Maintenance Worker - Cemetaries

City of Winston-Salem; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Winston-Salem is seeking a grounds maintenance worker to perform routine cemetery maintenance under supervision, operating mowers, blowers, and weed whackers. The role includes assisting cemetery customers and supporting daily landscaping tasks on City-owned grounds.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or GED and basic experience with grounds upkeep and equipment. The position requires physical work and adherence to safety procedures.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and minimal experience maintaining grounds and landscaping and operating landscape maintenance equipment, OR equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Under immediate supervision, performs routine grounds maintenance work relating to the operation of City-owned cemeteries; performs related work as apparent or assigned.
• Operates commercial mowers and hand-held equipment such as blowers and weed-trimmers; assists with other landscaping tasks and routine equipment maintenance as required during the daily operation of City-owned cemeteries; assists customers with cemetery-related service requests.

Skills

Equipment operation

Grounds maintenance

Communication

Mechanical aptitude

Education

HS diploma or GED

Landscaping experience

Tools

Mowers

Weed-trimmer

Blowers

Job description

Under immediate supervision, performs routine grounds maintenance work relating to the operation of City-owned cemeteries; performs related work as apparent or assigned.

Operates commercial mowers and hand-held equipment such as blowers and weed-trimmers; assists with other landscaping tasks and routine equipment maintenance as required during the daily operation of City-owned cemeteries; assists customers with cemetery-related service requests.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Practical knowledge of operating and maintaining light grounds maintenance equipment such as commercial mowers, weed-trimmer and blowers; ability to understand and follow as well as to communicate simple oral and written instructions; possess a basic mechanical aptitude; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, vendors and the general public.

Education and Experience

High school diploma or GED and minimal experience maintaining grounds and landscaping and operating landscape maintenance equipment, OR equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements

This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires using hands to finger, handle or feel, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions, frequently requires standing, walking, reaching with hands and arms and lifting and occasionally requires sitting, speaking or hearing, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and tasting or smelling; 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, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arm’s length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to wet humid conditions (non-weather), exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to vibration and frequently requires working near moving mechanical parts; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic). Occasional exposure to above-average and below-average seasonal temperatures as well as inclement weather should be expected.

Possession of a valid Driver's License.

This position works alternating Monday-Friday, Tuesday-Saturday shifts and occasional holidays.