Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Participates in various ongoing and seasonal projects; performs day-to-day and seasonal duties such as mow, weed whip and spraying the parks and grounds; assists in daily maintenance of all City parks, building and grass islands; performs general parks building maintenance; maintains bowery, small buildings and storage facilities; assures proper operation of lighting fixtures, doors, windows and plumbing.

Performs installation and maintenance of playground equipment; assists to make essential repairs replacing defective and deteriorating parts and pieces.

Performs general irrigation duties; assists in the layout and installation of sprinkler systems; selects line sizes, sprinkler spacing, type and control equipment; test, and maintain systems utilizing low voltage, hydraulic, or other operating features; repairs sprinkler heads and inspects sprinkling system to assure operation.

Participates in scheduled fertilization and aeration of public facilities and parks; applies appropriate chemicals and combinations to accomplish spraying tasks; operates spraying equipment.

Performs specific grooming and maintenance functions related to the golf course; performs verti-cuts, lays sod; mows and top dresses greens and tees, aprons and fairways; changes out cups and maintains flags and poles.

Operates lawn mowing equipment; performs routine repair and lubrication, mows and trims grass, bushes and shrubs; assists in pruning activities on trees, shrubs and plants; removes dead, diseased, or injured trees; stimulates health plant growth through custom pruning and cutting.

Performs general landscape and gardening duties; plants and transplants trees, shrubs, bushes, grass, flowers etc. as directed to develop attractive parks and grounds; performs various fertilization techniques using dry and liquid chemicals.

Operates a variety of types of small, light and heavy equipment such as mowers, sod cutters, chain saws, pruning equipment, backhoe, loaders, trenchers, aeration tractor, and various hand tools; performs routine and regular maintenance on equipment to assure efficiency and safety.

Performs seasonal duties such as winterizing sprinkler systems to avoid freezing, flushes watering systems in spring, and repairs other equipment and facilities; engages in snow removal clearing steps, sidewalks parking lots, etc.

Performs playing field maintenance and set up; readies fields using rakes and grooming equipment; lines fields identifying playing areas and boundaries.

Performs general cleanup, maintenance, and repair of restrooms, pavilions, playgrounds, picnic tables, benches, bleachers, ball fields and other facilities.

Performs related duties as required.

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