Are you ready to join an organization where we focus on People First, have fun at work and make a difference in what we do?
Dairyland is proud of our People First culture centered around appreciation, celebrating wins and collaboration. We’ve worked hard to ensure alignment between our culture and our processes and systems, learning and development and rewards and recognition programs.
As a team, we work together to leverage the team’s diverse perspectives, ideas and experiences to deliver nothing less than the best. We are collaborative, transparent and committed to our People and their work experience, growth and professional development.
This position is a Summer only opportunity
This role will assist in maintaining Dairyland’s La Crosse campus grounds and landscape in a clean, well-groomed, presentable, and safe condition. Provide assistance to building maintenance for painting, floor care, maintenance, and custodial duties as necessary.
Essential Job Functions:
Assist in all aspects of lawn and landscape care including but not limited to mowing, edging, trimming, mulching, pruning, seeding, planting, string trimming, aerating, and fertilizing grounds and shrubs as needed.
Assist with operation, maintenance, repair, adjustment, and winterization of irrigation systems to include sprinkler heads, and irrigation piping and all other portable irrigation devices as needed.
Assist in servicing and maintaining lawn care equipment.
Maintain, repair, and keep clean all parking lots, patios, sidewalks, and riverbanks as needed to provide proper outdoor appearances and prevent further surface damage.
Assist Building Maintenance Techs as needed to move or change office furniture and or other tasks as requested by building personnel. Assist as requested to paint, patch and or repair building floors, carpets, walls, and ceilings.
Keep all storage areas, Service Center mechanical rooms and work areas, Building Maintenance shop, as well as all tools, spare parts and equipment contained therein neat, clean, orderly and in good working condition.
Assist with custodial support as needed at the various locations per established checklists and guidelines. Assist Building Maintenance Technicians with custodial support when needed.
Assist with light building maintenance including but not limited to lamp replacement, door adjustments, clearing sanitary and floor drains, clear all parking lot and adjacent street storm drains.
Perform other appropriate duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience: High school diploma (or GED). Previous lawn mowing and equipment operation experience preferred.
Skills: Light maintenance skills. Ability to read, understand and interpret operating instructions and maintenance manuals for various pieces of equipment. Basic computer skills. Good verbal and written communication skills.
Licenses and Certifications: Valid Driver’s License.
Physical Demands: Ability to operate all machinery and equipment associated with building services groundskeeping (lawn tractors, power equipment, powered hand tools, cleaning equipment, etc.). Sitting, standing, walking, kneeling, squatting, twisting upper body, laying, bending, reaching, and stretching are all required to perform job duties. Frequent need to manipulate various objects with both hands. Ability to repeatedly lift up to 50 pounds.
Environmental Demands: Works both in-doors (15%) in climate-controlled areas and outdoors (75%) in temperature extremes (hot to cold). Works near loud equipment and noises requiring hearing protection. Works near both mechanical and electrical hazards and occasional chemical and natural hazards.
We are committed to providing our greatest asset, our People, with as many perks and benefits as possible. Some benefits of working with us include:
Health & disability benefits (medical, dental, vision, short & long-term disability)
Life insurance
Generous 401(k) and Pension Plans
Paid Time Off
Robust Wellness Program
New Flexible Work Program
Tuition Reimbursement
So much more!
Dairyland Power Cooperative is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
If you are an individual with disabilities who needs accommodation or you are having difficulty using our website to apply for employment, contact our HR Department at 608-788-4000.
With headquarters in La Crosse, Wis., Dairyland is a generation and transmission cooperative that provides wholesale energy for 24 electric distribution cooperatives and 17 municipal utilities in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois.
At Dairyland, we know that happy employees are the backbone of any good organization. By offering an excellent compensation and benefits package, opportunities for career growth and a supportive environment, Dairyland helps ensure a quality business and premier workplace.
Dairyland Power Cooperative is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.