Job Description

Posting number: 2003

Department: Recreation and Parks

Division: Parks

Job classification: Laborer (Rec & Parks - Landscape)

Posting type: Open

Categories: Parks

Summary

The purpose of this position is to perform a variety of manual labor tasks and other duties as assigned. This is accomplished by working as part of a turf maintenance crew and engaging in routine parks maintenance work.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Examples of duties

• Serves as a crew member for parks and athletic field maintenance work;
• Maintains and repairs park athletic fields through manual labor;
• Performs litter control using a light-duty truck;
• Transports trailers, mowers, and other equipment;
• Loads and unloads supplies and materials;
• Works throughout parks and completes ballfield layouts, mows turf, drags baseball and softball fields, paints fields, and sprays herbicides;
• Uses a variety of hand tools, power tools, and equipment to complete landscaping tasks;
• Assists in setting up for events and programs;
• Operates mowers, tractors, and implements to complete athletic field maintenance duties;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED; and
• Six months of manual labor experience

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of:

• relevant machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repairs, and maintenance.
• policies and procedures to promote a safe and secure work environment.
• materials, methods, and the tools involved in turf maintenance.

Skilled in:

• providing excellent customer service.
• identifying problems and providing solutions.
• managing one's own time.
• operation of equipment.
• driving a pick-up truck with a trailer

Ability to:

• perform a variety of manual labor over an extended period of time in all weather conditions.
• cooperate as a member of a work crew and establish effective working relationships with other employees.
• communicate effectively both written and verbally.
• identify hazards in assigned work areas.

Supplemental information

• Valid North Carolina driver's license and acceptable driving record.
• This position will occasionally be required to be available for special events and athletic tournaments, as well as being available during inclement weather.
• This position will occasionally work evenings, weekends, and holidays.