CLOSING DATE: 03/27/2025 @ 4:00 PM

Salary Range: $19.06 to $22.88/hour

**APPLICANT MUST HAVE A VALID, UNRESTRICTED INSURABLE DRIVER’S LICENSE**

** RESUME AND REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED**

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains hospital and FDIHB housing grounds, cutting down trees, bushes and shrubbery using axes, power chain saw or other cutting devices.
• Mows and trim lawns using push type or riding lawnmower, picks up trash and properly dispose at trash bin. Occasionally handles hazardous waste using protection equipment.
• Helps the maintenance crew when they are performing plumbing, carpentry, pipefitting, electricity or other trades and crafts type work.
• Performs preventive maintenance checks for hospital and housing equipment. Identifies emergency problems and direct to the supervisors attention for corrective actions to be taken.
• Loads and unloads heavy boxes, bulky supplies and materials to and from trucks, by hand, hand truck or dolly; open crate or boxes using crowbars and cuts band using shears; stacks supplies and materials where directed; moves furniture when needed.
• Digs ditches and trenches with picks and shovels where dirt is hard and compact, does grading and sloping. Fills holes with dirt and levels bumps and low places using a shovel, hand tamper and rake. May occasionally for a short period of time break up pavement or other hard surface with the use of jackhammer.
• Participates in the scheduled preventive maintenance program for all FDIHB Housing Units and coordinate this program to maximize the intended useful life of all FDIHB Housing Assets.
• Exercises safety practices, procedures, so that the work area is maintained in a safe and clean manner per established Policy and Procedures, OSHA guidelines and including the listed items.
• Removes snow/ice from walkways around the hospital and FDIHB housing during inclement weather as identified on Snow Removal Plan.
• Participates in the weekly Residential Waste Services for all FDIHB Housing by assisting the driver for waste collection.
• Performs other duties assigned.

MANDATORY MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience:

Two (2) years of direct work experience.

Education:

High School Diploma or Equivalency (HSE).

**Please email degree, transcripts, license and certifications to Glenda.Jim@fdihb.org

NAVAJO/INDIAN PREFERENCE

FDIHB and its facilities are located within the Navajo Nation and, in accordance with Navajo Nation law, has implemented a Navajo/Indian Preference in Employment Policy. Pursuant to this Policy, applicants who meet the minimum qualifications for this position and who are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation will be given primary preference in hiring and employment for this position and members of other federally-recognized Indian tribes will be given secondary preference. Other candidates will be considered only after all candidates entitled to primary or secondary preference have been fully considered.

Qualifications

Education

Required

High School Dip/GED

Experience

Required 2 years

Two (2) years of direct work experience.