(Part-Time) Park Maintenance Worker

PAY RATE: $14.45 - $16.17 per hour DOQ (up to 1,500 hours per year). Click here for details.

Typical Duties

• Plants and cares for trees, shrubs and turf areas
• Empties trash barrels
• Cleans picnic areas, restrooms and roadsides
• Picks up litter using a prod, by hand or machine
• Operates push mower and weed whip to maintain lawn areas
• Operates cushman
• Operates 1 ton dump truck for park maintenance
• Operates irrigation system where applicable
• Operates tractor as necessary for park maintenance
• Operates various mowers as required to maintain lawns

Essential Duties

• Works in park grounds maintenance
• Maintains trees, shrubs and turf areas
• Cleans picnic areas, restrooms and roadsides
• Picks up litter
• Operates various park maintenance equipment
• Operates 1 ton dump truck and tractor for park maintenance
• Operates irrigation system
• Traverses sandy, marshy or wooded areas with even or uneven terrain
• Works varied hours depending on park demands
• Gets along with co-workers, supervisors, and park visitors
• Adjusts schedule to meet organizational needs, including special events, evenings, weekends & holidays

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid Michigan Driver's License
• Ability to operate dump truck, garbage truck, tractor, push mower, weed whip, and cushman
• Ability to load, unload and move materials between work locations
• Ability to traverse sandy, marshy or wooded areas with even or uneven terrain
• Ability to work in all weather conditions
• Ability to work varied hours depending on park demands
• Ability to get along with co-workers, supervisors, and park visitors
• May be required to adjust schedule to meet organizational needs, including special events, evenings, weekends & holidays
• Ability to perform essential duties

General Qualifications

• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions
• Ability to apply knowledge of materials, tools, practices and methods of grounds maintenance

Tools & Equipment Used

• Hand tools for raking, digging, pruning, leveling, repair of irrigation systems; custodial tools such as brooms, mops, toilet plungers
• Landscape equipment consisting of large mowers, small tractors, groomers and snow blowers
• Basic construction tools such as hammers, saws, tape measures, carpenter square
• Miscellaneous hand and power tools for turf maintenance, caprentry, painting, plumbing, electrical, and cement finishing work

Physical Demands

• Routine walking, sitting, talking, hearing
• Routine use of hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls
• Routine use of hands and arms to reach with hands and arms
• Routine use of hands and arms to traverse sandy, marshy, or wooded areas with uneven terrain
• Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 100 pounds
• Close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

• Routine exposure to outside weather conditions
• Routine exposure to heat, wet and/or humid conditions
• Routine exposure to chemicals, animals, foliage and vegetation