Maintenance Worker- Parks
About The Position
This job posting outlines three distinct roles within the Parks Maintenance department: Custodial, Ballfields Crew, and Mowing Crew. All roles are focused on maintaining the cleanliness, safety, and operational readiness of City of Temple parks and facilities. Responsibilities range from general cleaning and trash removal to specialized maintenance of athletic fields and landscaping. The Custodial role focuses on ensuring the cleanliness of park buildings and facilities, including restrooms and general park areas. The Ballfields Crew is responsible for the maintenance and operation of city-owned ballfields and sports facilities, including field preparation, general park maintenance, and equipment operation. The Mowing Crew focuses on landscaping City properties, including mowing, weed eating, trash removal, and hedge trimming, utilizing various landscaping tools and equipment.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent
- One (1) year of experience in custodial maintenance or related area
- One (1) year of experience in maintenance or operating related equipment
- Familiarity with common landscaping equipment
- Valid driver’s license
Nice To Haves
- One (1) year of park maintenance experience
- One year experience in landscape, ballfield, or horticulture maintenance or related field
- Basic computer skills in Microsoft applications
Responsibilities
- Removes trash and debris from all park facilities
- Cleans, sweeps, mops, and sanitizes all parks restrooms including toilets, sinks and light fixtures, mirrors, walls & floors
- Keeps tools and supplies clean and organized
- Maintains adequate inventory of cleaning items
- Completes daily reports, and documents vandalism and graffiti
- Identifies and reports maintenance repair items to supervisor
- Supports special events, both City and private, and help with the set up and take down of the portable stage
- Follows City policies, procedures, and safety guidelines
- Prepares and maintains athletic fields and sport courts to include dragging and striping fields, setting bases, mowing, weed eating, cleaning restrooms and trash removal
- Maintains, repairs area parks and facilities to include: mowing, weed eating, edging, tree pruning, play structures, pavilions, fencing, lighting, irrigation systems, sidewalks, parking lots, restroom cleaning, tree planting, and trash removal
- Operates and performs minor maintenance of mowers, edgers, blowers, trucks, trailers, utility vehicles, infield rake, and hand tools
- Identifies maintenance repairs and turns in related requests to supervisor
- Completes and submits required paperwork
- Assists with preparation of special events, tournaments, and league practices to include the set-up, staging, and clean-up
- Ensures City financial policies, procedures, and safety guidelines followed
- Mows, trims, and edges assigned areas along roadsides and City owned property
- Performs general park maintenance to play structures, pavilions, fencing, lighting, irrigation systems, restrooms, sidewalks, parking lots, playground equipment and concrete work
- Removes ground litter before mowing from assigned area
- Drives to work sites and ensure proper storage of equipment during transport
- Works special events as assigned
- Performs other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
