About the Department

Performs intermediate semiskilled work maintaining and repairing parks, ball fields, cemeteries, golf course, playground equipment, buildings and facilities, performing general maintenance and grounds keeping duties, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Facilities Crew Supervisor.

Position Duties

• Mows and maintains parks and other City grounds, cemeteries, golf roughs, and playgrounds; plants shrubs, sows grass, blows leaves, and maintains beds.
• Trims hedges and weeds around fences, water hazards, play equipment, and other areas not accessible by mower.
• Sprays fertilizer, herbicides, and fungicides on grounds.
• Repairs and maintains irrigation systems.
• Performs minor electrical and plumbing work on buildings and picnic shelters.
• Paints walls and parking lots as instructed.
• Helps set up facilities for events.
• Operates a variety of equipment including aerator, reel gang mower, fertilizer spreader, pull behind rotary mower, and hand tools in the performance of tasks.
• Performs light maintenance of tractors and equipment; checks and changes oil, water, and fluid levels; changes filters.
• Checks and inspects facilities, grounds, and equipment for necessary repairs.
• Sweeps and mops floors daily; strips and waxes floors semi-annually; cleans restrooms.
• Cleans buildings; empties garbage cans; picks up litter and debris.
• Winterizes city facilities.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED and moderate experience in the performance of general building maintenance, grounds keeping, or parks maintenance work, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Obtain CPR certification within one year of hire. Valid driver's license in the State of North Carolina.

General knowledge of the tools, materials, and equipment used in general construction, turf grass, horticulture, and maintenance work; general knowledge of the materials, equipment, tools, and techniques of the standard building trades; some knowledge of safety precautions applicable to the duties of the class; ability to understand and follow specific oral instructions; ability to read maps and take measurements; ability to operate mowers, tractors, and related machinery and equipment; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, contractors, vendors, and the general public.

Other Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, speaking or hearing and reaching with hands and arms, frequently requires walking, sitting, using hands to finger, handle or feel, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions and occasionally requires tasting or smelling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arm’s length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to wet humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to vibration, frequently requires working in high, precarious places and exposure to blood borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment and occasionally requires exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to extreme heat (non-weather), exposure to the risk of electrical shock and wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).