POSD MAINTENANCE LEAD WORKER - Full-time

h2About the Department/h2pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Skilled worker that performs duties in grounds maintenance, janitorial, landscaping, hardscaping, forestry and horticulture.   /p/ph2Position Duties/h2pul style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0"li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Maintains a safe work environment for all staff during daily activities in maintenance, installation, repair, troubleshooting, and design for parks and open spaces.  /lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Provides guidance and information to park guests/users.   /lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Maintains accurate and complete records of all applications, installations and work completed./lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Repairs, replaces, and installs sprinkler irrigation components - heads, valves, pipes, fittings, timer/control devices, and other equipment as needed by digging, trenching and/or excavating./lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Maintains turf, plants, flowers, shrubs, and trees such as planting, feeding, pruning, cultivating, watering and other duties necessary to promote health and growth.  /lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Conducts visual inspections of assigned areas to assist with routine maintenance /lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Computer skills with basic word documents and excel programs./lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Removes and cleans up litter from flowerbeds, hedge rows, fence lines, and medians./lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Performs weed control by utilizing pre-emergent, post-emergent chemicals or spraying herbicides /lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Fertilizes and performs soil conditioning, aeration, seeding, top dressing and pest control/lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Janitorial and custodial duties such as cleaning, disinfecting, restocking and organizing for restrooms, maintenance building and city facilities/lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Decorate for holidays and other events./lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Assist other crews as needed/li/ulp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Operates equipment such as a variety of hand and power tools, riding/push mowers, pickup trucks, backhoes, front loaders, tractors, dump trucks, brush chipper, stump grinder, utility vehicles, skid steer, trenchers, spray rigs and towing trailers./pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"uSPORTS FIELD/u/pul style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0"li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Maintenance operations of natural and artificial turf/grass for soccer, softball, baseball, T-ball, and football fields. /lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Cleans, disinfects, restocks and organizing’s restrooms, dugouts, concession and maintenance buildings /lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Painting lines and goal posts/lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Experience Preferred/li/ulp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"uGOLF COURSE/u/pul style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0"li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Maintenance operations of natural turf/grass for golf courses/lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Sand bunker maintenance /lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Maintain greens, tee boxes, fairways, natural areas and driving range /lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Tree and Plant Care/lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Equipment maintenance and repair/lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Experience Preferred/li/ulp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"uPARKS/u/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pul style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0"li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Maintenance operations of natural turf/grass/lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Playground equipment inspections, repairs and replacement /lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Horticulture – plant and flower care/lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Forestry operations /lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Assist with maintaining environmental lots and developed/undeveloped city property/lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Sports court maintenance /lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Experience Preferred/li/ulp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"uTRAILS/u/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pul style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0"li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Maintenance operations of natural turf/grass/lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Horticulture – plant and flower care/lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Forestry operations /lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Multi-surface trail maintenance/lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Experience Preferred/li/ulp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"uCEMETERY/u/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pul style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0"li style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Maintenance operations of natural turf/grass/lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Interments/Disinterment/lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Experience Preferred/lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Property Sales/lili style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Meet with Families and Funeral Homes to schedule services/li/ul/ph2Minimum Qualifications/h2pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"uEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:/u/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Graduation from high school or GED equivalent preferred.  Two (2) years of experience in grounds maintenance, janitorial and/or landscaping work required. /pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"uKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:/u/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Ability to understand the dynamics of landscape irrigation systems. /pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Ability to work at heights greater than 20 feet utilizing aerial bucket/platform./pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Ability to deal courteously, tactfully, cooperatively and effectively with the public. /pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinate staff and the general public./pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Ability to learn and identify common landscape plants, trees and pests. /pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Basic knowledge of welding, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, concrete/masonry and painting practices. /pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Knowledge of parks maintenance vehicles, equipment and tools.  /pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Skills in trimming, pruning and repairing damaged flowers, shrubs and trees. /pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, weekends, and holidays as needed./pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"uLICENSING AND CERTIFICATIONS:/u/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"Valid state issued drivers license./pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/p/ph2Other Qualifications/h2ph6 style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt; text-decoration: underline"PHYSICAL DEMANDS/h6p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. /pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to walk, kneel or adjust body to closely inspect work done below ground level.  /pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"The employee must occasionally perform strenuous physical labor for short periods of time.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus./pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/ph6 style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt; text-decoration: underline"WORK ENVIRONMENT/h6p style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions./pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"br/pp style="margin: 0 0 0.0001pt"While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a normal office environment.  Frequent exposure to the outdoors in all kinds of weather is also required./p/p