Grounds Maintenance Worker

Parks And Landscapes Maintenance

Under direct supervision, performs semi-skilled and unskilled work in the maintenance of the City's parks and landscapes. Work involves operating light machinery and using hand tools to prune trees, mow lawns, maintain park equipment and facilities; and policing public grounds. Employee must exercise some independent judgment and initiative in ensuring proper completion of assigned tasks. Reports to the Grounds Maintenance Superintendent. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs various landscaping duties such as mowing grass, trimming hedges and shrubbery, maintaining flower beds, trimming weeds, raking leaves, etc., using power lawn mowers, string trimmers and various hand tools.
• Performs general maintenance on weed eater which includes changing string, heads, spark plugs and blades.
• Maintains City parks, cuts grass in City parks, sets-up special events all over the City, landscapes gateways of City.
• Maintains lawn machines by performing general maintenance on mowers which includes gas, oil and blade changes.
• Polices public playgrounds, picking up debris and other refuse.
• Loads and unloads equipment and materials on work truck at start and end of workday; performs minor maintenance on equipment.
• Drags and lines off athletic fields for recreational play.
• Maintains and constructs park facilities including picnic shelters; erects signs, stages, playground equipment, fences, etc.
• May perform some building maintenance and carpentry work.
• Performs other related work as required.

Required Qualifications

Graduation from high school and 1 to 2 years of experience in labor-intensive maintenance work ; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Requires a valid driver's license.