Parks/cemetery Maintenance

**Job Summary**: Performs various park and cemetery maintenance tasks, and performs such other duties as may be required to assist other city departments.

**Supervision Received**: Work is performed under the general direction of the Parks/Cemetery/Pool Superintendent.

**Supervision Exercised**: None.

**Essential Job Functions**:

- Mows and edges grass, removes weeds, waters plants.
- Picks up litter, dumps trash cans, sweeps facilities, checks and cleans restrooms and performs other manual maintenance tasks.
- Repairs, constructs, renovates, and maintains parks and facilities.
- Operates a farm tractor, riding mower, weed eater, power tools, edger, truck/trailer, and backhoe.
- Assists other departments as needed.

**Other Job Functions**:
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. Such tasks shall be capable of being performed with reasonable accommodation, if necessary, that does not impair a business necessity or impose an undue business hardship and without presenting a direct threat to the safety of the applicant or others.

**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Knowledge, skills, and abilities required:

- Knowledge of operation and maintenance of equipment and basic maintenance requirements used in park maintenance.
- Knowledge of turf maintenance techniques and practices.
- Knowledge of safety procedures and practices.
- Skill to communicate orally and in writing.
- Skill in performing work requiring strength and agility in all weather conditions.
- Skill in the use and maintenance of a variety of hand and power tools used in building and park maintenance.
- Ability to operate equipment used in park maintenance.
- Ability to follow oral and written directions.
- Ability to coordinate hand and foot movements.
- Ability to push, shove, lift, pull, and physically handle heavy objects.
- Ability to frequently lift objects weighing 20-50 pounds and occasionally objects weighing over 100 pounds.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

**Qualifying Education and Experience**:
High school diploma or GED.

Experience in turf and park maintenance a plus.

Valid Texas Class C Driver’s License.

Pay: From $15.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person