Maintenance Worker - Parks, Recreation, and Maintenance

Maintenance Worker

The City of Fayetteville is currently recruiting for Maintenance Workers to perform semi-skilled and skilled work in the construction, maintenance, repair, custodial and related activities pertaining to building maintenance, parks, solid waste, streets, stormwater maintenance and operations, and transit; to perform a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Clean, maintain, and repair equipment, roads, alleyways, right-of-ways, streets, open spaces, City cemeteries, parking lots, curbs, sidewalks, and other City facilities.
• Perform street construction and maintenance activities; dig and maintain ditches; backfill trenches and holes; install storm drainage pipes; participate in curb and sidewalk projects; repair and replace brick pavers.
• Perform grounds maintenance activities including the mowing of lawns, routine landscaping, and hauling debris and trash.
• Prepare ball fields for use, participate in playground installation and maintenance; repair and maintain landscape areas in and around work sites.
• Perform janitorial functions and similar duties in assigned area, load and unload trucks.
• Set up and take down construction site signage and barricades for traffic control; follow safety regulations.
• Participate in activities required during seasonal weather events.
• Operate and maintain a variety of construction and street maintenance equipment, gardening equipment; and a variety of hand tools; ensure security of equipment.
• Maintain garbage, yard waste and recycling carts; collect recyclable material; build, deliver, and collect carts from City facilities, residents and other locations as needed.
• Operate pressure washer and battery operated street sweeper; pick up and deliver vehicles and parts; perform minor repairs to furniture and fixtures.

Minimum qualifications include any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: Experience: Six months of experience performing field maintenance work within the assigned area of work. Training: Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade. Licensing & Certifications: None required.

The selection process is anticipated to last approximately 4 - 6 weeks and will consist of a panel interview with the selected candidate being subject to a pre-employment drug screen, background check, and driving history check.