Parks And Open Spaces Maintenance Worker

City of Hobbs•Hobbs, NM

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Performs duties in grounds maintenance, janitorial, landscaping, forestry and horticulture. Essential Duties include maintaining a safe work environment for all staff during daily activities in maintenance, installation, repair, troubleshooting, and design for parks and open spaces. Provides guidance and information to park guests/users. Maintains accurate and complete records of work completed. Repairs, replaces, and installs sprinkler irrigation components. Maintains turf, plants, flowers, shrubs, and trees. Conducts visual inspections of assigned areas to assist with routine maintenance. Performs weed control and fertilizes. Janitorial and custodial duties are also required, including cleaning, disinfecting, restocking and organizing for restrooms, maintenance building and city facilities. Decorates for holidays and other events. Assists other crews as needed. Operates various equipment such as hand and power tools, mowers, trucks, backhoes, tractors, dump trucks, brush chipper, stump grinder, utility vehicles, skid steer, trenchers, spray rigs, forklift, mini-excavator, site dumper and towing trailers. Specific duties are outlined for SPORTS FIELD Maintenance, GOLF COURSE Maintenance, PARKS Maintenance, TRAILS Maintenance, and CEMETERY Maintenance. Non-essential duties may include serving on employee committees.

Requirements

Graduation from high school or GED equivalent preferred.
Experience in grounds maintenance, janitorial and/or landscaping work preferred.
Ability to work at heights greater than 20 feet utilizing aerial bucket/platform.
Ability to deal courteously, tactfully, cooperatively and effectively with the public.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public.
Ability to learn and identify common landscape plants, trees and pests.
Skills in trimming, pruning and repairing damaged flowers, shrubs and trees.
Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, weekends, and holidays as needed.
Valid state issued drivers license required.

Nice To Haves

Computer skills with basic word documents and excel programs.

Responsibilities

Maintains a safe work environment for all staff during daily activities in maintenance, installation, repair, troubleshooting, and design for parks and open spaces.
Provides guidance and information to park guests/users.
Maintains accurate and complete records of work completed.
Repairs, replaces, and installs sprinkler irrigation components - heads, valves, pipes, fittings, timer/control devices, and other equipment as needed.
Maintains turf, plants, flowers, shrubs, and trees such as planting, feeding, pruning, cultivating, watering and other duties necessary to promote health and growth.
Conducts visual inspections of assigned areas to assist with routine maintenance.
Removes and cleans up litter from flowerbeds, hedge rows, fence lines, and medians.
Performs weed control by utilizing pre-emergent, post-emergent chemicals or spraying herbicides.
Fertilizes and performs soil conditioning, aeration, seeding, top dressing and pest control.
Performs janitorial and custodial duties such as cleaning, disinfecting, restocking and organizing for restrooms, maintenance building and city facilities.
Decorates for holidays and other events.
Assists other crews as needed.
Operates equipment such as a variety of hand and power tools, riding/push mowers, pickup trucks, backhoes, front loaders, tractors, dump trucks, brush chipper, stump grinder, utility vehicles, skid steer, trenchers, spray rigs, forklift, mini-excavator, site dumper and towing trailers.
Performs maintenance operations of natural and artificial turf/grass for soccer, softball, baseball, T-ball, and football fields.
Cleans, disinfects, restocks and organizing’s restrooms, dugouts, concession and maintenance buildings.
Paints lines and goal posts.
Performs maintenance operations of natural turf/grass for golf courses.
Performs sand bunker maintenance.
Maintains greens, tee boxes, fairways, natural areas and driving range.
Performs tree and plant care.
Performs equipment maintenance and repair.
Performs maintenance operations of natural turf/grass.
Conducts playground equipment inspections, repairs and replacement.
Performs plant and flower care.
Performs forestry operations.
Assists with maintaining environmental lots and developed/undeveloped city property.
Performs sports court maintenance.
Performs maintenance operations of natural turf/grass.
Performs plant and flower care.
Performs forestry operations.
Performs multi-surface trail maintenance.
Performs maintenance operations of natural turf/grass.
Performs interments/disinterment operations.
Assists with office services when needed.