PARKS Maintenance Worker

About the role

The PARKS Department at the following locations offers several vacant positions:

• Noonday Zone - 489 Hawkins Store RD, Kennesaw, GAKennedy Zone - 1792 County Services Parkway, Marietta, GAAmountain Zone - 4845 Dallas Hwy, Powder Springs, GA

Responsibilities

Performs a variety of landscaping duties:

• mows grass
• plants flowers and shrubs
• weed eats around signs and fence lines
• edges curb lines
• clears leaves, tree limbs and other debris from park areas
• spreads and hauls ground cover, dirt, or mulch
• applies herbicides and pesticides
• prunes trees and shrubs
• weeds flower beds
• aerates and spreads grass seed
• services irrigation systems
• grooms and lines ball fields
• removes snow and ice, etc.

Performs maintenance and construction tasks for various parks and facilities:

• resurfaces and renovates playgrounds, fields and courts
• paints buildings, equipment, and parking lots
• repairs and assembles fences and playground equipment
• builds sets and staging, shelves and other items
• performs light plumbing, electrical, masonry and carpentry repairs

Performs general custodial duties at various parks and facilities:

• cleans parks, ball fields, restrooms, kitchens, locker rooms, meeting rooms, and other areas
• vacuums carpets
• hoses decks
• scrubs and waxes floors
• dusts
• washes windows
• empties trash
• sets ups and tears down staging, chairs, tables, bleachers, etc. for meetings, classes, tournaments, and events

Maintains inventory of equipment, parts and supplies:

• gathers supplies and equipment to complete work assignments
• transports supplies to and from work site
• initiates orders for materials and equipment needed
• maintains related documentation

Operates or uses a County vehicle, and various equipment, power tools, hand tools, and supplies in order to complete work assignments such as lawn mower, weedeater, blowers, tillers, bobcat, tractor, dump truck, wheel barrel, jack hammer, sledge hammer, saws, chippers, back hoes, and other power or motorized equipment.

Performs general maintenance tasks necessary to keep machinery, equipment and tools in operable condition, which may include inspecting equipment, checking fluid levels, replacing fluids, greasing equipment, washing/cleaning equipment, and cleaning shop and work areas:

• monitors equipment operations to maintain efficiency and safety
• reports faulty equipment

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Supplemented by one year of experience in parks maintenance, landscaping or related field

Skills

• Ability to exert heavy physical effort in heavy work, with greater emphasis on climbing and balancing
• Ability to communicate orally

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

The starting rate for this position will not exceed $17.00 per hour.

Schedule

Not specified