Maintenance Technician - Cemeteries

City of Richmond; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Richmond is seeking a Maintenance Technician for the Cemeteries Division. This essential role involves general grounds maintenance and ensuring safety and cleanliness across parks, cemeteries, and community facilities. Ideal candidates will have experience in grounds maintenance and a commitment to high-quality customer service.

Qualifications

• One year of grounds maintenance experience required.
• Valid Virginia Driver’s License preferred.
• Knowledge of turf management practices desired.

Responsibilities

• Performing routine cleaning tasks and maintenance of facilities.
• Mowing, trash removal, and snow/ice removal.
• Providing customer service to park guests.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Customer service

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Grounds maintenance equipment

Job description

The City of Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilitiesis looking for a Maintenance Technicianfor the Cemeteries Division.This position is responsible for general grounds maintenance and cleaning of parks, cemeteries, and facilities throughout Parks Recreation and Community Facilities. This position will assist the department with establishing and executing regular maintenance cycles that will ensure that the parks, cemeteries, facilities, and green spaces are safe, clean, and accessible for public use.

• Performing routine cleaning tasks and maintenance of community centers, shelters, and restrooms.
• Mowing, weed eating, trash/debris removal, supporting special events and projects, and snow/ice removal
• Maintaining athletic field maintenance, leaf collection/removal, invasive plant removal, and minor equipment repair
• Cleaning buildings and other facilities as needed
• Provide Park guest with friendly & professional customer service, useful information and recommendations for safe park and facility usage
• Other duties as assigned
  

This position is considered an Essential Personnel, which means that the incumbent is required to work when the City is closed due to public emergencies, critical or hazardous conditions, or inclement weather.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• The incumbent has considerable knowledge of grounds maintenance, planning, and following safety rules and regulations.

• Demonstrated skills in operating grounds maintenance equipment. Effective oral and written communication is desired.

• Proven dependability and customer service.

• Demonstrated ability to self-manage, work on a team, problem solve and prioritize tasks.

• Knowledge of turf management practices is desired.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Requires a High School Diploma or GED
• One year of grounds maintenance experience
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

PREFERRED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Valid Virginia Driver’s License Required
• Proper use and maintenance of small engine equipment such as lawn mowers, weed eaters, and blowers preferred.

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Some positions may require a valid driver’s license with an acceptable record and a Commonwealth of Virginia driver’s license within 30 days of hire

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS:Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly finger, talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions; frequently walk; and occasionally stoop, reach, stand, push, pull, lift, grasp, and feel. The working conditions may contain environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.