Parks Maintenance Worker

Who We Are

Take a walk through our parks and you will immediately see what sets our team apart. We create spaces that are welcoming, inclusive, and full of life – places where our community can truly play where they live. Our mission goes beyond parks. At Wilsonville, we believe in creating opportunities for every team member to learn, grow, and thrive as their career progresses.

On paper, this position may look like a starting point in parks maintenance focused on routine tasks. In reality, this is an opportunity to be part of something bigger, a team that makes Wilsonville special. We are a group of dedicated professionals who care deeply about public service and about each other. We work hard, we celebrate our successes, and we have fun doing it.

That is #thewilsonvilleway.

• You take pride in creating spaces that bring joy to the community.
• You enjoy working outdoors and are not afraid to get your hands dirty.
• You value teamwork and believe success is better when shared.
• You are eager to learn new skills and grow your career.
• You want to be part of an organization that works hard, plays hard, and celebrates together.

• High School Diploma or GED
• One year of experience or vocational training in landscape construction and maintenance, construction or maintenance related to parks or grounds, or an equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

This is more than just a job. It is the start of a rewarding career with a team that values its greatest asset: our people. If you are ready to grow, contribute, and be part of something special, we invite you to apply today.

More information about essential job functions and required certifications below.

Under direct supervision, learns and performs a variety of general maintenance and light construction activities related to a wide variety of duties in the area of park and landscape maintenance, including landscaping, pruning, trimming, mowing, painting, and other general park maintenance work.

This position reports directly to the Parks Supervisor, and will receive technical and functional direction from a Lead Maintenance Specialist or other operations employees.

This is the entry-level class in the maintenance series that performs and learns basic maintenance tasks required to ensure City infrastructure, systems, and/or facilities to which the employee is assigned are maintained in a safe and effective working condition and provide the highest level of safety for public use. This class is distinguished from the Maintenance Specialist in that the latter performs more complex work requiring additional knowledge, skills, licenses, and certifications.

The following tasks are representative and not to be considered all inclusive.

• Perform routine park maintenance functions; clean and maintain grounds, athletic fields, courts, skate park, play grounds, paved areas, paths, walkways, and stairways; pick up and discard trash and litter.
• Perform routine maintenance duties such as mowing and edging grass, operating a string trimmer, blowing leaves on sidewalks and parking lots, removing and trimming shrubbery, and raking leaves.
• Perform routine maintenance and repair activities for park facilities; clean restrooms and stock materials and supplies; assist in building repairs including carpentry, painting, and plumbing repairs.
• Repair playground equipment, park benches, tables and monuments.
• Operate and maintain a variety of landscaping equipment including riding mowers, small tractors, rototillers, sprayers, edgers, blowers, hedge trimmers, string trimmers, chippers and related equipment.
• Operate a variety of hand and small power tools and equipment such as push mowers, shovels, rakes, chainsaws, and other equipment in support of parks maintenance and repair operations.
• Perform various grounds keeping functions; mow, water, and maintain turf and other landscaped areas; pull weeds; assist in installing irrigation; apply pesticides as necessary.
• Assist in a variety of technical tasks in the planting, maintaining, trimming and removal of City owned trees.
• Set up traffic control devices and perform flagging functions in work zones; ensure a safe working environment according to established safety guidelines. Operate equipment necessary to perform work.

• Operate equipment necessary to install and maintain the facilities and landscaping.
• Perform routine inspection and maintenance necessary for the efficient and safe operation of the equipment(safety inspection, grease and oil, hydraulic systems, etc.)
• Report problems and coordinate the repair of equipment with the Fleet Services Division personnel

• Communicate with other department employees to effectively and efficiently coordinate work program
• Communicate with employees from other departments and agencies in order to coordinate and…