Parks Maintenance Worker

Job Description

Job Description

PARKS MAINTENANCE WORKER

DEPARTMENT: PARKS AND RECREATION

JOB CLASSIFICATION: FULL TIME

PAY GRADE 4

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GENERAL PURPOSE

Working under the supervision of the Spanish Fork City Parks and Recreation Lead Worker the Landscape Maintenance Worker performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled maintenance duties in a park setting or similar facilities; and performs related work as required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Daily maintenance of city parks and grounds including turf grass care, flower and shrub planter care, tree care, grounds maintenance and cleaning/trash pickup, facilities and restroom cleaning.
• Repair, maintain and prepare athletic fields for play.
• Makes minor alterations to irrigation systems; installs and/or repairs broken irrigation lines; repairs sprinkler heads; assists in installation of sprinkler systems.
• Operates hand and power equipment including shovel, rake, mower, tractor, golf cart, rototiller, athletic soil grooming equipment; maintains tools and equipment used in park maintenance.
• Performs simple and minor repairs to equipment and park structures.
• Responds to assignments from the lead worker and supervisor.
• Required to perform essential functions on holidays and weekends as assigned.
• Must have a professional positive attitude with good communication skills.
• Be productive while working alone and with others.
• Employees are expected to deal effectively and courteously with the public.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education and Experience
• Prior experience in the maintenance of parks or similar experience including some exposure to horticulture, landscape maintenance or a related field; or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the knowledge, abilities and skills listed below:
• Knowledge of plants, trees, shrubs, insects, and diseases.
• Knowledge of the use of chemicals such as pesticides, herbicides, etc. for maintenance for parks and other areas.
• Knowledge of the maintenance and repair procedures and techniques used in park or grounds maintenance.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, co-workers, and general public.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to safely operate various landscape maintenance and repair equipment and tools.
• Must have transportation to and from work and speak English.
• Must have excellent design, organizational and planning skills, and strong people skills.
• Must be a self-motivated, open minded problem solver that adapts readily to change. This is a hands-on position.
• Must have a valid driver's license.

MENTAL AND PHYSICAL APPLICATIONS:

• Surroundings involve contact with outdoors, dust, dirt, heat, cold, arid/dry, humidity, wetness noise, fumes and vibrations.
• Requires working with and around other employees.
• Occasionally requires working alone.
• Health and Safety conditions include constantly dealing with soil, water and plant materials.
• Occasionally dealing with toxic materials and chemicals.
• Physical activities include constant standing, kneeling, crouching, handling, balancing, turning, pushing, pulling, reaching and carrying.
• Requires occasional jumping, crawling, sitting, climbing, throwing and feeling.
• Requires talking, hearing, and seeing.
• Requires ability to lift up to 45 pounds without assistance
• Physical dimensions include strength necessary in hands, arms, legs, and back.
• Requires constant eye/hand coordination with occasional foot/eye/hand coordination.
• Occasionally requires vision strain, rapid speed work, and extreme muscular exertion, along with finger, hand/arm, and foot/leg dexterity.
• Mental applications include constant memory for details and attention to many items.
• Occasionally requires the estimation of the size, quality, and quantity of objects, along with the speed of moving objects.
• Occasional discriminating thinking, rot/repetitive thinking, guided problem solving, creative problem solving, and memory for ideas, verbal and written directions.