PPM Grounds Maintenance Worker (COL) 9.1

MOR PPM, Inc.•Lakeland, FL

36d•Onsite

About The Position

MOR PPM Inc. seeks a Grounds Maintenance Worker in Lakeland, FL. This role involves performing routine grounds and road right-of-way cleaning and maintenance. Responsibilities include cutting grass, trimming shrubbery, raking leaves, sweeping sidewalks, and maintaining various areas such as athletic fields, parks, and playgrounds. The position also requires operating light trucks and other motorized equipment, performing minor equipment repairs, and assisting with landscape installation and maintenance. Additionally, the role involves simple carpentry, painting, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical repair work, often under supervision, and interacting courteously with the public. Members of tree crews and Downtown routes also install, maintain, and remove holiday decorations.

Requirements

Knowledge of tools and their uses.
Knowledge of the precautions necessary to work safely with and around mechanized equipment, hand tools and power tools.
Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
Ability to detect and report problems related to plants, such as diseases, lack of water, etc.
Knowledge of the use of motorized equipment.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, City employees and the general public.
Must have a High School diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Performs routine grounds and road right-of-way cleaning and maintenance; cuts grass with power mowers, including small tractor mowers, push-type or small tractor mowers; cuts and hoes weeds; trims and prunes shrubbery and small trees; rakes leaves; edges curbs; sprays ditches for weeds; cleans and maintains garden equipment; loads trash and trimmings on truck.
Sweeps sidewalks; cleans floors.
Uses hand tools and small, power-operated tools on routine tasks.
Assembles, installs, and maintains playground and picnic equipment and fences.
Maintains area of responsibility including but not limited to: Athletic fields and courts, parks, playgrounds, building grounds, water fowl, medians, rights-of-way, city trees, medians, and/or turf areas.
Involves all phases of landscape installation and maintenance.
Operates light trucks and other motorized critical in grounds maintenance and events.
Greases and makes minor repairs on equipment; services and washes automobiles and trucks; digs ditches; repairs broken catch basins; cleans out storm sewer pipes and catch basins.
Performs simple carpentry, painting, electrical, plumbing and mechanical repair and construction work, often under the supervision of a skilled worker.
Interacts with the public in a courteous and friendly manner.
Tree crews and Downtown routes members install, maintain, and remove holiday decorations.