RECREATION MAINTENANCE WORKER I - DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS

$38,792 - $43,576/Yr

City Of Manchester - Manchester, NH

Full-time - Entry Level

Manchester, NH

Utilities

About the position

The Recreation Maintenance Worker I position within the Department of Public Works is responsible for maintaining parks and related areas, ensuring they are clean, safe, and well-kept. This role involves a variety of tasks including landscaping, equipment operation, and facility maintenance, contributing to the overall functionality and appearance of public recreational spaces.

Responsibilities

• Plants, waters, fertilizes, cultivates, mows and rakes grass.
• Trims fence lines and the banks of drainage ditches.
• Collects litter and debris.
• Empties park garbage cans and hauls the collected waste.
• Applies pesticides under close supervision.
• Uses hand tools such as picks, shovels and rakes.
• Operates power equipment, including chain saws, edgers, weed eaters, push and riding mowers, back hoes and field painters.
• Operates dump truck for construction and maintenance including plowing and snow removal operations.
• Inventories Parks and Recreation areas and informs supervisor of any needed repairs and/or maintenance.
• Cleans and weeds flower beds, mulches around flowers and waters as appropriate.
• Cleans flowers and prunes related shrubbery as necessary.
• Cleans and paints concession stands, field houses and related Parks and Recreation facilities.
• Repairs windows, doors, plumbing and other fixtures.
• Performs manual tasks in the installation of water lines, irrigation systems, fencing, flag poles, benches and picnic tables.
• Constructs and maintains pitcher's mounds and related components of athletic fields.
• Loosens, levels and maintains dirt infields and baselines.
• Prepares playing fields through measuring and applying paint or marble dust.
• Installs and maintains soccer goals, outdoor basketball posts, football goalposts, bleachers, gates, fencing, backstops and netting.
• Repairs worn areas of playing areas by cultivating, leveling grades and/or replacing grass.
• Prepares athletic fields for competition by setting out bases or related equipment as needed.
• Monitors and maintains equipment in a safe operating condition and reports all damages to supervisor.
• Checks and maintains air, oil, fuel, spark plugs, mower blades, tires etc.
• Cleans equipment and work area.
• Measures and marks off grave lots.
• Removes grass for replanting over completed graves.
• Digs graves according to specification with a backhoe and/or hand tools.
• Covers open grave with plywood until the ceremony is held and the burial is complete.
• Sets up tents and all related equipment for burials.
• Fills and settles graves and installs markers and vases.
• Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions.
• Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others fully and accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems.
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on the principles, practices and new developments in assigned work areas.
• Responds to citizens' questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner.
• Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities.
• Acts as the lead person on a crew, when assigned such.
• Performs other directly related duties consistent with the role and function of the classification.

Requirements

• Graduation from High School or possession of a GED.
• Some experience in landscaping or related operations.
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.
• Valid CDL -B License with air brakes (or within 6-months of employment).
• Valid New Hampshire driver's license.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.