Medium Equipment Operator - Neighborhood Parks Maintenance Division

City of Savannah, Georgia; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Savannah, Georgia is seeking a landscape maintenance worker to perform a variety of outdoor upkeep tasks at city sites. The role requires a high school diploma or GED with two years of medium equipment operation and maintenance experience, plus a valid driver’s license and background check.

Work location is 16 Interchange Ct, with morning shifts Monday through Friday. The position involves operating tractors and other equipment, performing planting, pruning, fertilizer application,

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; with two years of medium equipment operation and maintenance experience or equivalent.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with acceptable driving history.
• Background investigation and pre-employment medical screen required; verification of education and licenses will be performed.

Responsibilities

• Maintains, inspects, and operates hand and power tools and small equipment such as weed trimmers, chainsaws, mowers, blowers, and hand tools.
• Removes litter, debris, weeds, and wild growth; cleans waste receptacles and bags debris.
• Performs general landscape maintenance including blowing, weed eating, and mulch spreading.
• Maintains equipment; performs minor repairs; washes and greases machinery.
• Digs trenches and repairs irrigation lines and mainline breaks.
• Plants shrubs and trees; trims hedges and landscape plants; applies mulch to beds.
• Trims and pulls weeds; rakes and blows leaves; applies pesticides and fertilizers.

Skills

Equipment operation

Lawn maintenance

Irrigation repair

Hedge pruning

Tree planting

Pesticide application

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Tractor operation

Backhoe

Dump truck

Power tools

Lawn maintenance equipment

Job description

High School Diploma or GED equivalent; with two (2) years of medium equipment operation and maintenance experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving history.

Work location: 16 Interchange Ct. Hours: 6:15 am- 2:45 pm Monday- Friday

Additional Requirements

Background investigation, including supervised drug screen, post offer/pre-employment medical screen; and verification of education, certifications, and licenses required prior to employment.

• Maintains, inspects, and operates various hand and power tools and small equipment, such as weed trimmers, chainsaws, mowers, blowers, and hand tools.
• Removes litter, debris, weeds, and wild growth; cleans waste and empties trash receptacles; shovels soil, rock, mulch, leaves, and debris; loads materials on trucks.
• Performs general landscape maintenance, including blowing, weed eating, and spreading mulch.
• Maintains assigned equipment; completes minor repairs; washes and greases equipment.
• Digs trenches.
• Repairs irrigation lines and mainline breaks.
• Plants shrubs and trees.
• Trims hedges and prunes landscape plants.
• Applies mulch to landscape beds.
• Trims and pulls weeds.
• Rakes and blows leaves.
• Applies pesticides and fertilizers.
• Collects and removes litter.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of maintenance and construction procedures, equipment, and materials.
• Knowledge of safe tractor operation and tractor implements.
• Knowledge of landscape maintenance techniques.
• Knowledge of turf grass care and maintenance.
• Knowledge of city and department policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of general maintenance and repair procedures.
• Skill in the operation of work-related equipment, including tractors, flatbed trucks, dump trucks, backhoes, trimmers, blowers, and front-end loaders.
• Skill in the operation of lawn maintenance equipment.
• Skill in the operation of hand and power tools.
• Skill in oral and written communication.