Groundskeeper/Maintenance Worker at Cibola General Hospital – Grants, New Mexico
About This Position
Cibola General Hospital is hiring**
We're looking for a Groundskeeper/Maintenance Worker to join our team!
Our skilled Maintenance Staff work together to ensure the hospital facilities, both interior and exteriors, are clean, safe, updated and functioning for our patients, visitors and employees. The Maintenance staff perform building repairs, scheduled preventative maintenance, grounds keeping, inspections, and other duties.
Qualifications and Skills
High School Diploma or GED Equivalent, maintenance experience or a trade certificate in plumbing, carpentry, electrical or mechanics is a plus.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Mowing, trimming, and maintaining lawns
- Planting, watering, and caring for shrubs, flowers, and trees
- Maintaining walkways, parking lots, and outdoor areas for safety
- Removing weeds, debris, and trash from hospital grounds
- Snow/ice removal or seasonal grounds care
- Operating grounds equipment such as mowers, trimmers, blowers
- Performing general building repairs such as patching walls, fixing doors, repairing fixtures
- Painting interior and exterior surfaces
- Repairing hospital furniture and equipment
- Conducting minor electrical repairs (switches, outlets, lighting)
- Performing plumbing tasks such as unclogging drains or fixing leaks
- Maintaining boilers, chillers, and plant-operation equipment when trained
- Inspecting facilities for safety hazards and reporting issues
- Assisting with room setups, moves, and equipment transport
- Documenting maintenance work and repairs
- Following hospital safety, infection-control, and OSHA standards
- Responding to maintenance requests promptly
- Participating in on-call rotations for after-hours issues
Education/Licensure
- High school graduate or equivalent.
Professional Experience:
- Basic landscaping and grounds care
- Equipment operation (mowers, trimmers, blowers)
- Safety procedures (OSHA, hospital environment-of-care standards)
- General maintenance skills (painting, minor repairs, plumbing basics)
Benefits:
We offer a competitive wage, health, dental, vision, critical illness and life insurance benefits, 403(b) retirement plan, $0 generic prescription drugs, tuition reimbursement, student loan forgiveness programs, gym discounts and Home Workout Program. Qualified positions may offer sign on bonuses or relocation. Your recruiter can provide you with additional information on benefits.