Grounds Maintenance Worker I

City of Gainesville•Gainesville Civic Center, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for assisting in the maintenance, repair, and upkeep of the City of Gainesville’s parks and other public properties. This role involves operating various types of equipment, performing minor repairs, ensuring safety compliance, and responding to public service needs during inclement weather and special events.

Requirements

Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
Ability to form and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers, customers and those contacted in the course of work.
Ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance.
Ability to work a flexible schedule and/or overtime to include working evenings, nights and/or weekends as required.
Ability to perform physical requirements of the job.
Ability to perform work in undesirable or hazardous conditions including inclement weather, confined spaces, improper illumination and traffic.
Possession of a valid driver's license is required.
Regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds as required on job duty.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of operation and use of a variety of tools and equipment.

Responsibilities

Operates light to medium equipment such as various types of mowers and light to medium trucks to perform various tasks.
Performs various duties using chain saws, weed-eaters, ditchers, small equipment and hand tools.
Inspects equipment, park structures and playgrounds for safety compliance.
Performs minor construction and park facility repairs.
Performs public service functions during storms and inclement weather such as ice and high water.
Responds to after-hours callouts for high water, storm damage, and ice and snow removal/control when necessary.
Inspects equipment before and after use; performs minor maintenance activities and reports exceptional problems to the Crew Leader.
Plants, fertilizes, cultivates, and irrigates lawns, turf, trees, shrubs, and flowers; mows trims, edges, and fertilizes lawns; prunes and sprays trees and shrubs.
Removes leaves and litter from parks.
Performs custodial duties to park restrooms, pavilions, concessions, and other park areas and facilities.
Assembles special equipment for use by the public, installs signs, barriers, and parking bumpers.
Assembles and places seasonal decorations and special event advertisements in parks and other public areas throughout the City and also the breakdown and storage of same.
Participates in maintaining proper storage of all Parks equipment, supplies and decorations.
Performs operations support for special events.
Works sporting events and other special events after hours and weekends as directed.
Performs general maintenance and construction of parks including, but not limited to playground maintenance and tree work.
Perform related duties as assigned.