About This Role
Working carefully and keeping the city's parks, cemeteries, and facilities well-maintained is the core of this groundskeeping role. It involves operating various maintenance equipment and performing strenuous physical labor outdoors, even in adverse weather conditions. The role also provides maintenance support for other Public Works Departments.
Responsibilities
- Operate mowers, weed eaters, hand tools, and other equipment used in grounds maintenance
- Perform manual labor in maintaining the city’s parks, cemeteries, and city-owned facilities
- Provide maintenance support for other Public Works Departments
- Detect major maintenance problems in equipment to prevent unnecessary damage and downtime
- Use hand tools such as shovels, pruning shears, post hole diggers, rakes, and shop tools extensively
- Control refuse and litter on city grounds and during public events
- Remove foliage and debris during various times of the year
- Perform tree and shrub removal, planting, pruning, and mulching to maintain appearance standards
- Perform painting, light construction, and landscaping of city-owned property to enhance beautification
- Occasionally refer citizens’ questions/complaints to supervisors
- Attend public events to maintain litter and refuse control
- Possibly remove or relocate the deceased during excavation of a burial site
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor
Requirements
- Valid driver’s license
- High school diploma or GED
- Sufficient strength to perform strenuous physical outside labor for extended periods even during adverse weather conditions
- Basic knowledge of the maintenance, operation, and repair of groundskeeping equipment such as mowers, weed eaters, and blowers
- Physical capability to move, place, and carry heavy plywood, gravestones, jackhammers, and steel burial vaults
- Ability to accomplish some work assignments with limited supervision
- General understanding of lawn care and operations of trucks, tractors, commercial mowers, and similar equipment
- Sufficient manual dexterity and strength to perform strenuous physical labor for extended periods even during adverse weather conditions
- Ability to effectively communicate with fellow employees, supervisors, and others
- Ability to use mowers in close quarters without damage to equipment or gravestones
- Experience in the operation of lawn equipment, trucks, tractors, and/or similar equipment
- Knowledge in softball and soccer athletic field maintenance
- Ability to use standard communication equipment such as telephones and wireless radios in a courteous and professional manner
