Maintenance Worker - Park Services

Under direct supervision, performs routine and repetitive tasks to maintain and beautify the parks, street medians, rights-of-way, facilities, athletic fields, and other properties of the Town.

• Operates commercial landscape and turf care equipment, to include: line trimmers, farm tractors, weed-eaters, augers, tillers, tree spades, chippers, stump grinders, welders, chain saws, vehicles, and other light to heavy equipment.
• Performs a variety of duties for trees, shrubs, flowers, etc., to include: planting, cultivating, pruning, removal, selection, shaping, fertilizing, treating for insects, watering, and mulching. 
• Prepares flower beds, works in trenches and walks through brushy areas. 
• Applies herbicides, insecticides, and pesticides under direct supervision of a licensed applicator; calibrates and maintains spraying systems. 
• Interprets spray labels and maintains an inventory of prepared chemicals and applications. 
• Collects and disposes of trash in mowing areas, right-of-way areas, median areas, and buildings of the Town. 
• Installs and repairs irrigation systems, repairs leaks in control lines and piping, and repairs controllers; checks irrigation systems on a continuous schedule for control of proper operations and performs preventative repairs of irrigation heads and valves.
• Assembles, installs, maintains, and inspects playground and park equipment.
• Prepares and maintains athletic fields during seasonal periods, to include: mowing, marking foul lines, installing and removing goal posts, moving and inspecting bleachers and benches, and maintaining athletic equipment and supplies.
• Performs vehicle inspections and preventative maintenance to Town equipment and vehicles, to include washing, checking, and servicing. 
• Assists in preparing for special events, programs, athletic tournaments, and Town functions. 
• Works safely in close proximity to high-speed vehicle traffic along medians.
• Adheres to Town, department, and safety policies and procedures.
• Informs supervisor of potential hazards, problem areas, and inquiries of the general public and work activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• A High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) is required. 
• Must have a valid state-issued driver’s license and driving record must be in compliance with Town policy.

 
WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Related commercial landscape, turf care, irrigation systems, equipment operation, and maintenance experience is preferred. 

Must submit to and pass a post-offer, non-regulated drug test and thorough background checks (including criminal history).KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES:

• General working knowledge of turf or lawn care.  
• Skills in operating small equipment such as weed-eater, chain saw, lawn mower, and hand tools.
• Knowledge of safe handling of small power tools and equipment.   
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.

 
Physical Abilities:

• Ability to talk, read, see, walk, hear, and follow oral and written directions. 
• Ability to work in trenches and tight or enclosed areas. 
• Ability to walk through brushes and entangled areas. 
• Ability to coordinate hands, feet, and eyes necessary to operate and repair equipment and vehicles. 
• Ability to perform strenuous physical activities, to include: exerting up to 100 lbs. of pressure; lifting, pushing, pulling, and carrying heavy objects, such as trimmers, mowers, tree limbs, and other equipment and supplies up to 100 lbs. several times per day; shoveling, crawling, bending, kneeling, and digging holes for several hours per day; climbing on and off equipment; and operating vibrating equipment. 
• Ability to work indoors, underground, outdoors, in confined spaces, in trenches, on level, slippery, sloping, unstable and muddy terrain, and under constantly noisy conditions; work in adverse environmental conditions, to include inclement weather, e.g., rain, sleet, snow, heat, sun exposure, and hazardous conditions including mechanical, fume odor, dust/mist, chemical, exposure to insects, noxious plants, and snakes.

Salary : $40,352