Parks Maintenance Worker 1

City of Farmington•Farmington, NM

3d•$17 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Farmington is hiring one regular, full-time Parks Maintenance Worker I for the Parks & Recreation Department. The position is based at 901 Fairgrounds Road, pays $17.13 to $26.68 per hour, and is scheduled Monday through Friday for 40 hours per week. The employee must also be available to work weekends, holidays, and various hours. Applications are accepted until the position is filled. Under the immediate supervision of a Parks Foreman, Worker IV, or Worker II, the employee performs unskilled and semi-skilled maintenance and operational work for parks, recreation buildings, grounds, and open spaces. Duties include grounds and turf care, custodial work, minor building maintenance, facility preparation, equipment maintenance, and support for park and recreation programs. The employee may assist in training or supervising lower-level employees or community service workers and operates motor vehicles in conducting City business. The role requires a high school diploma or GED, grounds maintenance experience, and a valid New Mexico driver's license with CDL endorsement and an acceptable driving record, or the ability to obtain a CDL within one year of hire. The position is subject to extensive background checks, drug and alcohol testing, and a baseline audiometric examination. Work is performed outdoors in all types of weather and involves frequent exposure to loud noise, moving mechanical parts, high or precarious places, extreme temperatures, chemicals, airborne particles, and vibration. Regular attendance is an essential function.

Requirements

Graduation from high school or GED equivalent.
Grounds maintenance experience.
Valid New Mexico driver's license with CDL endorsement and an acceptable driving record for the past three years or the equivalent record in the employee's current state of residence, or ability to obtain a CDL within one year of hire.
Some knowledge of equipment, materials, and supplies used in building and grounds maintenance, including chemicals and fertilizers.
Working knowledge of equipment and supplies used for minor repairs.
Some knowledge of first aid and applicable safety precautions.
Skill in operating the listed tools and equipment.
Ability to work independently and complete daily activities according to a work schedule.
Ability to communicate orally and in writing and to understand, follow, and transmit written and oral instructions.
Ability to use equipment and tools properly and safely.
Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with coworkers, supervisors, other City personnel, and the public.
Must comply with the City's Environmental, Health, and Safety program.
Subject to pre-employment, post-accident, random, reasonable-suspicion, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing.
Baseline audiometric examination required.
Extensive background checks required.
Must be available to work weekends, holidays, and various work hours.
Must be able to regularly reach with hands and arms; frequently stand, walk, and handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls; and occasionally sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, or hear.
Must frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds individually and occasionally lift or move more than 80 pounds with assistance.
Vision abilities required include close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Perform unskilled and semi-skilled maintenance and operational tasks for parks, recreation buildings, grounds, and open spaces.
Mow and maintain parks, open spaces, baseball and soccer fields, tennis courts, and related grounds.
Maintain sprinkler and irrigation systems and assist with repairing and installing sprinkler lines and heads.
Dig ditches, drag and line ball fields, and maintain sports facilities and equipment, including goal posts and nets.
Inspect, wash, and perform routine maintenance on drinking fountains and rest rooms.
Sweep, wash, paint, repair, or replace park tables and slabs.
Perform minor interior building maintenance, including painting, plumbing, carpentry, and other unskilled or semi-skilled trades work.
Plant lawns, trees, shrubs, and flowers; seed, fertilize, top dress, condition soil, water, and control pests and weeds in parks and open spaces.
Apply chemicals as required.
Keep records of completed work.
Maintain and adjust specialized turf-care equipment and tools, including electric motors, pumps, sprinklers, tractors, mowers, and irrigation systems.
Perform custodial work as assigned, including cleaning floors, carpets, rest rooms, windows, walls, fixtures, and other surfaces; replenishing supplies; and removing garbage.
Collect and dispose of solid waste and pick up litter from buildings and grounds.
Open, close, lock, and unlock facilities as needed.
Set up and take down equipment and prepare facilities for park and recreation programs.
Assist with construction of new park facilities, including clearing, grading, drainage, and foundation work.
Operate motor vehicles to conduct departmental and City business.
Assist in training or supervising lower-level employees or community service workers.
Maintain current skills and knowledge in safe building and grounds maintenance techniques.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, officials, and members of the public using excellent customer service skills.
Attend work regularly as an essential function of the position.
Serve on employee committees as assigned.