Senior Parks/Facilities Maintenance Worker (12497 Grade HL3)

The Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission•Olney, MD

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Montgomery County Department of Parks, Northern Parks Division, is seeking multi-faceted, highly motivated individuals to fill the role of Senior Parks/Facilities Maintenance Workers at Olney Manor Recreational Park. This role performs park and maintenance work involving considerable responsibility, complexity, and variety under the supervision of a Parks/Facilities Maintenance Leader. The successful candidate will support various park maintenance programs and perform a variety of general park maintenance tasks such as equipment operation, routine ground maintenance, playground repairs, trash removal, local athletic field renovation and maintenance, trail maintenance, and tree planting, pruning, and aftercare by working with other team members. The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is a six-time National Recreational and Parks Association Gold Medal Award Winner, has a career staff complement of nearly 800 employees, and serves a diverse population of more than one million residents in the Washington, DC area, managing 415 parks on over 37,100 acres of parkland.

Requirements

Pass Commission medical examination.
18 years of age.
Two (2) years of experience in groundskeeping, building maintenance or park maintenance, semi-skilled trade work (HVACR, plumbing, painting, masonry, electrical, carpentry).
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted, which together total two (2) years.
Valid driver's license in accordance with both State and Commission rules and regulations.
Driver's license must be unencumbered by restrictions, revocations, suspensions, or points that could limit the employee's ability to drive Commission vehicles or perform driving duties required of their position.

Nice To Haves

Ability to communicate in another language a plus.
Bilingual applicants are highly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Operate riding mowers and tractors with attachments to mow parks, ballfields, and brush.
Operate trucks, non-CDL truck and trailer combinations, non-CDL trash trucks, front-end loader, backhoe, skid steer, non-CDL dump trucks with snowplows and heavy equipment removing snow, grading fields and other park areas.
Haul materials and equipment.
Perform routine safety inspection and maintenance of vehicles and equipment.
Occasionally perform routine custodial maintenance and repairs to park buildings and structures.
Maintain athletic fields including lay out of fields (measure, plot and square corners, plot yard lines, and mark lines) and aerate, overseed, and fertilize turf areas.
Install amenities such as signs, grills, picnic tables, fence (chain link and split rail), basketball rims and nets.
Perform tree maintenance duties.
Operates chain saws.
Operate chipping machine to grind brush into mulch.
Operate stump grinder to remove tree stumps.
Assist with transporting supplies and setting up special events.
Provide general assistance to park visitors and assist with programs and events.
Performs stormwater facilities preventive maintenance according to the Department of Environment Protection standards.
Maintain bioretention and rain garden facilities with balanced vegetation free of weeds.