Park Maintenance Craftsperson

brooklinema; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 38,572 - 39,950; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

12 paid holidays

2 weeks’ vacation to start

Job summary

The Town of Brookline is seeking an experienced Park Maintenance Craftsperson for year-round care and management of parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, and open spaces.

This role involves operating heavy equipment, maintaining parks, and ensuring safe working conditions. A valid CDL Class B and Hoisting License are required. The position offers a competitive wage of $28.86 per hour along with generous benefits including vacation and health insurance.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in labor, heavy equipment operation, and grounds maintenance.
• Valid Commercial Driver’s License, Class B.
• Valid MA Hoisting Engineer’s License.

Responsibilities

• Operate vehicles and equipment including dump trucks, front-end loaders, and backhoes.
• Perform manual work such as mowing lawns, trimming trees, and cleaning tennis courts.
• Maintain power equipment like mowers and blowers, ensuring they are in good condition.

Skills

Equipment operation

Maintenance skills

Landscaping knowledge

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Dump trucks

Front-end loaders

Zamboni machine

Job description

Join Our Team as a Park Maintenance Craftsperson!

The Brookline Parks and Open Space Division is seeking an experienced Park Maintenance Craftsperson to join our team. The Parks Division maintains a network of beautiful parks and open spaces. This position will provide skilled year‑round care, maintenance, and management of Town parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, sanctuaries, and other open spaces, and also participate in seasonal snow removal operations. A valid CDL Class B and Hoisting License are required.

Why Join Us?

As part of the Town of Brookline’s Parks and Open Space Division, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the community by maintaining and enhancing our beautiful parks and open spaces. We offer a competitive hourly wage of $28.86 per hour, generous leave time, health and dental insurance benefits, 12 paid holidays, 2 weeks’ vacation to start, up to 7 personal days, 15 paid sick days, pension system, and excellent working conditions.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate vehicles and equipment, including dump trucks, front‑end loaders, backhoes, leaf collector, trucks and trailers, and more.
• Perform manual work such as mowing lawns and fields, rebuilding baseball diamonds, cleaning tennis courts, weeding fence lines, mulching playgrounds, and emptying barrels in parks.
• Trim and prune trees and shrubs; make pathway improvements and repairs; perform light masonry work, carpentry, and painting; rake; pick up trash and litter.
• Perform field maintenance, such as overseeding with tractor or overseeder; paint lines for soccer, football, and lacrosse; roll and aerate fields; fill sand boxes; prepare pitcher’s mounds; close and winterize fields; put up and dismantle nets and poles; clean courts of leaves and debris; store equipment.
• May work at the skating rink to make and remove ice, paint ice surface, keep maintenance logs of ice making equipment, drive Zamboni machine to scrape, clean and make ice, and maintain equipment.
• Plow snow, sand, and shovel snow around public buildings; maintain power equipment, such as mowers and blowers, including lubrication and sharpening of blades.
• Perform similar or related work as required, or as the situation dictates.

Qualifications

• High school diploma and two years of experience in labor, heavy equipment operation, and grounds maintenance.
• Valid Commercial Driver’s License, Class B.
• Valid MA Hoisting Engineer’s License.

Knowledge, Ability, and Skill

• Knowledge of equipment operation and maintenance, safety practices and work zone safety, labor practices and grounds maintenance activities; basic knowledge of landscaping.
• Ability to drive and operate potentially dangerous equipment, assist other personnel on projects, lift heavy objects, read plans and diagrams, and recognize maintenance or repair needs of vehicles and equipment.
• Equipment operation and driving skills.

Physical Requirements

Strenuous physical effort is required. The employee is frequently required to use hands to operate equipment, walk, stand, sit, speak, hear, reach with hands and arms, crouch, crawl, stoop, climb, and continuously mount and dismount from a truck and lift or move items weighing up to 100 pounds. The employee is required to work in adverse weather conditions. Vision requirements include the ability to read routine documents and operate equipment and vehicles.

How to Apply

If you're ready to bring your expertise in park maintenance to the Town of Brookline, we want to hear from you! Please apply today! Position open until filled.

The Town of Brookline is an equal opportunity employer and dedicated to maintaining a diverse workforce.