FOL Tech 3

Oglebay-1; Wheeling (WV); On-site; USD 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Oglebay Park in Wheeling, WV is seeking a versatile Grounds Maintenance Assistant to help maintain Festival of Lights displays, assist guests, and support general grounds work. You will work with a team or alone to complete tasks and help ensure a welcoming guest experience.

This hourly role pays $13.00 to $15.00 and requires a high school diploma or GED or 1–3 months of related experience. Candidates should be able to operate basic tools and light equipment, perform light maintenance, and help

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED, or 1–3 months related experience and/or training.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Interact with the public in a cheerful and positive attitude; solve guest problems and complaints; maintain harmonious working relationships with staff and external contractors.
• Work either solo or as part of a team to accomplish goals and other job tasks.
• Assist in maintaining Festival of Lights displays and grounds; perform non-licensed electrical work as needed.
• Inspect and repair frames and light strings; follow display light patterns as required.
• Assist with construction and installation of light displays, landscape lighting, and facility decoration including decorating/un-decorating trees, structures and buildings.
• Perform nightly inspections of lights and displays for the duration of the Festival of Lights.
• Keep walkways, parking lots, roadways, and driveways clear of debris and litter.
• Operate equipment for grounds maintenance (blowers, chainsaws, mowers, tractors, etc.).
• Use hand tools for grounds maintenance (shovel, rake, pruner, etc.).
• Operate grinders, cutters, saws, and other tools for routine maintenance of displays and structures.

Skills

Guest service

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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Oglebay Park, Wheeling, WV, US

Salary Range: $13.00 To $15.00 Hourly

Assist in maintaining the Festival of Lights show, general grounds work, and provide guests with support services and satisfaction

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Interact with the public in a cheerful and positive attitude, solve guest problems and complaints in a proper manner, and maintain harmonious working relationships with fellow employees and external contractors
• Must be able to work alongside a team, or alone to accomplish goals and other job tasks
• Assist in maintaining inventory of Festival of Lights displays (non-licensed electrical work)
• Inspect and repair frames, and light strings for Festival of Lights displays and ability to follow display light pattern (non-licensed electrical work)
• Assist with construction and installation of light displays, landscape lighting, and facility decoration including decorating and un-decorating trees, structures and buildings
• Assist in nightly inspections of lights and displays for duration of FOL
• Keep walk ways, parking lots, roadways, and driveways clear of debris and litter
• Operate equipment for maintenance of grounds such as blowers, chainsaws, log-splitter, trimmers, mowers, tractors, skid steer, trailers, and other pieces of equipment
• Able to use hand tools for grounds maintenance such as shovel, trowel, rake, cultivator, posthole digger, broom, axe, forks, pruners, loppers and shears
• Able to operate grinders, cutters, saws, and other equipment needed to routine maintenance of FOL displays and structures
• Operation of one-ton dump truck and pickup truck (with snow plow), bucket trucks and man lifts
• Mows and trims around FOL displays and other assigned areas
• Split, stack, and deliver firewood
• Refuse collection park-wide through cottages, roadways, parking lots, shelters, and other assigned areas
• Snow removal and ice control from roadways, parking lots, driveways, and walk ways by using tractors, snow plows, shovels, brooms and ice chemical
• Prunes trees properly as needed
• Removes fallen trees and limbs, and assists with the removal of dead and/or damaged trees and shrubs
• Maintain clearance, make minor repairs, and paint fences and gates
• Performs minor repairs to roadways and parking lots
• Keep grounds, drainage ditches, and culverts free of litter and debris (including dead animals)
• Assist in setups and tear downs for special events
• Complete appropriate trainings listed on the human resources Training Matrix
• Adhere to Wheeling Park Commission's safety rules and policy; refer any and all safety concerns to department manager, safety committee or human resources

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED),or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.