Senior Park Maintenance Worker

Duties

• Lead and assist subordinates in landscaping maintenance, repair and litter control.
• Inspect and review the work of subordinates and supervise the planting of shrubs, grasses and tree trimming activities.
• Identify park and facilities in need of repairs; assist in the direction of repair, maintenance, and litter control tasks.
• Participate in fertilizing, spraying, and planting activities.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance on trucks and landscape maintenance equipment; keep trucks stocked with required supplies and materials.
• Operate mowers, weeders, and various park maintenance tools and equipment.
• Assist in custodial duties including mopping, dusting, vacuuming, waxing and buffing floors, and cleaning and repair of kitchen and restroom facilities.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of: Materials, methods, practices, and equipment used in landscape maintenance work.
• Procedures and techniques used in the planting, cultivating, propagating, fertilizing, and routine trimming of trees, shrubs, flowers, and lawns.
• Plant pests and diseases, and methods for their control and eradication.
• Methods and practices used in the supervision and training of personnel.
• Occupational hazards and standard safety precautions necessary in the work.

Training And Experience

• Two years of increasingly responsible park and landscape maintenance work, supplemented by courses in horticulture, landscape architecture, or related field.
• A High School Diploma or GED.