Parks Maintenance Worker

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for maintaining Town landscape and park facilities to include: maintaining swim beach, removing debris and trash from Town grounds; planting flowers and trees; building and repairing fences; painting facilities; and, cleaning park restrooms. May assist ball field crews by grooming, chalking, raking, and shoveling. May operate and perform preventative maintenance for mowers, line trimmers, and other small engine equipment. May assist in park equipment inspection. Work is performed with close supervision (although most tasks are so routine that little supervision is required).

The Parks Maintenance Worker will have an opportunity to work in a community that is one of the fastest growing and most exciting suburbs in the USA.  The candidate must be highly motivated and strive for success by demonstrating Little Elm’s Core Values of Integrity, Customer Service, Efficiency, and Innovation.

 

EDUCATION/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE

1. Must be 18 years of Age
2. High School Diploma, GED or equivalent experience in field.

 

LICENSES OR CERTIFICATES

1. Must be bondable.
2. Possess a valid Texas Driver’s License.

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

1. Ability to communicate effectively    
2. Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions.

 

OTHER SKILLS & ABILITIES

Knowledge of the operation and minor maintenance of various vehicles and equipment used in grounds maintenance work. Knowledge of safety precautions pertaining to the work; Knowledge of practices and procedures of general maintenance work; Knowledge in utilizing landscaping tools and equipment; Skilled in writing, reading and comprehending instructions in English; Skilled in performing varied vegetation control and landscape maintenance work in a safe, efficient manner; Skilled in performing manual labor; Skilled in operating, maintaining, and repairing a variety of hand and power tools; Skilled in performing a variety of grounds maintenance and vegetation control activities; Skilled in communicating effectively with a variety of individuals. As a leader who must operate under the Town’s four Core Values of Integrity, Customer Service, Efficiency, and Innovation.

REASONING ABILITY

1. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished by management in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

1. Frequent climbing, balancing, reaching, sitting, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, walking, and talking.
2. Occasional lifting and carrying up to 100 pounds.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT              

1. Work is typically performed in an outdoor environment, with potential exposure to adverse weather conditions.
2. Work is performed near moving mechanical parts.
3. Occasional exposure to risk of electrical shock, vibration, fumes, and airborne particles.

 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS                  

1. Performs a variety of landscape maintenance activities, which includes: mowing, trimming, edging, raking, fertilizing, aerating, and watering lawns, grounds, and other areas; planting, weeding, mulching, and spraying plant bed areas; planting, pruning, trimming, and removing trees; and/or, performing other related activities.
2. Picks up and removes trash from beaches, parks, greenbelts, creeks, drainage areas, ponds, right-of-ways, and/or other open spaces.
3. Inspects assigned areas, corrects and/or reports safety hazards.
4. Operates a variety of hand and power tools and equipment including hand and power mowers, small tractors, generators, line trimmers, spreaders, edger’s, blowers, hedge trimmers, chain saws, rakes, shovels, hoes, brooms and other tools. Drives a variety of trucks and other vehicles.
5. Observes safe work methods and uses safety equipment. Secures work sites from hazards as needed.
6. Performs a wide variety of activities in support of the preparation and maintenance of athletic fields, which includes: painting lines on a variety of athletic fields; chalking and cleaning base pins; installing bases; performing minor infield irrigation repairs; installing tents and temporary fencing for special events; repairing fences, base pins, bleachers, soccer goals, foul poles, and related items; shoveling and raking sand; and/or, performing other related activities.
7. Performs a wide variety of activities in support of grounds maintenance, which includes: removing graffiti; installing landscape areas; installing irrigation lines; cleaning and sanitizing restrooms; power washing pavilions, walls, sidewalks, and restrooms; and/or, performing other related activities.  
8. Performs a wide variety of activities in support of playground areas, which includes: installing park fixtures; inspecting and repairing playground equipment and surface materials; and/or, performing a variety of other related activities.
9. Performs other duties as assigned.

 

E.O.E.  The Town of Little Elm does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability or military service in employment or the provision of services.