Parks Maintenance Worker 500

City of Lansing • Lansing, MI

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Operations and Maintenance division of the Public Service Department is seeking an energetic, self-motivated individual to join their team as a Parks Maintenance Worker 500 in maintaining public parks, landscapes, playground equipment, athletic fields, swimming pools, and natural ice rinks ensuring public safety. There are currently two vacant positions available.

Requirements

• Must possess and maintain a valid State of Michigan Commercial Driver’s License, Group A, with Air Brakes.
• This position requires the operation of a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more.
• Must be able to pass the physical examination mandated by the State of Michigan to be transferred or hired for this position.
• Must obtain and maintain a Michigan Department of Agriculture Commercial Pesticide Applicator's License, Categories 3A and 3B within one (1) year of employment.
• High School Diploma or GED
• Three (3) years of experience performing parks infrastructure and grounds maintenance duties, which may have included using pesticides.

Responsibilities

• Performs a wide range of preventative maintenance and repairs for the Parks Department.
• Lifts and hauls tools and other loads weighing fifty (50) pounds on a regular basis, and ninety-five (95) pounds on occasion.
• Provides written and verbal guidance to Seasonal Laborers on various tasks as assigned by supervision.
• Makes estimates regarding how long it will take and what materials will be required to complete work projects and provides information verbally or in writing to supervision.
• Operates a variety of trucks, tractors, and other pieces of equipment with special manual shifting patterns, clutches and braking methods requiring the ability to coordinate both hands and both feet.
• May spray herbicides and pesticides under supervision by operating vehicles equipped with spraying devices and/or by walking with hand-held spraying apparatus, moving arms and body from side to side to distribute spray evenly.
• May assist with cemetery operation and tasks as directed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED