Grounds Maintenance Worker / Semi-skilled Laborer

About the Role

The City of McMinnville Police Department is looking for an initiative driven individual who has a passion for working outdoors. This position executes the care and maintenance of the trees and landscape areas throughout the City of McMinnville. An ideal candidate will be self-starter with initiative who is a multi-tasker. The position performs a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled construction maintenance and landscaping work using hand and pneumatic tools.

Essential Functions

• Ability to execute landscape designs from design documents or verbal instruction
• Learn and use specific methods in the care and maintenance of trees, shrubs and flowering plants
• Assist, direct, and work alone on basic projects involving tree and landscape care and maintenance
• Digging, planting, mulching, pruning, spraying, watering, and other duties needed for landscape maintenance
• Mowing and coordination of mowing on city-owned property and city rights-of-way locations
• Maintain city-owned buildings by cleaning, fixing, and mowing grounds; same duties will be necessary in other areas as required
• Maintain equipment including hand and power tools and equipment
• Communicate with the public on landscaping advice
• Assists with educational programs, record keeping, and mapping/surveying, and public contact
• Work with other city departments, as directed
• Performs other work as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• High School degree
• Two (2) to three (3) years of experience in tree, landscape and lawn maintenance with knowledge of the use of landscape pesticides
• Possession of a valid operator's license
• Physically able to lift and carry 50 pounds frequently and up to 100 pounds occasionally

Required Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of basic tree types and the care and maintenance of trees, shrubs and landscaped areas
• Knowledge of the materials and equipment used in general maintenance of trees and landscaped areas
• Knowledge and skills in the use of hand tools and some power tools
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions
• Ability to understand and follow instructions written and orally
• Ability to learn and use new methods in the care and maintenance of trees, shrubs and flowers
• Ability to perform preventative and minor maintenance on landscaping equipment
• Ability to understand MSDS labels and ensure safe and proper chemical applications
• Ability to adapt and improve with increasing and changing job duties
• Ability to promote a good image for the City of McMinnville
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and members of the general public

Pay

This salary for this position is paid based on experience with a minimum starting salary of $38,043.

Schedule

The schedule is Monday through Friday, eight (8) hours per day.

Benefits

• The City pays over 85% of employees' medical premium plus offers a wellness and tobacco free discount on the monthly premium up to $150
• Life Insurance for the employee and family and long-term disability for the employee is covered at no charge to the employee
• Vision / Dental and short-term disability is available
• Annual time is accrued 48 hours year one increasing to 96 hours in year two plus 48 hours of personal time
• Sick time is accrued monthly beginning day one
• Retirement plan through TCRS with a 401k