verbal instructions, prioritize and complete assignments with a high level of quality, and work outdoors in Alaska's challenging weather conditions. A valid Alaska driver's license is required. Strong problem-solving, communication, and recordkeeping skills, along with the ability to read and interpret technical manuals, procedures, and work orders, are essential for success in this position.
Minimum Qualifications:
May possess journeyman level certification. Requires apprentice level or other equivalent certification appropriate to the specific trade; with a minimum of three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
A valid Alaska driver's license is required.
Position Details:
This is a full-time, non-exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage.
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- ️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Facilities Services at [email protected].
Local 6070 Generic Union Job Description
**All APPLICANTS **
Current University of Alaska Local 6070 employees will receive priority employment consideration for the first 5-days (July 27th - July 31, 2026) if they meet the minimum qualifications for the posted position. Current University of Alaska Local 6070 employees who meet the minimum qualifications for the posting should apply before the review date. However, there is no requirement to be a Bargaining Unit Member in order to apply. Applications received after this time and date may not be considered for this position.
Salary Information: CT1 Step 1 $26.43/hr
(See Article 9.2 in the L6070 Collective Bargaining Agreement, Wage Grade Schedule).
This position is represented by the Alaska Higher Education Crafts & Trades Employees (L6070).
- To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.
The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact the ADA team at [email protected].
The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution. The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.
The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.
Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.
All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.
- Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.
Access to the reports is available at:
UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or [email protected] / 907-786-1214 or [email protected].
UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or [email protected].
UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing [email protected].
