Equipment Operator/Maintenance Worker - PRPL Cemetery

City-of-Billings,-M; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Billings seeks a Grounds Maintenance Worker to perform a full range of maintenance duties at Mountview Cemetery, city buildings, equipment or grounds, and to operate a variety of equipment.

You will maintain shop areas, perform routine equipment checks, assist with funeral services tasks such as locating grave plots and setting up lowering devices, and help with turf, irrigation and landscaping across city parks.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Two years’ work experience with irrigation/landscape installation service, and maintenance.
• Must possess valid Montana driver’s license or obtain within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Perform full range of maintenance duties at Mountview Cemetery, city buildings, equipment or grounds.
• Operate a variety of small and medium heavy equipment with minimal supervision.
• Maintain shop and storage areas; ensure cleanliness of work area and tools.
• Assist in funeral services tasks such as locating grave plots and preparing gravesites.
• Perform landscaping, turf care, irrigation and weed control tasks across city parks.

Skills

Driver's license

Irrigation experience

Landscape installation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Irrigation systems

Job description

Salary Range:

$23.4393 - $25.8510/hour. Salary reflects Step 1 and Step 3 of a 7-step pay scale. Salary at hiring will be dependent upon the applicant's education, experience, and training.

Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Required Application Attachments:

• Cover Letter
• Resume

Job Summary:

Responsible for performing a full range of maintenance duties at Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (PRPL) at Mountview cemetery, city buildings, equipment or grounds and/or operating a variety of equipment.

Scope of Responsibility:

Incumbent performs full range of duties as assigned, operates full range of small and medium heavy equipment, works independently and exercises judgment and initiative. Incumbent receives only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise and is fully aware of the operating procedures and policies of the division

Equipment Repair and Maintenance

• Checks tires, oil lubricant, water levels, lights and fuel; washes, lubricates and adjusts equipment; changes tires.

Maintains shop and storage areas used in performing assigned tasks; maintains cleanliness of work area and tools.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Special Duties:

Mountview Cemetery:

Cleanliness of the Cemetery

• Bend down and pick up loose artificial flowers and trash blown or carried into the Cemetery
• Empty trash cans throughout the Cemetery as needed

Funeral Services

• Locate grave plots, mark them for excavation, use a backhoe to excavate the grave and manually square up the grave site.

• Use of sod cutter to cut sod of new grave and also cutting sod to repair a winter grave. Moving and stacking sod by hand and replacing the sod when completing a grave.
• Dig by hand two feet by two feet by three feet hole cremation sites.
• Carry and use a 75lb jackhammer, when the ground is frozen, to excavate a cremation site and to cut the outline of full grave sites.
• Set up and take down all lowering device equipment and a tent.
• Meet the funeral procession at the front gate, stop traffic and lead the procession to the gravesite.
• Assist in carrying the casket to the gravesite and to help move the concrete vault into position.

Raising Graves

• In all weather conditions, hand shovel dirt and gravel to fill AVTs’ for backfilling gravesites.
• Use a jumping jack tamper and hand tamper to pack soil for both traditional and cremation gravesites.

Snow Removal

• Operate and maintain 2 and 3-stage snow blowers, operate a one-ton snow plow and shovel snow by hand.

Turf Care

• Operate and maintain all commercial mowers, push and riding lawnmowers; operate and maintain string trimmers, blowers, sweepers, sprayers and other lawn care equipment.
• Irrigation – manually handling irrigation heads. Threading metal pipe for irrigation system repairs.

Fertilization and Weed Control

• Operate and maintain sprayers and apply hazardous chemicals to control weeds and fertilize cemetery grounds.

Parks:

Various City Park locations

• Operates a variety of equipment including tractor, front-end loader, various mowing equipment up to 16’ area mowers, backhoe, trencher, blower, broom, snow plow, compaction equipment, dump truck, wood chipper, trash truck, bobcat, rock picker, and similar equipment while performing various assignments.
• Constructs, maintains, and operates park structures and facilities including electrical and plumbing systems. Diagnose and troubleshoot electrical components and notify proper personnel for repairs. Maintain and repair bathrooms including but not limited to; fixture flushometers, occupancy sensors, sweating copper pipe, fixture replacement, and waste water drain clearing.
• Maintains playgrounds, play equipment, and fall protection. Performs inspections to identify safety hazards within playgrounds and make the necessary repairs to bring components into compliance.
• Applies controlled herbicides in parks through handheld sprayers, tank pump sprayers, and broadcast sprayers. Areas treated include but not limited to; turf grass (parks, baseball fields, and soccer fields), planting beds, parking lots, sidewalks, and fence lines.
• Maintains, installs, and repairs complex irrigation systems, pump stations, irrigation pumps and irrigation wells in City Parks; activates and deactivates water systems; orders and purchases pipe, fittings, and repair parts; troubleshoots and repairs irrigation electrical problems including time clocks, transformers, and valve wires. Experience with central control irrigation systems such as Rainbird’s IQ program is preferred.
• Applies fertilizers in parks with walk behind spreaders, tractor towed spreaders, and handheld liquid applications. Areas treated include but not limited to; turf grass in parks, baseball fields, soccer fields, and planting beds with trees, shrubs, perennial and annual flowers.
• Exercises sports turf management on soccer, baseball, lacrosse, rugby, and football fields. Experience operating tractor towed core aerators, soil slicers, top dressers, drags, and edger’s is preferred.

• Performs landscape maintenance tasks of pruning trees and shrubs, hedge trimming, perennial flower rejuvenation, sod repair, mulching, tree and shrub planting, and edging.
• Operates, maintains, and repairs spray grounds. Makes adjustments to water features as needed to keep spray grounds operating within specifications.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• High school diploma or GED
• Two (2) years’ work experience with irrigation/landscape installation service, and maintenance
• Possession of a valid Montana driver’s license or must be obtained within thirty (30) days of employment.

Requires heavy physical effort, moving over 60 pounds, on an intermittent basis (less than 15% of the time). Must have the ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, crouch, stoop, squat, crawl, twist, climb and lift 75 lbs. Requires moderate attention to detail or deadlines on a frequent basis (between 45% and 70% of the time). Work requires exposure to disagreeable elements, at least one of which is intense, on an occasional basis (between 15% and 45% of the time).

Some requirements in this job description may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. All requirements are subject to modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and experience required. To perform this job successfully, the worker must possess the abilities and aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The City retains the discretion to add duties or change the duties of this position at any time.