Maintenance Worker - Parks & Facilities

City of Palm Bay•Palm Bay, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, working independently, or as part of a crew, performs routine to moderately skilled work in the maintenance, repair, cleaning, and upkeep of city parks, trails, athletic complexes, playgrounds, public buildings and facilities. Work includes landscaping, groundskeeping, custodial tasks, inspections, minor facility repairs, athletic field preparation, irrigation system support and setup or breakdown for city events and athletic play. Employees operate hand tools, power tools, lawn and landscape equipment, small machinery and utility vehicles. Work may require evening, weekend, or holiday assignments and employees must use tact and courtesy when interacting with the public and coworkers. Reports to the assigned parks and facilities superintendent or supervisor.

Requirements

Graduation from high school plus one (1) year experience in construction and building maintenance work; operation of equipment and/or construction of street and drainage related projects; building, ground, landscaping, irrigation maintenance.
Must possess a valid Florida Driver’s License and have and maintain an acceptable, safe driving record.
Must be able to use hand tools, read simple blueprints and schematics.
Must possess trade skills in one or more of the following: carpentry, plumbing, masonry; landscaping, street construction and irrigation systems.
Must possess a valid State of Florida Class “A” Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and have and maintain an acceptable, safe driving record (for CDL specialty pay).

Nice To Haves

Employees may be required to work evenings, weekends, or holidays.
Employees must use tact and courtesy when interacting with the public and coworkers.
Employees may be assigned to shift work.
Employees may be required to respond to after hour calls.

Responsibilities

Performing mowing, trimming, edging, blowing, litter and debris removal, trash collection and general landscape maintenance across parks, trails, athletic complexes, dog parks, pavilions and public facilities.
Loading and unloading equipment, tools, materials and delivering materials and supplies to job sites.
Preparing baseball, softball, football, soccer and multipurpose fields by raking and dragging infields, adding clay, placing bases and goals, lining fields, assisting with turf repairs and sod replacement, and maintaining fences, backstops, dugouts, bullpens, and batting cages.
Setting up and breaking down fields, facilities, and equipment for games, tournaments, practices and special events.
Assisting with installing, assembling and maintaining playground equipment, picnic tables, grills, benches, shelters, trash enclosures, park signs and other amenities.
Assisting with safety inspections and promptly reporting hazards or damaged equipment.
Assisting with painting, surface preparation, carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, repair fences, gates, sidewalks, concrete pads, pavilion components, roofs and other amenities.
Assisting with the installation, inspection and maintenance of irrigation systems by identifying and reporting leaks, faulty components, or dry areas and completing basic repairs as directed.
Performing custodial cleaning of restrooms, pavilions, event spaces, offices and facility interiors and exteriors, including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, pressure washing and restocking supplies.
Completing daily logs, reports, work order updates, inventory documentation, performing special assignments and all other related tasks as directed.
Driving diesel and non-diesel trucks to haul gravel, dirt and concrete.
Operating various types of heavy equipment utilized by the Department, such as heavy dump trucks and bulldozers.