Maintenance Worker

City of Winston-Salem; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401a Contribution

Group Health Insurance

Paid Holidays

Vacation Leave

Wellness Program

Job summary

City of Winston-Salem is seeking an intermediate skilled trades worker to maintain grass and turf in city parks and on city-owned property, performing related tasks under moderate supervision.

The role includes operating grounds-keeping equipment, handling litter removal, and assisting with daily work orders and safety procedures. Strong knowledge of department policies and equipment is essential for success.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and moderate experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Thorough knowledge of related industry organization, department policies, practices, and procedures; knowledge of laws and ordinances; familiarity with city geography; ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages.

Responsibilities

• Operates grounds keeping equipment; maintains park grounds and rights of way; clears leaves and debris as needed.
• Collects and removes litter from city-owned property.
• Performs pre-trip inspections of vehicles and equipment and maintains tools.
• Assists with assigned tasks from supervisor and community service workers.
• Performs emergency maintenance during severe weather, including snow removal.
• Verifies daily work assignments with supervisor; assists with traffic control as needed.

Skills

Arithmetic calculations

Interpersonal skills

Grounds maintenance knowledge

Equipment operation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Moderate experience in grounds maintenance

Tools

Grounds equipment operation

Job description

Performs intermediate skilled trades work maintaining the grounds and turf in city parks and on city owned property, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Crew Coordinator.

Examples of Duties

• Operates various grounds keeping equipment; maintains cleanliness of right of ways and park grounds; mulches leaves when necessary.
• Collects and removes litter found on right of ways and city owned property.
• Performs pre-trip inspection of vehicles and equipment; maintains tools and equipment.
• Assists community service workers with assigned tasks.
• Performs emergency maintenance duties after severe weather including snow removal.
• Verifies details of daily work assignments with supervisor.
• Assists with traffic control as needed.

Typical Qualifications

Education and Experience: High school diploma or GED and moderate experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Thorough knowledge of related industry, organization, and department policies, practices, and procedures; thorough knowledge of related industry organization, and departmental legal guides, recommendations, best practices, ordinances, and laws; comprehensive knowledge of various grounds maintenance equipment; general knowledge of work orders; general knowledge of city geography; ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions or decimals; ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, vendors and the general public.

Physical Requirements

This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires using hands to finger, handle or feel and reaching with hands and arms, frequently requires standing, walking, sitting, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions and occasionally requires speaking or hearing, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, tasting or smelling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to vibration and occasionally requires exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).

Employee Benefits

• 401a Contribution (employee match not required)
• Bus Pass Program
• Education Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Suggestion Program
• Family and Medical Leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Group Health Insurance
• Group Dental Insurance
• Jury Duty Leave
• Life/Accidental Death Insurance
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Military Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Promotion from Within
• Retirement/Pension Plan (State of NC)
• School Leave
• Shared Leave
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Sick Leave
• Training
• Vacation Leave
• Wellness Program

The City of Winston-Salem's employment practices are guided by federal, state, and local rules and regulations guaranteeing employment opportunities to all persons without regard to and prohibiting discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, religion, political affiliation or beliefs, national origin or handicap, unless a bonafide occupational qualification exists.

Do you possess a valid drivers license?

• Yes
• No
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