Maintenance Worker - PT Cemetery

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of tasks in the operation and maintenance of the City cemetery.
• Display honest, trustworthy, and ethical behavior when dealing with internal and external customers.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Maintain regular, punctual, and dependable attendance.
• Operate maintenance equipment such as trucks and mowers; assist in snow‑removal activities.
• Utilize a variety of hand and power tools; assist in routine maintenance of such equipment.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance on tools and equipment as assigned.
• Observe proper safety precautions in all work performed.
• Perform maintenance duties of cemetery buildings.
• Perform basic carpentry work and painting for building and maintaining cemetery facilities and equipment.
• Assist with opening and closing graves, funeral preparations, and help the public locate graves.
• Water, mow, weed, trim, sod, renovate and fertilize lawns; prune trees and shrubs; plant trees, flowers and shrubs; trim trees.
• May assist in other sections of the Department as necessary.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of methods, techniques, and procedures related to the assigned area of responsibility.
• Understanding of traffic laws, ordinances, and rules governing truck and equipment operations.
• Familiarity with the purposes and uses of a variety of vehicles, equipment, power tools, and hand tools, including motorized pneumatic and hydraulic equipment.
• Knowledge of general maintenance tools and equipment and proper safety precautions.
• Ability to perform a wide range of operation and maintenance activities, including difficult manual labor such as lifting heavy weights, stooping, bending, and twisting.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Ability to operate vehicles and equipment safely and effectively.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Proficiency in using hand tools, mechanical equipment, and power tools safely and efficiently.
• Capability to assist in training and supervising others in the safe operation of equipment and performance of functions.
• One to two years of experience comparable to maintenance positions within the described work areas.
• Formal or informal education/training sufficient to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to maintain insurability as determined by the City’s insurance carrier. View driver eligibility requirements.

Schedule

The position works up to 30 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with occasional Saturday work as needed by department requirements.

Pay

Compensation starts at the entry level of the City’s salary table, with consideration given for experience that exceeds entry‑level qualifications.