Parks Maintenance Worker

Department: Parks and Recreation • Full-time

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.

Responsibilities

• Daily maintenance of city parks and grounds including turf grass care, flower and shrub planter care, tree care, grounds maintenance and cleaning/trash pickup, 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.
• Perform essential functions on holidays and weekends as assigned.
• 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.
• 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 the 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.
• Excellent design, organizational, and planning skills, and strong people skills.
• Self-motivated, open-minded problem solver that adapts readily to change.
• Valid driver's license.

Working Conditions

• Surroundings involve contact with outdoors, dust, dirt, heat, cold, arid/dry, humidity, wetness, noise, fumes, and vibrations.
• Requires working with and around other employees; occasionally requires working alone.
• Health and safety conditions include constantly dealing with soil, water, and plant materials; occasionally dealing with toxic materials and chemicals.

Physical Demands

• Physical activities include constant standing, kneeling, crouching, handling, balancing, turning, pushing, pulling, reaching, and carrying.
• Requires occasional jumping, crawling, sitting, climbing, throwing, and feeling.
• Requires talking, hearing, and seeing.
• Ability to lift up to 45 pounds without assistance.
• 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 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.