What are the responsibilities and job description for the Worker II - Forestry position at City of Wichita?
This is part-time seasonal general maintenance work in park maintenance, forestry maintenance and/or golf course maintenance activities. As work experience is gained, employees may be assigned to somewhat more difficult tasks. Work is performed under the direction of a supervisor who issues general instructions for routine jobs and specific instructions at the beginning of each new job when departures are made from established procedures.
Work Location: 1201 S. McLean Blvd
THIS IS A LIMITED FULL-TIME POSITION
The day and hours for this position: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm
The day and hours for this position: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm
Bargaining Unit: No Union Representation
**Posting may come down at any time**
- Mowing, trimming and other duties related to turf care.
- Operate motorized vehicles such as tractors, riding lawn mowers, and trucks.
- Trash pick around athletic fields, parks and ROW.
- Loads and unloads stone, gravel, dirt, timber, leaves, and similar items.
- Assists skilled and semiskilled workers in varied park maintenance, golf maintenance and other repair activities.
- Shovels snow and breaks ice from streets and walks and loads snow on trucks or piles it in designated places.
- Waters lawns, trims shrubs and trees, spades, rakes, and otherwise prepares ground and assists in related ground maintenance work.
- Waters, spreads fertilizer, and cares for flowers, shrubs and trees as directed.
- These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive.
- Other job-related duties may be assigned as needed.
- Ability to acquire within a reasonable period of time, knowledge of the procedures, tools, equipment and materials used in maintenance work
- Ability to follow simple oral or written instructions
- Ability to work outdoors when inclement weather conditions exist
- Ability to shovel, snow, sand, gravel, to or from dump truck bed
- Ability to safely operate mowing tractor over rough terrain for several hours at a time
- Ability to tolerate airborne nuisances associated with open grounds and windy conditions
- Ability to lift and carry bulky items weighing up to 50 pounds
- Ability to be continuously performing tasks that require one to push, pull, climb (ladders and in and out of vehicular equipment), bend, twist, reach, stand, and walk about (up to a half mile at a time) for most of an eight-hour shift
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Will require possession of and ability to maintain a valid Kansas commercial driver's license (CDL). If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen, you will be required to have or obtain a CDL from your home country.
- An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- A valid Kansas Driver’s License.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need of a sponsorship.
Preferred Experience and Training
- Experience with general maintenance in park or forestry.
Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre-employment physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory evaluation of the results of a criminal record check.
Please note that this position is part of a random drug testing pool, and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.
Salary : $12 - $17
