Parks Maintenance Technician - Laborer III

City of Harrisburg; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 39,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined pension plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Health care benefits

Job summary

The City of Harrisburg is hiring a Laborer III in the Department of Public Works – Parks Maintenance. This full-time role entails manual labor in all weather, with supervision by the Director of Parks Maintenance. The position may operate independently or as part of a crew.

Responsibilities include custodial tasks, landscaping, minor repairs, equipment maintenance, and loading heavy materials. Regular weekend hours and occasional evenings are required.

Qualifications

• One year of maintenance, construction or related work experience preferred.
• Valid Pennsylvania Driver’s License, Class C.

Responsibilities

• Cleans, sweeps and performs other general custodial tasks in work area.
• Maintains flower beds, rakes leaves, shovels snow, sweeps sidewalks, picks up litter, cuts grass.
• Repairs to minor buildings and fixtures.
• Performs minor maintenance of equipment.
• Loads and unloads stone, dirt and tanbark (up to 100 lbs.).
• Mixes concrete.
• Performs general maintenance and construction duties.
• Operates hand tools, lawn mowers, generators, chain saws, small power tools, and landscape equipment.
• Unloads and loads empty barrels (35 lbs.).
• Dumps trash barrels (up to 100 lbs.)
• Sets up and tears down staging (up to 80 lbs.).
• Painting of interiors/exteriors as required.
• Assists with repairs to recreation equipment as needed.
• Assists Botanical Specialist and Crew Leaders as needed.

Skills

Manual labor

Physical stamina

Driver's license

Teamwork

Job description

The City of Harrisburg is hiring a Laborer III in the Department of Public Works – Parks Maintenance. This full-time role entails manual labor in all weather, with supervision by the Director of Parks Maintenance. The position may operate independently or as part of a crew.

Responsibilities include custodial tasks, landscaping, minor repairs, equipment maintenance, and loading heavy materials. Regular weekend hours and occasional evenings are required.