Parks Maintenance Worker

Description

- General Purpose
Maintains the grounds and facilities of the City’s parks and selected facilities. Performs maintenance to park equipment.

Examples of Duties

• Maintains grounds by picking up debris, trimming trees, mowing grass, changing trash bags in trashcans, landscaping grounds, repairing playground equipment, picnic tables, cleaning restrooms, new construction, concrete mason, and heavy equipment operations.
• Maintains facilities by performing carpentry work, painting, replacing light bulbs, making plumbing repairs performs concrete and masonry work and repairs, and performs other duties as assigned.
• Helps control vegetation and growth; prepares, applies and properly disposes of pesticides.
• Operates a variety of mowing equipment.
• Performs other duties by maintaining equipment, operating heavy equipment, installing upgraded equipment and assisting other departments as needed.
• Covers and works with all city departments, civic organizations, state and federal departments in maintaining existing and in the development of future parks.

Typical Qualifications

• Education and Experience:
• Graduation from high school or GED equivalent.
• Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Basic knowledge of equipment, facilities, materials, methods, and procedures used in cemetery systems.

Special Requirements

• Must possess or be able to obtain, by time of hire, a valid Oklahoma Driver's License.
• Must be familiar with or have the ability to become familiar with the Coweta Code of Ordinances, safety policies and procedures.

Tools and Equipment Used

• Mower, tractor, weed eater, chain saw, rock saw, backhoe, leaf blower, truck, hedge trimmer, hand tools, power tools, cutting torch, jack hammer, nail gun, grinder, buffer, table saw, paint gun, shovels.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is usually required to use hand to feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee frequently is required to stand, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and smell.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Supplemental Information

• This position is not eligible for benefits.

Employer

- Coweta, City of (OK)
- Address: PO Box 850
Coweta, Oklahoma, 74429-0850
- Phone: (918) 279-7214 (918) 486-2189
- Website: cityofcoweta-ok.gov