Maintenance Assistant; Park Maintenance

Position Description

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve. A nationally accredited team of passionate professionals devoted to building better lives and a better community through the power of parks and recreation. Our talented team at Durham Parks and Recreation is devoted to community service and provides a diverse range of programs, services, opportunities, and experiences while being united through our core pillars of creating equitable economic impacts;

advancing conservation; rejuvenating health and wellness; enhancing quality of life and sustaining social equity.

Hourly Rate: $25.09/hour

Shift /

Hours:

Monday-Friday; hours vary between 6:30 am and 3:00 pm; some evenings and weekends.

This is a temporary position that will end by October 30, 2026. Evenings and weekends may be required.

• Performs basic maintenance of equipment including inspecting equipment; resolves basic equipment issues, including performing minor fixture and other repairs, basic installations, and basic plumbing, painting, and carpentry duties; reports more complex repair issues to higher-level staff; and operates small equipment and tools.
• Performs manual and semi-skilled labor; assists with painting, repairing, and replacing floors, and with mixing and pouring concrete; transports, unloads, and carries materials.
• Provides customer service by responding to customer questions and concerns and providing information on established policies and procedures.
• Maintains records; performs data entry; generates work orders; performs inventory check; recommends supply orders; and picks up or delivers supplies.
• Performs weekend work and special projects such as playground installations.
• Observes necessary safety precautions and follows appropriate procedures.

• Loads and unloads equipment and materials, secures equipment on trailers, maintains, and fuels equipment, and verifies trucks are stocked with all necessary supplies.
• Performs mowing, trimming, edging, blowing, and cleanup of all assigned parks, restrooms, and shelters to adopted maintenance standards.
• Removes brush, limbs, and debris, cleans storm drains, sprays weeds, removes silt and dirt from walks.
• Completes assigned work orders.
• Sets up and tears down equipment for rentals and special events, as assigned.

• Maintenance work, light carpentry, painting, and operation of small engine equipment.
• Athletic turf maintenance (when assigned to outdoor parks).
• Knowledge of cleaning, stripping, and waxing commercial floors (when assigned to indoor recreation facilities).
• Ability to read and understand written instructions, to understand simple processes and the routine operation of machines.

• Safely and properly operating professional maintenance equipment. May include professional cleaning equipment, operating commercial mowers, trimmers, blowers, edgers, and trucks.
• Driving and backing landscape trailers.
• Working in inclement weather.
• Working outdoors in a fast-paced, physically challenging environment.
• Exercising a positive attitude, work ethic, and good judgment.
• Adjusting to a variety of different assignments daily.
• Inspecting and cleaning equipment.
• Performing minor repairs on equipment and fixtures.
• Quality-checking finished work.

• Requires the ability to read, write and follow directions.
• Valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record.

• 1 year of experience in commercial mowing and landscaping.

• 1 year of experience in custodial or janitorial services, including cleaning, stripping, and waxing commercial floors.

• A minimum of one (1) year experience in semi-skilled manual labor (i.e. mowing, weed eating, etc.)
• Experience operating commercial lawn maintenance equipment such as Zero Turn Riding mowers.
• Willingness to work flexible work hours and schedules.

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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

• City of Durham Website
• Walk in
• Job fair
• Employee referral
• Pr…