Grounds Maintenance Worker

CITY OF ELIZABETH CITY; Elizabeth City (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

CITY OF ELIZABETH CITY is seeking a grounds maintenance worker to perform semi-skilled tasks across city parks, operate small engine equipment, and maintain playgrounds, benches, and tables.

You will work under close supervision, mowing, edging, trimming grass, pruning trees and shrubs, and ensuring equipment is serviced and ready. Minimum education is a high school diploma or GED with at least six months of related grounds maintenance experience.

Qualifications

• Requires High School diploma or GED and six months of grounds maintenance experience.
• Experience in landscaping and operating small engine equipment.
• Proficiency in minor repairs or related tasks.

Responsibilities

• Inspects and maintains playground equipment, benches, and tables.
• Maintains park lawns and landscaping; mows, edges, and trims grass; prunes trees and shrubs.
• Maintains and services equipment.
• Performs related work as required.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Landscaping

Small engine equipment operation

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Small engine equipment

Job description

General Description

The purpose of this job is to perform semi-skilled work in a variety of grounds maintenance assignments, operating specialized equipment and other work as required.

This position works under close supervision according to set procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this position. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the position as necessary.

• Inspects and maintains playground equipment, benches, and tables.
• Maintains park lawns and landscaping; mows, edges, and trims grass; prunes trees and shrubs.
• Maintains and services equipment.
• Performs related work as required.

Physical Demands:

• Performs light to medium work that involves walking or standing virtually all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or skill, adeptness and speed in the use of the fingers, hands or limbs on repetitive operation of mechanical or electronic office or shop machines or tools within moderate tolerances or limits of accuracy.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment):

• Involves routine and frequent exposure to:
• Bright/dim light; Dusts and pollen.
• Extreme heat and/or cold; Wet or humid conditions.
• Extreme noise levels, Animals/wildlife.
• Vibration; Fumes and/or noxious odors.
• Traffic; Moving machinery.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires High School diploma or GED equivalent and six (6) months of experience providing grounds maintenance, landscaping and/or operating small engine equipment and providing minor repairs or closely related experience.