Maintenance Worker

Job Position: Maintenance Tech for Parks & Recreation Department

Location: Ridgeland, SC 29936

Pay Rate: $16.00/hr

Shift: Monday-Friday, 7am-3pm

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for the maintenance of parks and recreational facilities.

MAJOR DUTIES:
•Performs general building facility maintenance including sweeping, mopping, and waxing floors, and making minor plumbing and building repairs.
•Performs general grounds maintenance at parks and recreation facilities including mowing grass, trimming weeds, trimming hedges, picking up trash and debris, and blowing leaves.
•Inspects facilities after use for any damages or litter and ensures that all county owned property is accounted for.
•Maintains sports fields including mowing, dragging, spraying of chemicals, lining fields, trimming hedges, and repairing dugouts and fences.
•Maintains assigned tools and equipment, including tractors, mowers, and vehicles.
•Responds to emergency calls from the State Department of Transportation pertaining to county-maintained landscaping on the Interstate.
•Responds to emergency calls at southern end facilities after normal working hours and weekends.
•Operates heavy equipment as needed.
•Performs other related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
•Knowledge of county and safety policies and procedures.
•Knowledge of athletic field maintenance techniques.
•Knowledge of grounds maintenance techniques, including the application of herbicides and pesticides.
•Skill in operating such tools and equipment as tractors, lawnmowers, bush hogs, weed-eaters, sod cutters, line machines, chemical sprayers, electric hedge clippers, chainsaws, chippers, and various hand tools.
•Skill in dealing with the public
•Skill in oral and written communication.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
•Ability to read, write, and perform basic mathematical calculations.
•Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.
•Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of South Carolina for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The work is typically performed while sitting, bending, crouching, stooping, standing or walking. The employee frequently lift light and heavy objects, climb ladders, use tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, and distinguish between shades of color.

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