SENIOR PARK MAINTENANCE WORKER - CDL

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Drives a truck, hauling materials and supplies; may tow a trailer hauling equipment or supplies.
• Picks up, loads and delivers and unloads materials in accordance with instructions.
• Checks fuel, oil, water and lights prior to beginning the shift.
• Provides lead direction, training and work review to a work crew of employees or others; organizes and assigns work, sets priorities, and follows-up to ensure coordination and completion of assigned work; provides input into performance evaluations; may transport, instruct and direct the work of part-time or less experienced staff; may instruct the work of unskilled and/or volunteer labor.
• Mows, trims, edges, fertilizes, and waters lawns, medians, parks and other landscaped areas; weeds, prunes, mulches, fertilizes, and sprays trees, plants and shrubbery; prepares soil for planting; seeds and re-sods lawn areas; plants trees, seedlings and shrubs.
• Installs, repairs and maintains irrigation systems; adjusts, repairs and replaces timing mechanisms; reads and interprets plans, specifications, blueprints and schematics; prepares as-built sketches.
• Ensures that proper safety precautions are observed, instructs inmates or unskilled workers in proper work procedures.
• Oversees and maintains remote camping facilities.
• Grooms and prepares ball fields, campsites and other park facilities for public use.
• Mixes and applies herbicides, fungicides and pesticides.
• Maintains and performs basic repair work on a variety of park and camp facilities and equipment; may paint facilities, assists with plumbing and carpentry work; builds concrete forms and assists with finishing work.
• Operates and maintains a variety of hand and power landscaping tools and equipment, including hand and power mowers, small tractors, spreaders, edger's, blowers, hedge trimmers, weed eaters, chainsaws, rakes, shovels, hoes, brooms and other tools; operates trucks, trailer and tractors with attachments.
• Observes safe work methods and uses safety equipment; secures work sites from safety hazards as necessary; attends safety meetings.
• Responds to questions and complaints from the public; carries out assignments in a non-disruptive manner in areas receiving heavy public use.
• Maintains basic records of work performed and attendance.
• Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the unit's service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team.
• Responds to emergency situations in off hours as required.

Physical Demands

• Strength and mobility to work in a typical park maintenance setting, including operating light and medium weight trucks, hand and power tools; stamina to perform sustained physical labor, including standing, walking, climbing and working in confined or awkward spaces; strength to lift and maneuver materials and equipment weighing up to 70 pounds with proper equipment; vision to read printed materials; and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over a radio or telephone.