Park Grounds Maintenance Worker

Shelby•Shelby, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs intermediate semiskilled work maintaining and repairing parks, ball fields, golf course, playground areas, performing general maintenance and grounds keeping duties, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Grounds Crew Supervisor.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and moderate experience in athletic turf maintenance, grounds keeping, or parks maintenance work, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Obtain CPR certification within one year of hire.
Valid driver's license in the State of North Carolina.
General knowledge of the tools, materials, and equipment used in general construction, turf grass, horticulture, and maintenance work.
General knowledge of the materials, equipment, tools, and techniques of the standard building trades.
Some knowledge of safety precautions applicable to the duties of the class.
Ability to understand and follow specific oral instructions.
Ability to read maps and take measurements.
Ability to operate mowers, tractors, and related machinery and equipment.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, contractors, vendors, and the general public.

Responsibilities

Mows and maintains athletic fields, golf course greens, fairways, roughs, and playgrounds; plants shrubs, sows grass, blows leaves, and maintains beds.
Trims hedges and weeds around fences, water hazards, play equipment, and other areas not accessible by mower.
Prepares athletic fields for play; marks lines on playing fields; reshapes mounds; resets bases; performs general field maintenance duties.
Sprays fertilizer, herbicides, and fungicides on greens, fairways, and athletic fields; fertilizes and aerates greens and fairways.
Prepares and maintains golf course; rakes sand traps; changes tee markers and moves pins for daily golf play.
Repairs and maintains irrigation systems.
Performs minor electrical and plumbing work on buildings and picnic shelters.
Paints walls and parking lots as instructed.
Helps set up facilities for events.
Operates a variety of equipment including aerator, reel gang mower, fertilizer spreader, pull behind rotary mower, and hand tools in the performance of tasks.
Performs light maintenance of tractors and equipment; checks and changes oil, water, and fluid levels; changes filters.
Checks and inspects facilities, grounds, and equipment for necessary repairs.
Empties garbage cans; picks up litter and debris.