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Seasonal Maintenance Workers - Parks & Forestry, Horticulture

Employer
City of Plymouth, MN
Location
Minneapolis
Salary
Competitive

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Industry
Agriculture
Role
Maintenance
Job Type
Long-Term
Hours
Full Time
Description

Seasonal Maintenance Workers - Parks and Forestry

The Seasonal Parks & Forestry Maintenance Worker performs a wide variety of semi-skilled tasks involving the maintenance, repair, and construction of parks, trails, open space, and related recreation facilities and equipment. This position may include evening and weekend hours as assigned.

Available Shifts

Monday - Friday, 6:00AM - 2:00PM

Monday - Friday, 2:30PM - 10:30PM

Tuesday - Saturday, 6:00AM - 2:00PM

Sunday - Thursday, 6:00AM - 2:00PM

Seasonal Maintenance Worker Parks & Forestry Horticulture

Seasonal Parks & Forestry Maintenance Worker Horticulture performs a variety of semi-skilled tasks involving the construction, care, and maintenance of our park landscaped areas.

Essential Functions

Seasonal Maintenance Workers - Parks and Forestry

Provides exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.

* Interacts with others in a manner that is professional and inspires open communication
* Helps to create and maintain a respectful workplace culture and champions diversity and inclusion

Performs turf maintenance in and around park, trail and recreational facilities.

* Mows and trims grass, trees, and shrubs.
* Renovates heavily used areas including topdressing, seeding, sodding, aerification.
* Fertilizes and conducts broadleaf weed control program on all turf areas including the necessary recordkeeping

Prepares athletic field surfaces for use.

* Provides evening and weekend service for parks and sports activities
* Lays out, paints, and maintains field lines.
* Drags and levels aglime surfaces.
* Installs and inspects goals and nets

Performs tree-care maintenance in parks, open spaces, and along trails.

* Trims, prunes weeds, waters, fertilizes, sprays trees and forested areas.
* Removes wood waste and undesirable vegetation.
* Makes site preparations, handles and installs trees and shrubs in reforestation efforts.
* Assists in trail and boulevard safety clearance program.

Maintains landscape and assists in the annual/perennial program.

* Prepares planting sites and installs materials according to design.
* Maintains prairies, open spaces, wetlands and other natural areas.
* Waters, weeds, transplants, thins, mulches, new and established plant beds.
* Fertilizes, sprays, prunes, cultivates, deadheading collects seeds, and maintains plants

Completes routine maintenance of parks, buildings, play areas, and trails.

* Repairs or reports items requiring repair (i.e., broken benches, bleachers, play structures, holes) as needed.
* Performs minor electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting.
* Washes, waxes and paints interior and exterior surfaces in park buildings.
* Picks up and disposes of trash and glass.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Seasonal Maintenance Worker Parks & Forestry Horticulture

Provides exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.

* Interacts with others in a manner that is professional and inspires open communication
* Helps to create and maintain a respectful workplace culture and champions diversity and inclusion

Maintains landscape and assists in the annual/perennial program.

* Prepares planting sites and installs materials according to design.
* Maintains prairies, open spaces, wetlands and other natural areas.
* Waters, weeds, transplants, thins, mulches, new and established plant beds.
* Fertilizes, sprays, prunes, cultivates, deadheading collects seeds, and maintains plants

Performs tree-care maintenance in parks, open spaces, and along trails.

* Trims, prunes weeds, waters, fertilizes, sprays trees and forested areas.
* Removes wood waste and undesirable vegetation.
* Makes site preparations, handles and installs trees and shrubs in reforestation efforts.
* Assists in trail and boulevard safety clearance program.

Completes routine maintenance of parks, buildings, play areas, and trails.

* Repairs or reports items requiring repair (i.e., broken benches, bleachers, play structures, holes) as needed.
* Performs minor, plumbing, carpentry, painting.
* Washes, waxes and paints interior and exterior surfaces in park buildings.
* Picks up and disposes of trash and glass.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

* Must be 18 years years of age or older
* Valid driver's license with a good driving record.
* Relevant experience related to construction or maintenance

-OR-

relevant experience related to Planting and Maintenance of annuals and perennials.
* Must have physical strength sufficient to perform strenuous labor tasks under varying weather conditions.

Desired Qualifications

* Class B CDL preferred.

Supplemental Information

Physical Requirements

Physical Activities

Very Frequent(often required to perform the job)

* Standing
* Walking
* Lifting
* Pushing/Pulling
* Carrying
* Climbing
* Kneeling (bending leg at knee and resting on knee)
* Reaching (extending hands and arms in any direction)
* Handling objects (grasping, turning or otherwise using hands or hand)
* Repetitive hand motion
* Use of arm muscles over extended periods

Frequent(usually required to perform the job)

* Sitting
* Crawling (moving about on hands and knees)
* Crouching (bending at knees)
* Bending at waist
* Use of leg muscles over extended periods
* Overhead work (over shoulder height)

Occasional(sometimes required to perform the job)

* Stationary desk or bench work with neck bent forward

Are the Following Weights Lifted? If Yes, Describe.

* 0-10 pounds Very Frequently
* 11-24 pounds Very Frequently
* 25-34 pounds Very Frequently
* 35-50 pounds Frequently
* 51-74 pounds Occasionally
* 75-100 pounds Occasionally
* The employee must be able to lift items such as tools, ladders, paint, buckets, fencing lumber 50lb bags, seed fertilizer, blocks, logs
* The employee must be able to lift object(s) from 0 to 10 feet.

Are the Following Weights Carried? If Yes, Describe.

* 0-10 pounds Very Frequently
* 11-24 pounds Very Frequently
* 25-34 pounds Very Frequently
* 35-50 pounds Frequently
* 51-74 pounds Occasionally
* 75-100 pounds Occasionally
* The employee must be able to carry items similar to lifting
* The employee must be able to carry object(s) from 1 to 100 feet.

Job Requires The Following:

* Working outdoors? Yes
* Working indoors? Yes
* Operating machinery or vehicles? Yes
* Supervising other employees? No
* Working with chemicals? Yes
* Working near fumes/vapors? Yes
* Driving is an essential function? Yes, driving is an essential function

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