Parks Landscape Maintenance Worker

About the role

Working under the supervision of the Spanish Fork City Parks and Recreation Lead Worker, the Landscape Maintenance Worker performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled maintenance duties in a park setting or similar facilities, and performs related work as required. This is a seasonal position in the Parks & Recreation department.

Responsibilities

• Daily maintenance of city parks and grounds including turf grass care, flower and shrub planter care, tree care, grounds maintenance and cleaning/trash pick up, facilities and restroom cleaning
• Repair, maintain and prepare athletic fields for play
• Make minor alterations to irrigation systems; install and/or repair broken irrigation lines; repair sprinkler heads; assist in installation of sprinkler systems
• Operate hand and power equipment including shovel, rake, mower, tractor, golf cart, rototiller, athletic soil grooming equipment; maintain tools and equipment used in park maintenance
• Perform simple and minor repairs to equipment and park structures
• Respond to assignments from the lead worker and supervisor
• Occasionally perform essential functions on holidays and weekends as assigned
• Occasionally transport city parade float to Utah County destinations
• Maintain a professional positive attitude with good communication skills; be productive while working alone and with others; deal effectively and courteously with the public

Requirements

Prior experience in the maintenance of parks or similar experience including some exposure to horticulture, landscape maintenance or a related field; or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the knowledge, abilities and skills listed below:

• Knowledge of plants, trees, shrubs, insects, and diseases
• Knowledge of the use of chemicals such as pesticides, herbicides, etc. for maintenance of parks and other areas
• Knowledge of the maintenance and repair procedures and techniques used in park or grounds maintenance
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, co-workers, and general public
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
• Ability to safely operate various landscape maintenance and repair equipment and tools
• Must have transportation to and from work and speak English
• Must have excellent design, organizational and planning skills, and strong people skills
• Must be a self-motivated, open-minded problem solver that adapts readily to change
• Must have valid driver's license

Physical & Mental Requirements

Surroundings: Contact with outdoors, dust, dirt, heat, cold, arid/dry conditions, humidity, wetness, noise, fumes and vibrations. Requires working with and around other employees; occasionally requires working alone.

Health and Safety: Constantly dealing with soil, water and plant materials. Occasionally dealing with toxic materials and chemicals.

Physical Activities: Constant standing, kneeling, crouching, handling, balancing, turning, pushing, pulling, reaching and carrying. Occasional jumping, crawling, sitting, climbing, throwing and feeling. Requires talking, hearing, and seeing. Ability to lift up to 45 pounds without assistance. Physical dimensions include strength necessary in hands, arms, legs, and back. Constant eye/hand coordination with occasional foot/eye/hand coordination. Occasionally requires vision strain, rapid speed work, and extreme muscular exertion, along with finger, hand/arm, and foot/leg dexterity.

Mental Applications: Constant memory for details and attention to many items. Occasionally requires estimation of the size, quality, and quantity of objects, along with the speed of moving objects. Occasional discriminating thinking, rote/repetitive thinking, guided problem solving, creative problem solving, and memory for ideas, verbal and written directions.

Pay

Pay Grade (Under 18): PT 3
Pay Grade (18 and Older): PT5

Schedule

Seasonal position. Occasionally requires work on holidays and weekends as assigned.