PPM Grounds Maintenance Worker (COL) 9.1
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Performs routine grounds and road right-of-way cleaning and maintenance;
- Cuts grass with power mowers, including small tractor mowers, push-type or small tractor mowers;
- Cuts and hoes weeds;
- Trims and prunes shrubbery and small trees;
- Rakes leaves;
- Edges curbs;
- Sprays ditches for weeds;
- Cleans and maintains garden equipment;
- Loads trash and trimmings on truck.
Sweeping & Floor Cleaning
- Sweeps sidewalks;
- Cleans floors.
Equipment Assembly, Installation, and Maintenance
- Uses hand tools and small, power-operated tools on routine tasks;
- Assembles, installs, and maintains playground and picnic equipment and fences;
- Maintains area of responsibility including but not limited to: Athletic fields and courts, parks, playgrounds, building grounds, water fowl, medians, rights-of-way, city trees, medians, and/or turf areas.
Landscape Installation and Maintenance
- Involves all phases of landscape installation and maintenance;
- Operates light trucks and other motorized critical in grounds maintenance and events;
- Greases and makes minor repairs on equipment;
- Servicess and washes automobiles and trucks;
- Digs ditches;
- Repairs broken catch basins;
- Cleans out storm sewer pipes and catch basins.
Simple Carpentry, Painting, Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical Repair and Construction Work
- Performs simple carpentry, painting, electrical, plumbing and mechanical repair and construction work, often under the supervision of a skilled worker.
Public Interaction
- Interacts with the public in a courteous and friendly manner.
Tree Crews and Downtown Routes
- Tree crews and Downtown routes members install, maintain, and remove holiday decorations.
Qualifications
- Knowledge of tools and their uses;
- Knowledge of the precautions necessary to work safely with and around mechanized equipment, hand tools and power tools;
- Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions;
- Ability to detect and report problems related to plants, such as diseases, lack of water, etc.;
- Knowledge of the use of motorized equipment;
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, City employees and the general public;
- Must have a High School diploma or equivalent.
Physical Demands
- May be required to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds;
- Must possess enough strength and stamina to perform the technical duties and essential functions as identified above;
- Must be able to move in and around confined spaces and uneven areas;
- Must have full range of motion consistent with age;
- Must be able to climb and maintain balance ladders;
- Must be able to adequately hear and respond to voice commands and alerts from other employees, alarms and other job-related noises;
- Visual acuity, depth perception and color discrimination consistent with that required to work at heights and on uneven surfaces;
- Safety/Steel toe shoes are required.
Pay
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.
Schedule
Details on schedule will be provided upon hire.
Benefits
Details on benefits will be provided upon hire.
Skills
Details on required skills will be provided upon hire.
Benefits
Details on employee benefits will be provided upon hire.
Schedule
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Pay
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