Grounds Maintenance Worker II

City of Daphne; Daphne (AL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Paid vacation & sick leave

Health & dental benefits

Retirement system

CDL pay differentials

Job summary

City of Daphne seeks a skilled equipment operator to perform manual tasks across city streets, drainage projects, and parks. Responsibilities include operating machinery, maintaining supplies, and transporting materials on various city sites.

The role supports road construction, landscaping, and general maintenance, with emphasis on safety and collaboration with supervisors and teams. Valid Alabama driver’s license required and prior city maintenance experience preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent plus 1+ year experience in equipment operation or road maintenance.
• Experience with landscaping/groundskeeping is acceptable.
• Ability to operate and maintain equipment and tools.

Responsibilities

• Operate equipment and perform manual tasks for city streets, drainage, parks, and facilities.
• Maintain inventory of equipment, tools, and materials for projects.
• Transport, load, and unload materials and equipment.
• Assist in road construction, maintenance, and repair tasks.
• Assist with landscaping and groundskeeping of parks and recreation areas.
• Coordinate with supervisor and other departments; ensure safety.

Skills

Arithmetic

Equipment operation

Communication

Decision making

Data interpretation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

1+ year equipment operation/road maintenance experience

Tools

State of Alabama driver’s license

CDL (Class A or B)

Job description

The purpose of this classification is to operate equipment and perform manual work functions associated with construction, repair, maintenance, landscaping, and groundskeeping of city streets/roads, drainage systems, parks, and recreation facilities.

• 12 Scheduled Paid Holidays a Year
• Paid Vacation Time & Paid Sick Leave
• BCBS Health & Dental - Low Premiums
• Retirement Systems of Alabama
• Employees that hold a Class A CDL will receive a $1.00 per hour pay differential.
• Employees that hold a Class B CDL will receive a $0.85 per hour pay differential.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Operates equipment and performs manual work functions associated with various city departments and functions as assigned, which may include construction/maintenance of city streets/roads, drainage systems, right-of-way areas, parks, recreation facilities, grounds areas, or other areas of assignment.
• Checks/maintains inventory of necessary equipment, tools, supplies and materials for use on projects or at work sites.
• Transports, loads and unloads various materials and equipment used in projects.
• Performs manual work functions associated with road construction, maintenance and repair projects.
• Performs manual tasks associated with landscaping, groundskeeping, and maintenance of city parks/recreation facilities.
• Operates a variety of equipment, machinery and tools used in department projects and activities.
• Performs general maintenance tasks necessary to keep machinery, equipment and tools in operable condition.
• Utilizes precautionary safety equipment and monitors work environment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals.
• Responds to emergency calls during hurricanes, inclement weather, or other emergency situations.
• Coordinates and/or assists in setting up special events/activities; assists with traffic control and litter pickup.
• Prepares or completes various forms, correspondence, reports, maintenance reports, and other documents.
• Receives various forms, reports, time sheets, invoices, delivery tickets, maintenance reports, work orders, maps, drawings, diagrams, chemical data sheets, catalogs, manuals, reference materials, or other documentation; reviews, completes, processes, forwards or retains as appropriate.
• Communicates with supervisor, employees, other departments, the public, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.
• Communicates via telephone and/or two-way radio; provides information and assistance; takes and relays messages or directs calls to appropriate personnel; returns calls as necessary.
• Serves as lead worker on job site giving limited direction and guidance to other workers, ensuring work is completed timely and accurately.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of basic arithmetic operations.
• Skill in operating and controlling the actions of equipment and machinery, requiring the monitoring, adjustment, regulation, and/or setting of multiple conditions
• Ability to compile, assemble, copy, record and/or transcribe data according to a prescribed schema or plan. Includes judging whether readily observable functional, structural or compositional characteristics are similar to or divergent from prescribed standards, procedures or routines.
• Ability to exchange information for the purpose of clarifying details within well-established policies, procedures and standards.
• ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.
• Ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form.
• Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.

Education and Experience

High school diploma or equivalent; supplemented by one (1) or more years previous experience and/or training involving equipment operation, road maintenance/construction, or landscaping/groundskeeping; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Licenses or Certifications

Valid State of Alabama driver’s license.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work is moderate work which requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force. Work requires regular and, at times, sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and that may involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials. require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in an outdoor environment. Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, toxic agents, disease, or pathogenic substances.