Parks Maintenance Worker

City of Coon Rapids•Coon Rapids, MN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Love the outdoors and working outside? Are you dependable, hard working, and looking for an opportunity with a future? Come join our vibrant team and play an important role in maintaining and enhancing our beautiful parks throughout Coon Rapids! If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you, check the minimum qualifications and apply if qualified! The City of Coon Rapids employs a great team of people dedicated and service centered! Our mission revolves around the understanding that only together, can we provide outstanding leadership and services that strengthen our community. Serving our Citizens and local businesses is essential in our work. Our vision is to strengthen our community with a respectful, collaborative, and innovative employee culture that values employee growth, personal balance, and contagious enthusiasm. Our core values include dedication to essentials such as trust, teamwork, innovation and commitment to excellence! No doubt we have something great here! This is an entry level position in the Parks Division working under the general supervision of the Parks Supervisor. Responsibilities include maintenance duties of a laboring nature. Work Schedule is primarily Monday-Friday 6:30 am - 2:30 pm with the availability to respond to weather related emergency. Anticipated hiring rate: $31.32/hour. Salary range for this position: $31.32 - $39.17/hour. Priority will be given to internal applicants that apply and meet minimum qualifications. This is us! - Video link - click here to get to know us! The City of Coon Rapids is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively seeks a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. The City welcomes, and encourages any qualified applicant to apply regardless of race (including traits associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and hair styles such as braids, locks and twists), color, creed, religion, familial status, sex (including pregnancy or related conditions, gender identity/expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, marital status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors or any other basis protected by law.

Requirements

Ability to deal with the public.
Respond to job-related emergencies after hours.
Perform specialized tasks involving initiative and independent judgment.
Work cooperatively with all levels of City personnel, external vendors, and the public.
Perform duties with tact, diplomacy, and discretion.
Be detail oriented and follow through with tasks.
Maintain a team and service oriented approach to work.
Must have the ability to accept constructive criticism or discipline in a positive manner, initiating self-development to improve job performance.
Maintain and foster a work environment that supports the City's mission and values with a respectful, collaborative and innovative employee culture that values employee growth, personal balance and contagious enthusiasm.
Service - We value outstanding service. Our City deserves the best.
Trust - Trust means everything. Be accountable. Be transparent.
Teamwork - Teamwork allows us to accomplish more. We tackle challenges and celebrate successes together.
Innovation - Innovation is vital for our future. We are not afraid of new ideas.
Excellence - It's the expectation.
Practical knowledge of: Principles, practices, and methods including tools and equipment used in park maintenance.
City equipment, repair techniques and preventative utility maintenance requirements as well as their capabilities and limitations.
General carpentry.
Must strive to: Promote a cooperative atmosphere in the department and exhibit a positive attitude.
Technical degree or certificate in related field required.
Completed park related coursework (such as horticulture, landscaping design, park administration, etc.) or two years park related experience may be substituted for a technical degree.
Valid class B driver's license including tanker and air brake endorsement, or the ability to obtain within 6 months is required.

Responsibilities

Performs work of laboring nature including but not limited to frequent lifting, shoveling, operating light equipment and/or heavy equipment or manual labor.
Performs duties associated with snow plowing, by plowing streets, alleys parking lots, ice rinks and skating areas using light and/or heavy equipment.
Operates vehicles, requiring a valid class B driver's license including tanker and air brake endorsement.
Prepares ball fields for league play such as dragging, painting & laying out fields using light and/or heavy equipment or manual labor.
Constructs and maintains trails using light and/or heavy equipment.
Maintains turf by mowing, seeding, raking, laying sod, cleaning debris, etc.
Mows/Aerates lawns, street boarders, fields, ditches, using heavy and/or light equipment.
Plants and maintains trees and/or shrubs.
Maintains ice rinks by shoveling, clearing snow, fixing hockey boards, etc.
Maintains playground equipment by painting, repairing, replacing parts etc.
Performs routine maintenance on equipment and facilities by painting, cleaning, fixing, etc.
Performs strenuous manual labor in extreme climatic conditions including but not limited to lifting and digging.
Follows oral and written instructions such as supervisor's work orders and equipment operation manuals.
Estimates quantities of materials such as amount of lime required to mark a ball field or the number of loads of sod to complete a project.
Attendance during regularly scheduled work hours and outside regular hours as necessary.
Performs other related functions as apparent or delegated.