PARK

Salary Range: $34,320.00 To $48,000.00 Annually

The Park Crew / Field and Grounds Maintenance employee is responsible for the daily maintenance, preparation, cleanliness, safety, and overall appearance of athletic fields, park grounds, facilities, and common areas at Pelican Park. This position performs grounds and facility maintenance duties including mowing, trimming, athletic field preparation, turf maintenance, landscaping, irrigation maintenance, facility cleaning, event setup, equipment operation, and general park maintenance.

The position normally works a 40-hour workweek and requires flexibility to work weekends, holidays, tournaments, special events, and overtime as needed. Schedules may vary based based on seasonal conditions, tournaments, facility reservations, weather, emergency repairs, and operational needs.

• Maintain assigned athletic fields, grounds, parking areas, and common areas in a clean, safe, and presentable condition.
• Perform daily inspections of assigned fields, grounds, equipment, and facilities and report safety hazards or maintenance concerns.
• Prepare and maintain athletic fields for games, practices, tournaments, and special events.
• Operate commercial mowing, trimming, landscaping, and ground-maintenance equipment.
• Assist with turf maintenance, irrigation, landscaping, and general park improvements.
• Assist with facility cleaning, event setup, equipment movement, and general park operations.
• Follow established safety procedures and properly use required personal protective equipment.
• Work cooperatively with supervisors, park staff, vendors, participants, and the public.

• Perform daily trash pickup and litter removal from assigned fields, grounds, parking areas, and common areas.
• Conduct daily safety inspections of assigned athletic fields, equipment, facilities, and grounds.
• Mow, weed-eat, edge, and maintain athletic fields, lawns, parking areas, and other assigned grounds.
• Prepare athletic fields for scheduled games, practices, tournaments, and special events.
• Move and position soccer goals, baseball bases, player benches, bleachers, and other athletic equipment according to scheduled activities.
• Lay out, line, stripe, and paint soccer, football, lacrosse, baseball, and other athletic fields as required.
• Assist with replacing and repairing worn or damaged turf areas.
• Assist with field topdressing, fertilizing, over seeding, aerating, and other turf-management activities.
• Water athletic fields, trees, shrubs, plants, and landscaped areas as required.
• Prune and maintain trees, plants, shrubs, and landscaped areas.
• Assist with irrigation system inspections, troubleshooting, repairs, and replacement of parts as needed.
• Assist with construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance projects as assigned.
• Perform janitorial services in gyms, pavilions, restrooms, and other park facilities, including sweeping, mopping, cleaning restrooms, removing trash, and restocking supplies.
• Set up and break down basketball and volleyball courts, dance floors, stages, bleachers, and other event equipment.
• Operate commercial floor-cleaning equipment on gym courts, foyers, and other designated areas.
• Safely operate electric- and gas-powered hand tools and other maintenance equipment.
• Safely operate tractors, mowers, weed eaters, chainsaws, utility vehicles, and other equipment appropriate to assigned duties.
• Properly handle, store, use, and dispose of chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, cleaning products, and other maintenance materials in accordance with applicable safety requirements.
• Maintain assigned tools, equipment, vehicles, and work areas in a clean, safe, and serviceable condition.
• Report damaged equipment, unsafe conditions, accidents, injuries, or other hazards to the appropriate supervisor.
• Assist with tournament and special-event preparation, maintenance, and cleanup.
• Respond to emergency maintenance needs and unscheduled repairs when directed.
• Perform additional park maintenance duties as required.

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in parks and recreation, athletic field maintenance, landscaping, grounds maintenance, construction, or a related field preferred.
• Experience operating commercial mowing and grounds-maintenance equipment preferred.
• General knowledge of athletic field layouts, terminology, preparation, and maintenance preferred.
• Ability to learn the proper operation and maintenance of park…