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C260105 - Facility Operations Assistant 2 - Grounds

New York State Civil Service

Buffalo, NYFull-time$45K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$45K/yr
Location
Buffalo, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Class B New York CDL With Tanker EndorsementCategory 3A Pesticide Technician LicensePesticide Applicator Certification Within One Year

Job overview

The University at Buffalo is hiring a Facility Operations Assistant 2 for its Grounds Department. The role supervises and assists employees and may oversee a crew performing grounds and campus operations. Department tasks include recycling, garbage collection, street sweeping, equipment operation, athletic field maintenance, special events, moving services, and snow and ice removal. The position works 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Grounds MaintenanceHorticultural MaintenanceEquipment OperationEquipment MaintenanceCommunicationCustomer ServiceFollowing InstructionsSupervisory SkillsSchedulingWork AssignmentTrainingProcurementWritten ReportingLifting

Qualifications

Facility Operations Assistant 1 Service or Grounds ExperienceClass B New York CDL With Tanker EndorsementCategory 3A Pesticide Technician LicensePesticide Applicator Certification Within One YearClearinghouse AccountAuthorized to Work in the United StatesReliable Attendance

Full job description

NY HELPS No

55-b/c Eligible No

Agency University at Buffalo

Title C260105 - Facility Operations Assistant 2 - Grounds

Occupational Category Skilled Craft, Apprenticeship, Maintenance

Salary Grade 09

Bargaining Unit OSU - Operational Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range From $44560 to $44560 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Internship No

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 6 AM

To 2:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Erie

Street Address xxx

City Buffalo

State NY

Zip Code 14214

Duties Description Position Summary: Campus Operations at the University at Buffalo is hiring a Facility Operations Assistant 2 (Grounds) for the Grounds Department. You will be responsible for completing the tasks listed below:• Supervising and assisting as needed employees in various labor classes to perform work within the Grounds Department.• In this position the individual may oversee a crew consisting of Construction Equipment Operators (SG-8), Facility Operations Assistants 1 (SG-6), student employees, part-time staff, and other staff as required.Tasks within the department consist, but are not limited to:• Materials Recycling• Garbage collection• Street sweeping• Utility parking and storage lots• Equipment operation• Athletic field maintenance• Special events• Moving services• Snow and ice removalLearn more:• Our benefits, where we prioritize your well-being and success to enhance every aspect of your life.• Being a part of the University at Buffalo community.The University at Buffalo is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with a disability.

Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: • One year of service as a Facility Operations Assistant 1 (Grounds) or two years of experience and/or training in grounds maintenance work.• Must possess a valid minimum Class B New York State Commercial Driver’s License without an air brake restriction and a tanker endorsement at the time of appointment.• You are required to create a Clearinghouse account as part of your application before you can be considered for interview.• Must possess a category 3A New York State pesticide technician license by the time of appointment.• Must become a fully-certified pesticide applicator within one year of appointment.• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States by their start date. The University at Buffalo does not guarantee that it will sponsor, support, or otherwise assist with obtaining work authorization.Departmental Operation Needs:Candidates must have a working knowledge of the methods and equipment used in grounds care and maintenance work; horticultural maintenance; operation and maintenance of tools, equipment and vehicles used in grounds maintenance and/or moving services.Candidates must:• Be able to explain and demonstrate their skills and competency for this position• Be able to fully participate in essential activities crucial to the operation of the university, such as snow/ice removal and road repair• Communicate well with other employees and our campus community• Attend and fully participate in departmental and university training sessions as prescribed• Possess and have demonstrated positive customer service skills• Be able to understand and follow written and/or oral instructions• Possess a valid minimum Class B New York State Commercial Driver’s License without an air brake restriction and a tanker endorsement at the time of appointment.This position may be responsible for leading a team in the clearance of snow and ice removal from our campuses. Because the health, safety and welfare of our campus community is dependent on the person in this position, a demonstrated history of reliable attendance is a factor that will be considered when filling this vacancy.Physical Demands:• Must be able to perform tasks that involve medium to heavy lifting and frequent exposure to various weather conditions, with or without reasonable accommodation, and use a dolly or other lifting aids when necessary.• Must be able to perform the physical demands of the position as outlined in the Position Summary.Driving Requirements:A CDL is a required minimum qualification for this position. Employees must operate university owned vehicles for business purposes and be enrolled in the LENS and Clearinghouse programs to verify a valid CDL appropriate for the vehicle operated.Preferred Qualifications:• Experience working in a grounds department in an institutional (campus) setting.• Supervisory skills such as scheduling and assigning work within their team, Providing clear and concise instructions, training capabilities, Procurement (ordering materials), and producing comprehensive written activity reports.

Additional Comments Additional Information:Special Instructions Summary: Applicants will be required to provide their driver’s license information and create a Clearinghouse account to enable participation in the DMV’s License Event Notification System (LENS) and Clearinghouse for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).The FMCSA Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is a secure online database that will allow the University at Buffalo to request access from applicants to identify drivers who commit drug and alcohol program violations.

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Name John White

Telephone 716-264-3299

Fax xxx

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street xxx

City Buffalo

State NY

Zip Code 14214

Notes on Applying Applications for this position will only be accepted online. To apply, please visit:https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/65619

How this job compares

Set against the 461 open Facilities Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$45K/yr
  • New York median$74–81K/yr23 salary ranges
  • US median$108–187K/yr274 salary ranges

This rate, $45K, is 39% below the New York median midpoint ($74K) — in the lowest quarter of Facilities Operations salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 39 open Facilities Operations jobs in New York and 461 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Facilities Operations postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 349 postings).
Education
34 of the 461 open Facilities Operations jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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