Maintenance Worker - Parks

City of Canon City•Canon City, CO

1d•$20 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, performs a variety of semi-skilled and unskilled tasks to construct and maintain parks, forest, trails, and/or cemeteries for the City of Canon City. The essential duties and responsibilities listed below are central to the job or are the reason the position exists, and the employee must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. This list is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of all duties and responsibilities. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

High School diploma, or Equivalent.
One year of experience in construction, general laborer, agriculture, or related field.
Must have a valid unrestricted Colorado Driver’s License, or the ability to obtain within sixty (60) days of employment, with a driving record acceptable to the City of Canon City.
Ability to obtain a Colorado Class “B” Driver’s License within six (6) months from date of hire. This deadline may be extended at the discretion of the Department Director.

Nice To Haves

Valid unrestricted Colorado Class ‘B’ Driver’s License

Responsibilities

Performs grounds maintenance, landscaping, and tree maintenance tasks in city parks, cemetery, and rights-of-way.
Picks up litter, removes trash, rakes leaves, clears brush, operates irrigation systems, and mows grass.
Inspects and samples trees, plants, and grass for insect or disease problems. Applies herbicides and pesticides to control weeds and insects.
Performs rough carpentry, electrical, and plumbing tasks to install, repair, and maintain irrigation systems.
Cleans, repairs, and maintains public buildings, facilities, parks, public restrooms, campgrounds, recreational facilities, and cemetery.
Operates equipment such as trimmers, mowers, sprayers, power rakes, aerators, snowplows, trash compactors, dump trucks, loaders, trenchers, chippers, and chain saws to improve, maintain, and repair parks, trails, and/or cemeteries and to plant, prune, or remove trees.
Monitors equipment operation and reports repair and replacement needs. Performs routine maintenance and repairs on small equipment such as chainsaws, mowers, and weed eaters.
Installs culverts and drainage basins.
Erects barricades and signs.
Locates and excavates graves and makes burials.
Assists with storm clean up, park patrol, and enforcing park rules and regulations.
Answers routine questions from public related to park, cemetery, and forestry areas.
Participates in on-call rotation for after-hours and weekends.
Some positions perform duties of Foreman during absences.
Performs related duties as established by law or ordinance or as reasonably directed by the City.