Utility I

DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Duluth, Minnesota United States  View Map
Posted: Oct 10, 2025
  • Salary: USD 20.81 per hour USD
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  • Job Description

    Position Type:
    Maintenance/Utilityperson I

    Date Posted:
    9/30/2025

    Location:
    District Wide

    Closing Date:
    10/16/2025

    Utility Person I
    Facilities Management
    Up to 14 hours/week | Monday - Friday |
    Starting Wage: $20.81


    Join the Duluth Public Schools team, where we work to inspire every student to achieve their potential and prepare students to lead productive, fulfilling lives.

    Summary:
    Duluth Public Schools is seeking an idividual to provide semi-skilled labor in the maintenance of building structures and grounds. To install furnishings and athletic field equipment. To transport equipment as needed for maintenance and athletic activities.

    Minimum Qualifications:
    • Requires a minimum of a high school diploma or GED
    • Two years of relevant experience in buildings and grounds maintenance
    • Or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience necessary to successfully perform the essential functions of the work.
    Certification/Licensing Requirements:
    • Valid Driver's License.
    Knowledge and Skills Requirements:
    • Basic construction methods.
    • Materials, equipment and tools used in the maintenance and repair of buildings and grounds.
    • Terminology pertinent to facilities maintenance.
    • Operation and maintenance of facilities maintenance equipment (e.g., mowers, tractors, brush cutters, chain saws, paint sprayers, irrigation systems).
    • Lawn and turf care methods and chemicals.
    • OSHA safety rules and safe working practices.
    • Landscaping maintenance.
    • Operation of hand and power tools and equipment.
    • Interpreting plans, sketches and drawings.
    • Operation of light construction equipment.
    • Proper loading and unloading of supplies, vendors and contractors
    • Oral communication.
    In addition to rewarding career opportunities, Duluth Public Schools offers an excellent benefit package to employees who are hired into positions scheduled to work 24 hours/week or more. Benefits include, but are not limited to the following:

    Medical/Prescription Drug Plan with Health Reimbursement Arrangement
    • Single Coverage - District pays 100% of premium (FREE) + contributes $2,612.50 into HRA annually
    • Family Coverage - District pays 75% of premium (25% employee contribution) + contributes $5,225.00 into HRA annually
    Dental Plan
    • Single Coverage - District pays 100% of Basic premium (FREE)
    • Family Coverage - District pays 25% of Premium
    Life Insurance
    • District provides minimum of $50,000 of life insurance at no cost, employee may purchase supplemental life insurance
    Long Term Disability
    • District-provided at no cost to employee
    Flexible Spending Accounts
    • Employees may elect to contribute on a pre-tax basis to Health Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Accounts
    Retirement
    • The District contributes 7.25% of your total salary in the Public Employees Retirement Association) pension plan.
    • Employees may also elect to participate in Tax-Shelter Annuity options.
    Time Off
    • Each bargaining unit contract defines time off provisions such as holidays, sick/personal leave, vacation, etc.
    Contact Information:
    If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at 218-336-8722 or email noncerthr@isd709.org

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  • ABOUT THE COMPANY

    • Duluth Public Schools
    • Duluth Public Schools

    Duluth, or Onigamiising in Ojibwe, is the seat of St. Louis County, the largest city in the northern two-thirds of  Minnesota, and the fourth largest city in the state. It is located on the western tip of Lake Superior and its city limits encompass 67 square miles of land and nearly 50 square miles of water. It is part of the Twin Ports metropolitan statistical area which includes all of Wisconsin's Douglas County, and Minnesota's Carlton, Lake, and Saint Louis counties  which boasts a population of 291,638, ranked as the 170th largest metropolitan area in the United States. 

    After years of building economic diversity, Duluth is growing into a robust regional economic, medical, aviation, higher education, outdoor recreation and arts center. Duluth has long been recognized as an innovative region that is supported by a wide variety of services and industries, including the largest, farthest inland freshwater port, the Port of Duluth-Superior. 

    The city also boasts a vibrant arts culture, home to art museums, theater, and numerous festivals throughout the year. It is the home of two colleges and a university whose local sports teams include nationally ranked and championship  teams. 

     

    Duluth Public Schools offers an excellent, competitive and comprehensive benefits program, which includes medical, prescription drug, dental, life, and disability coverage. A pension plan, tax-sheltered annuities program, flexible spending accounts (FSA), health care savings plan and employee assistance program round out the district’s robust benefits program. 

    The district pays a significant portion of the premium for medical hospitalization, dental and prescription coverage for employees and dependents and offers Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) funding. 

    The district also has generous provisions for vacation, holidays, family and medical leave and other types of paid and unpaid leave. The district recently added Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth to our list of paid holidays. 

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