Parks Maintenance Summer Seasonal Worker

Overview

The City of Cedarburg Parks & Forestry Dept. is accepting applications for a seasonal Parks Maintenance Worker. Under supervision of the Parks and Forestry Superintendent, this person performs maintenance of City parks, ball diamonds, athletic fields, boulevards and grounds. Job duties include but are not limited to mowing, trimming, and general parks, ball diamonds and landscape maintenance. A working knowledge of grounds related equipment (riding mowers, push mowers, rototillers, blowers, edgers, string trimmers, etc.)

and grounds maintenance experience is preferred. Must possess a valid State of Wisconsin Driver's License. The starting wage for this position is $15.00 per hour based on qualifications and experience. This is a Monday-Friday, 40 hour per week position from mid-May/early-June through late August.

• Performs maintenance of City parks, mowing, trimming, ball diamonds, landscape maintenance, athletic fields, boulevards and grounds.
• Maintains downtown flower baskets and beds, including watering, fertilizing and deadheading.
• Plants, and maintains City flower beds, including watering, fertilizing, deadheading and cultivating.
• Assists with maintenance of turf, shrubs and trees on City boulevards.
• Operates a variety of small hand and power tools including sprayers, rakes, hoes, shovels, lawnmowers, edgers, tillers, trimmers, and other similar equipment.
• Prepare equipment for day
• Assist in loading gas cans, mowers and other equipment onto trucks/trailers
• Secure all equipment
• Maintain and correctly use issued personal protective equipment
• Perform maintenance on properties
• Safely operate equipment with all necessary personal protective equipment
• Mow turf using various mowers
• Edge grass at curbs and walkways
• Blow leaves and clippings
• Pull weeds and string trim as needed
• Clean site and watch for trash, limbs, and rocks
• Physical Demands:
  Safely perform heavy lifting/pushing/pulling of various landscaping equipment and materials, including, but not limited to backpack blowers, large containers of mulch/plant material, various sizes of lawnmowers, etc.
• Miscellaneous duties as assigned

• Ability to work with limited supervision.
• Ability and willingness to understand and follow oral or written instructions.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with other employees, supervisors, and the public.
• A working knowledge of grounds related equipment (riding mowers, push mowers, rototillers, blowers, edgers, string trimmers, etc.) and grounds maintenance experience is preferred.
• Must possesses a Valid Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Driver’s License.