Festival of Lights Maintenance Worker

Spanish Fork City; Spanish Fork (UT); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Spanish Fork City is seeking a Festival of Lights Maintenance Worker to perform a variety of outdoor lighting and maintenance tasks in a park setting. You will install, repair, and move holiday lights, requiring ladder work and basic electrical know-how.

This seasonal, outdoors role requires the ability to work with the public, adapt to weather, and occasionally evenings or weekends. Transportation to the site and English communication are required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of electrical string lights.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, co-workers, and the general public.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to safely operate various maintenance and repair equipment and tools.
• Ability to work on a ladder.
• Ability to work in cold weather.
• Must have transportation to and from work and speak English.
• Must have good organizational, planning, and strong people skills.
• Must be a self-motivated, open minded problem solver that adapts readily to change. This is a hands-on position.

Responsibilities

• Installs lights on trees which may involve ladders.
• Performs simple and minor repairs to lights and structures.
• Moves structures and plugs in to electricity.
• Responds to assignments from the lead worker and supervisor.

Skills

Electrical string lights knowledge

Communication skills

Interpersonal relations

Equipment operation

Ladder safety

Cold weather work

Transportation to work

Organization & planning

Self-motivation problem solving

Job description

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS MAINTENANCE WORKER

DEPARTMENT: PARKS AND RECREATION

JOB CLASSIFICATION: SEASONAL

PAY GRADE 2

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GENERAL PURPOSE:

Working under the supervision of the Spanish Fork City Festival of Lights Lead Worker the Festival of Lights Maintenance Worker performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled maintenance duties in a park setting and performs related work as required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Installs lights on trees which may involve ladders. Performs simple and minor repairs to lights and structures. Moves structures and plug in to electricity. Responds to assignments from the lead worker and supervisor.

Must have a professional and positive attitude with good communication skills. Be productive while working alone and with others. Is expected to deal effectively and courteously with the public and fellow employees. Note: Job is performed outdoors in hot and cold weather which may include rain and snow. Work hours are flexible which may include evenings and weekends if needed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of electrical string lights.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, co-workers, and the general public.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to safely operate various maintenance and repair equipment and tools.
• Ability to work on a ladder.
• Ability to work in cold weather.
• Must have transportation to and from work and speak English.
• Must have good organizational, planning, and strong people skills.
• Must be a self-motivated, open minded problem solver that adapts readily to change. This is a hands-on position.

MENTAL AND PHYSICAL APPLICATIONS:

Surroundings involve contact with outdoors, dust, dirt, heat, cold, arid/dry, humidity, wetness, and ice. Requires working with and around other employees. Occasionally requires working alone. Health and Safety conditions include constantly dealing with soil, water and plant materials. Physical activities include constant standing, kneeling, crouching, handling, balancing, turning, pushing, pulling, reaching and carrying. Requires occasional jumping, crawling, sitting, climbing, throwing and feeling. Requires talking, hearing, and seeing. Requires ability to lift up to 25 pounds without assistance Physical dimensions include strength necessary in hands, arms, legs, and back. Requires constant eye/hand coordination with occasional foot/eye/hand coordination. Occasionally requires vision strain, rapid speed work, and extreme muscular exertion, along with finger, hand/arm, and foot/leg dexterity. Mental applications include constant memory for details and attention to many items. Occasionally requires the estimation of the size, quality, and quantity of objects, along with the speed of moving objects. Occasional guided problem solving, creative problem solving, and memory for ideas, verbal and written directions.

Applicant will be required to submit to a criminal background check and drug test