City Beach Maintenance Worker

About the role

Under the supervision of the Park Supervisor or Designee, performs a variety of beach maintenance, repair, and cleaning tasks. Duties often require physical strength and effort, and a relatively high level of complexity and responsibility. Operates clean-up equipment: various hand and power tools relative to small repair and maintenance responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled duties the maintenance and clean-up of the beach areas and their facilities.
• Involves the use of equipment such as: surf rake, beach tractor, attachments, 4x4 ATV, riding mower, 1-ton dump operation, and pickup trucks.
• Grooms beaches and surrounding areas, may involve some sand distribution and leveling involving the use of equipment such as the beach tractor, bucket, and surf rake.
• Mows with not only a push mower, but a riding mower, along with trimming grass, tree limbs, and shrubs, in beach areas, using various hand tools, and mowers (this excludes the operation of chain saws).
• Utilizes various basic carpentry and mechanical skills in the construction of new and existing park buildings and facilities for purposes of restoration and maintenance, such as lock and window repair, painting, wooden bollard replacement, etc.
• Picks up litter from right-of-way in and around beach areas and empties trash cans.
• Performs minor repair and routine maintenance on equipment, involving gassing, greasing, oils, checking levels, belts, and basic functions of the units, and reports to the DPW mechanic supervisor any issues for repair.
• Operates a vehicle, running errands, obtaining or delivering various supplies and/or materials (however, does not have any purchasing authorities).
• Purchases requests must go through your supervisor.
• Performs other related maintenance duties on an as-needed basis.
• Installs and removes snow fence, decorative trash cans, safety signs, buoys, donor boards, ADA mats, and decking with tractor, ATV, small dump truck, and trailer.
• Volleyball post delivery and storage will also be a part of your duties (installation & removal is completed by a partnership).

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age, authorized to work in the U.S., and be able to satisfactorily pass driving record and background investigations.
• Must be able to work some evenings, weekends, holidays, and be available on short notice.

Qualifications

• Possession of a High School Diploma or its equivalent is desired.
• Must be experienced in the operation of tractors, tractor attachments, 4 x 4 ATVs, riding mowers, 1-ton dump operations, and vehicle operation.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide by 10s and 100s. Ability to perform these operations using units of United States currency and weight, measurements, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed instructions, via verbal, written, or texted information.
• No software skills needed; however, researching information on your cell phone is important. Use of modern technology, apps, and wayfinding is also important.
• Certificates and Licenses: None (Tractor operations are limited to Park Property and City Roads; no State Roads or Highways are permitted).

Other requirements

• Must be able to pass driving record and background investigations.