(1) Parks Maintenance Worker I - Grounds

City of Bentonville•Bentonville, AR

2d•$16 - $18•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 various tasks related to groundskeeping, repairs, and assisting with special projects. Attendance at work and the ability to interact positively with the public, supervisors, and co-workers are essential. The position requires flexibility in work schedules, including weekends and holidays, and may involve working during inclement weather and natural disaster events as an essential services position.

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.
Regularly required to use hands, to reach with hands and arms, and to talk or hear.
Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, taste or smell.
Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Position may require a commercial driver’s license.
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.
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.
Supervises temporary employees.
Responds to city services during inclement weather events.
Assists with special projects performed by the Parks and Recreation Department and local organizations, including construction projects, ballfield preparations, special events or programming and holiday lights display.