Parks Maintenance Worker

Looking for a role where you can make a visible impact every day? Our Parks Maintenance Worker plays a key part in keeping our parks, ball fields, and trails beautiful and safe for the community. If you enjoy hands-on work, taking care of outdoor spaces, and don’t mind rolling up your sleeves in all kinds of weather, this could be a great fit for you.

• Maintains parks, trails and open space as assigned including planting trees and shrubs; maintaining irrigation systems; mowing and trimming lawns, shrubs and trees; weed control; raking leaves; and litter removal.
• Assists in disease and pest control and horticulture as requested or needed.
• Aerates, eradicates weeds and removes plants as needed or requested. Reports the necessity for replacements as observed.
• Assists with installation, maintenance and repairs (including painting) of park shelters, restrooms, picnic tables, benches, bleachers and trash receptacles as well as scoreboards, soccer goals, park signs, other park structures and irrigation/sprinkler systems.
• Assists with maintenance and repairs on sprinkler irrigation systems; installs or assists in installation of new sprinkler systems.
• Safely operates construction and maintenance equipment such a pickup trucks, dump trucks, tractors, water trailers, riding mowers, hand mowers, front loaders, backhoes, tillers, aerators, snow blowers, sprayers, spreaders, weed trimmers, pruning tools, trenchers, grinders and hand held tools for the appropriate projects. May include heavy equipment
• Plows, shovels, and removes snow to provide useable citizen areas during inclement weather, using snow blower, shovel, hand tools, etc.
• Maintains a variety of records relating to maintenance, construction, and inspection of parks systems (parks, cemetery, open spaces, etc.).
• Maintains operations resources and equipment in regard to inventory control and resource allocation. Ensures equipment is maintained per fleet policy.
• Completes and submits daily work reports, work orders, and payroll timesheets in an accurate and timely manner.
• Accepts new work assignments and schedules work hours to meet the needs of the organization.
• Cooperates with co-workers, supervisor and other departments to foster the spirit of a team environment.
• Communicates ideas clearly and respectfully in order to improve processes.
• Understands written and verbal assignments, and asks questions if needed.
• Keeps supervisor apprised of issues and concerns within the organization.
• Accepts constructive input and implements suggestions for improvement.
• Applies chemicals, fertilizers, and other hazardous materials following all safety precautions.
• Promotes a culture of safety in the workplace and reports safety hazards when observed.
• Provides courteous customer service; responds to questions and inquiries from the general public and internal customers.
• Participate in a wide variety of assigned maintenance duties on parks and facilities including repair and installation of irrigation sprinkler heads, lines, and controllers.
• Perform equipment repair, adjustments, and lubrication. Participate in the construction, maintenance and renovation of City parks facilities.
• Clean shelters and restrooms as needed and perform plumbing repairs as needed.
• Plant and maintain shrubs, flowers, turf, and landscaped areas.
• Maintain grounds for municipal buildings and parking lots.
• Work alone or as a member of a crew. Assist in snow operations.
• Accept “on call” assignments as needed.
• Driving on behalf of the City is an essential function of this position.

• Processes invoices and payments made to the cemetery
• Assists with the…