Grounds Worker - Parks

The City of Franklin is a progressive community, as well as a great place to live and work. There are tremendous opportunities to establish a career with the City's municipal government. Job responsibilities at the City of Franklin are many and varied, as well as challenging and rewarding. Working for the City of Franklin instills a sense of civic pride and gratification for serving the needs of the public.

The City of Franklin is a progressive community, as well as a great place to live and work. There are tremendous opportunities to establish a career with the City's municipal government. Job responsibilities at the City of Franklin are many and varied, as well as challenging and rewarding. Working for the City of Franklin instills a sense of civic pride and gratification for serving the needs of the public.

Maintains all grounds on park property. Executes the day-to-day plans for maintaining all park grounds.

Must be able to work holidays, nights and weekends. i.e. meetings, special events and tournaments.

• Mows, string trims, and edges park grounds using commercial grade equipment.
• Uses commercial landscape blower to remove grass and debris from walking paths, parking lots, and sidewalks.
• Adheres to safety standards and operates equipment safely around the public.
• Performs all grounds maintenance of City’s cemeteries.
• Assists with minor repairs to cemetery walls, fences, and markers.
• Assists with special projects such as mulching, rockwork, stormwater, etc.

• Performs general inspection of all equipment including fluids, belts, and blades before using.
• Performs general maintenance of equipment including cleaning, greasing, changing fluids, changing filters, and blade sharpening.
• Cleans and maintains all equipment and work areas.
• Loads and unloads all equipment for transportation to worksites.
• Performs all grounds maintenance for each dog park within the parks system.
• Responsibilities include mowing, , string trimming, edging and blowing of debris of each dog park(s).
• Responds to citizen requests.
• Assists with special projects such as mulching, rockwork, stormwater, etc.

• Performs of the mowing of the trails within the parks system.
• Responsibilities include blowing surfaces, edging and string trimming within easements of all trails.
• May assist with routine Urban Forestry maintenance to all trails including the mountain bike trail system along with installation and/or repairs of any amenities within the parks system.
• Coordinates upon request with general public and special interest groups with trail planning and mowing.

• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Write routine reports and correspondence. Speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Mathematical
  
  Skills:
  
  Add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Reasoning Ability: Apply common sense understanding to carry out multi-step instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Deal with problems by choosing from several known choices with frequent reliance on how problems were dealt with before.
• Teamwork: Develops constructive and cooperative working relationships with others. Encourages others to express their ideas and opinions. Provides input into identifying and solving problems. Anticipates needs of others for information about job tasks and work environment and provides it to them in a timely manner. Willingly assists others with job tasks when appropriate.

Performs other job duties as…