Maintenance Worker

JOB SUMMARY

Performs semi-skilled to skilled work relative to maintenance of parks grounds and buildings and/or assists in landscaping and/or plumbing activities and/or the mowing crew.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Cleans and maintains parks, grounds, and buildings (including restrooms and pavilions).
• Picks up litter in parks, downtown area, City parking lots, and landscape beds.
• Maintains athletic fields and court surfaces.
• Assists in the installation, maintenance, and repair of landscape irrigation systems.
• Assists in minor plumbing, electrical, and building maintenance activities.
• Assists in the care of plants, trees, and shrubs (including planting, weeding, fertilizing, and spraying).
• Operates and performs minor preventive maintenance on equipment such as chainsaws, pruning saws, weed eaters, blowers, mowers (push mowers, zero turn up to 27 hp), water pumps, power washers, and various hand tools.
• Paints and repairs parks facilities and equipment.
• Operates light and medium-duty trucks
• Cleans and maintains fountains.
• Conducts safety inspections of playgrounds and buildings and reports findings to supervisor.
• Maintains inventory of related materials.
• Responds to inquiries from citizens.
• May supervise seasonal employees, community service workers, and/or volunteers performing similar work.
• May spend periods of time working with bucket truck equipment up to 50 ft in elevation installing various parks equipment.
• Performs any other related duties as required or assigned.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent; and one (1) year in performing heavy manual labor, preferably in buildings and grounds maintenance, athletic field maintenance, landscape maintenance and/or landscape irrigation systems; or any equivalent combination of education and experience; must possess a valid driver's license and a clean driving record.


Special Requirements

DRUG TESTING: All applicants are subject to pre-employment drug testing; individual in this position will be subject to random drug & alcohol testing.


Miscellaneous Information

Days & Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM