Recreation Maintenance Specialist

Performs skilled trades work maintaining the cleanliness of parks, marking and preparing ball fields, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under limited supervision.

• Operates non-CDL dump trucks, chainsaw, weed eater, etc. in the construction, maintenance, and repair of park facilities.
• Clears sidewalks and parking lots of snow, litter, overgrown grass, and brush.
• Performs minor repairs and maintenance to assigned equipment.
• Mows grass, edges sidewalks and curbs, weed eats, trims trees and shrubs; sprays pesticides, spreads fertilizer; assists with landscape installation and preforms related landscaping duties in the maintenance of City grounds.
• Performs a variety of tasks in the maintenance and operation of parks.
• Sets up for various events; sets up tents, tables and chairs, puts up and removes decorations and barricades; cleans up and restores area after events.
• Picks up refuse, trash, limbs, leaves, etc., and transports to appropriate facilities from park spaces. 
• Checks for safety of playground and park equipment.
• Prepares athletic fields; mows, fertilizes, and rakes fields; lays out fields, aligns bases, stripes field, etc.
• Uses a variety of handheld and motorized tools and equipment such as chainsaws, blowers, hedge clippers, etc.
• Cleans and maintains assigned restrooms.
• Performs general maintenance work such as painting, installing and/or repairing picnic tables, swings, slides, water fountains, bench boards, bleachers, and other park equipment.
• Performs various ground maintenance duties such as grass seeding, horticulture work, snow removal, or work related with special events.
• May be required to work outside normal work hours in on-call and emergency situations. 

Minimum Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED and moderate experience in the performance of general maintenance, grounds keeping, parks maintenance work, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

 Licenses / Certifications:

• Valid driver's license in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Playground Maintenance Course - preferred

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of the operation, maintenance, capabilities, and limitations of equipment used in area of assignment.
• Knowledge of the occupational hazards and proper safety precautions involved in the operation of equipment.
• Knowledge of regulations governing equipment operation.
• Knowledge of parks drainage, buildings, grounds, utilities, landscape areas and related construction, maintenance and repair procedures.
• General knowledge of plant identification, maintenance schedules, chemical applications and grounds maintenance equipment.
• Knowledge of ground maintenance techniques and equipment.

 Skills:

• Skill in the operation of equipment to which assigned.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ground maintenance skills.

 Abilities:

• Ability to understand and follow specific oral and written instructions.
• Ability to detect signs of mechanical failure of equipment.
• Ability to make minor repairs and adjustment to equipment.

• Ability to perform manual labor for extended periods often under unfavorable weather conditions.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public.

Work Environment:

• Worker is exposed to outdoor weather conditions, extreme noise, extreme temperatures, odors, heights, or dust and to potentially dangerous and hazardous equipment or materials.

Essential Physical Activities:

• Stooping, crouching, walking, pulling, lifting, grasping, hearing, seeing up close, seeing far away, kneeling, reaching, pushing, talking, standing, finger movement, repetitive motions, depth perception.
• Typical Weight Handled: up to 75 lbs.

Salary : $30,781 - $40,789