What are the responsibilities and job description for the Train Garden Att. position at City Park Conservancy?
Summary: Attends to the operation and maintenance of the New Orleans Historic Train Garden within the Botanical Garden.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Other duties may be assigned:
- Operates G-scale trains on weekends and during special events
- Set-up and breakdown for birthday parties. Greet guests and hands-on activities for guests.
- Performs minor repairs and maintains equipment and track on a regular basis.
- Report any problems to Train Master or supervisor.
- Research and report to supervisor any supplies needed for operation and maintenance.
- Implement start-up and close procedures.
- Must have a working knowledge of model trains of all gauges and knowledge of the history of the Train Garden to answer any visitor’s questions.
- Report any Security problems at once to Train Master, supervisor and Park Security
Qualifications and Education Requirements:
Must know how to operate Revolution and Train Engineer Control Systems to operate Train Garden.
Sustainability Goals:
City Park employees must strive to decrease our environmental footprint by continually seeking ways to reduce waste and energy usage, care for natural Park habitat and wildlife, and to serve as models to our patrons to do the same through education and example.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold and heat, risk of electrical shock, explosives and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
