(1) Parks Maintenance Worker I - Grounds (Gateway Park)

City of Bentonville•Bentonville, AR

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, performs a variety of manual and semi-skilled work in the maintenance and construction of grounds, parks, buildings, and recreational areas for the City. This role involves responding to daily work orders, meeting yearly goals, maintaining tools and equipment, and attending meetings and trainings. Specific duties include grounds maintenance such as mowing, planting, weeding, lawn repair, trimming, pruning, and applying fertilizers and herbicides. It also involves litter and trash removal, leaf raking, digging trenches, clearing storm drains, and repairing/painting park amenities like benches, tables, and fences. The position requires assisting with athletic field preparation, sharpening tools, making minor equipment repairs, driving vehicles, and maintaining fall surfaces under play structures. Additionally, the role involves shoveling snow, spreading ice-melt, and assisting with special projects for the Parks and Recreation Department and local organizations. This position is considered an essential services role, requiring work during extreme weather and natural disaster events.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and two (2) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license.
Position may require a commercial driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Receive certification for forklift, aerial lift, and other equipment.
Receive certification for CPR, AED, and other certifications as needed.

Responsibilities

Mows grass, plants trees, shrubs, or flowers according to instructions and planned design of landscaped area.
Grubs and weeds around bushes, trees, and flower beds.
Plants new and repairs established lawns.
Trims and edges around walks, flower beds, and walls.
Applies herbicide, sprays lawn, shrubs, and trees with fertilizer, herbicides, and insecticides as designated by crew leader, maintenance foreman and under supervision of licensed professional.
Trims hedges and shrubs.
Prunes trees, mulches and cultivates gardens.
Sprays trees and shrubs and applies supplemental liquid and dry nutrients to lawn and trees as designated by crew leader and/or maintenance supervisor.
Picks up and disposes of litter and trash from grounds and designated areas.
Rakes and bags leaves.
Digs trenches and installs drain tiles.
Keeps storm drains and culverts free of debris.
Repairs and paints, benches, tables and guardrails, and assists in repair of roads, walks, buildings, and mechanical equipment.
Makes repairs to concrete and asphalt walks and driveways.
Repairs fences, gates, walls, and walks.
Paints fences and outbuildings.
Assists with athletic field preparation.
Sharpens tools such as weed cutters, edging tools, and shears.
Makes minor repairs on small equipment such as mowers, trimmers, and blowers.
Drives vehicles.
Repairs and maintains tools and equipment.
Maintains fall surface under play structures.
Shovels snow from walks, biking trails, bridges, city parks, city parking lots and spreads ice-melt on public passageways to prevent ice buildup.
Responsible for supervising temporary employees.
Responsible for working with Parks Maintenance Manager, Parks Maintenance Foreman and department crew leaders to respond to city services during inclement weather events.
Assist with special projects performed by the Parks and Recreation Department and local organizations, including, but not limited to, construction projects, ballfield preparations, special events or programming and holiday lights display.