Recreation Maintenance Worker

Job Title: Recreation Maintenance worker

Department
:
Recreation

Location:32 Farm View Drive New Gloucester Maine 04260

Reports To: Recreation Director

Status:Non Exempt
- Hourly

The Recreation Maintenance Worker is responsible for the upkeep of general maintenance and carpentry projects for the Recreation Department and the oversight of seasonal employees.

• Guiding seasonal employee with tasks
• Trail maintenance including but not limited to, trail maintenance and mowing
• Tree-felling and clean up
• Vehicle operation; including but not limited to, towing a trailer, driving on public roads, driving on trails, operating large agriculture equipment.
• General labor and carpentry skills
• Interacting with the public
• Maintain disc golf courses including but not limited to, applying woodchips around T-pads, clean up rubbish on and around T-pads, and empty trash cans on disc golf courses
• Assist with set up and operation of events held at Pineland Farms
• Carpentry projects include but not limited to, building and repairing picnic tables, making shelves, cupboards, sign and fence work.
• Ensuring a focus on safety while operating equipment

• Training
• Guiding day to day operations

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Prior experience a plus

• Must be able to work independently and with other staff members
• Must be self-motivated
• Strong communication skills
• General knowledge of construction/excavation
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent customer services skills
• General knowledge of recreational activities such as skiing, biking, and disc golf.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving standardized situations.

The physical demands described here are representative 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 regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; 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 and occasionally up to 100 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to cleaning chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The use for PPE (Person Protective Equipment) is used regularly and provided by Pineland Farms.

This position requires working in a variety of outdoor climates, including hot summers and cold winters, often in rain or snow. Most of this role is out in the field operations with occasional office work during the day.