Senior Parks/Facilities Maintenance Worker (12497 Grade HL3)

About the role

The Montgomery County Department of Parks, Northern Parks Division, is seeking a Senior Parks/Facilities Maintenance Worker at Olney Manor Recreational Park. This role supports various park maintenance programs and performs a variety of general park maintenance tasks.

Responsibilities

• Operate riding mowers and tractors with attachments to mow parks, ballfields, and brush.
• Operate trucks, non-CDL truck and trailer combinations, non-CDL trash trucks, front-end loader, backhoe, skid steer, non-CDL dump trucks with snowplows and heavy equipment removing snow, grading fields and other park areas.
• Haul materials and equipment.
• Perform routine safety inspection and maintenance of vehicles and equipment.
• Occasionally perform routine custodial maintenance and repairs to park buildings and structures.
• Maintain athletic fields including lay out of fields (measure, plot and square corners, plot yard lines, and mark lines) and aerate, overseed, and fertilize turf areas.
• Install amenities such as signs, grills, picnic tables, fence (chain link and split rail), basketball rims and nets.
• Perform tree maintenance duties. Operate chain saws. Operate chipping machine to grind brush into mulch. Operate stump grinder to remove tree stumps.
• Assist with transporting supplies and setting up special events. Provide general assistance to park visitors and assist with programs and events.
• Ability to communicate in another language a plus.
• Performs stormwater facilities preventive maintenance according to the Department of Environment Protection standards. Maintain bioretention and rain garden facilities with balanced vegetation free of weeds.

Requirements

• Pass Commission medical examination.
• 18 years of age.
• Two (2) years of experience in groundskeeping, building maintenance or park maintenance, semi-skilled trade work (HVACR, plumbing, painting, masonry, electrical, carpentry).
• Valid driver's license in accordance with both State and Commission rules and regulations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of work procedures, steps and standard tasks and techniques for routine (1) grounds maintenance and trails maintenance; (2) landscaping; (3) basic building maintenance and custodial work processes; (4) safety procedures; (5) cleaning agents, procedures, and equipment; (6) pesticides and fertilizers and their applications; and (7) Commission organization, policies and procedures.
• Skill and ability to (1) operate hand and power tools, chainsaws, and power saws, woodchippers, push and riding mowers, small tractors with attachments, small trucks or vans with small trailers; (2) operate various computerized software programs; (3) provide courteous service; and (4) perform First Aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED).
• Skill in problem solving to select, organize and logically process relevant information (verbal, numerical or abstract) to solve a problem.
• Skill in communication to understand verbal and written information (including facts, descriptions and ideas) and to express such information so that others will understand.

Skills and Characteristics

• Ability to communicate in another language a plus.

Working Conditions

• Primarily works outside with a combination of office work occasionally or as assigned.
• Exposure to various elements and all types of weather conditions, waste, caustic chemicals, pesticides, wildlife, and potentially harmful insects (e.g.: bees, hornets, wasps etc.).
• Work requires constant kneeling, bending, twisting, lifting, and the ability to occasionally lift up to 100 pounds and regularly up to 50 pounds.
• An essential employee required to be on-call 24 hours for any emergencies.
• Must be available to work weekends and evenings as necessary.

Supplemental Information

• Specification Classification: Senior Parks/Facilities Maintenance Worker
• May be subject to medical, drug and alcohol testing.
• Get To Know Montgomery Parks And The Opportunities Available: https://www.montgomeryparks.org/about/divisions/
• Bilingual applicants are highly encouraged to apply.
• The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• We celebrate a workplace culture of diversity, equity and inclusion without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, gender identity, or any other non-merit factor.
• Applicants with Disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• If you require accommodations or special arrangements due to a qualifying disability, please notify the Recruitment & Selections Services Unit at the time of applications at or 301-454-1411 (Maryland Relay 7-1-1)