Buildings & Grounds Specialist - County of Okaloosa Florida : Job Details

Performs custodial and grounds keeping work; provides safe, attractive, comfortable, clean and efficient facilities in which to engage in business. EXAMPLES OF WORK - Operates electrical cleaning equipment (i.e., vacuum cleaners, shampoo machines, high-speed buffers). - Performs grounds maintenance tasks (i.e., mowing, edging, trimming, planting, irrigation maintenance and repair). - Responsible for ordering plants, scrubs and fertilizers; consults with nurseries to obtain professional advice on plants, fertilizers and soils. - Designs and lays out landscaping elements (shrubs and bedding plants). - Mixes and applies chemicals and fertilizer to grounds to enhance plant growth and the control of weeds and disease. - Ensures areas are opened daily and secured upon completion of daily tasks (i.e., locking doors and windows, turning off electrical units). - Performs custodial tasks (i.e., emptying and cleaning waste receptacles; mopping, stripping, waxing, and buffing floors; washing w...Grounds, Specialist, Equipment, General Maintenance, Property Management, Cleaning