Parks Maintenance Worker

Plainfield Park District; Normantown (IL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

EAP

Wellness program

Park programs

IMRF pension

Job summary

Plainfield Park District is seeking a base level park maintenance worker to perform routine grounds and facilities tasks in our outdoor spaces. You will operate mowers, tractors, skid steers, and a range of tools under supervision, ensuring parks remain safe, clean, and welcoming for families and visitors.

This role emphasizes physical work, independent initiative, and a teamwork mindset, with paid benefits and opportunities for training.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Ability to operate and care for maintenance equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operate equipment including mowers, tractors, skid steers, and vehicles.
• Perform routine and preventative maintenance on equipment and facilities.
• Inspect and report hazards across parks, pavilions, and athletic fields.
• Assist with landscape and turf maintenance, gardening, and cleanup.
• Support safety programs and customer service standards.

Skills

Operate equipment

Independent work

Team player

Follow directions

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Mowers

Tractors

Skid Steers

Hand & power tools

Job description

Why You'll Love This Job:

Join a team that values the outdoors and community! This role offers the chance to work in beautiful park settings, enjoy fresh air every day, and take pride in maintaining spaces that families and visitors love. You'll gain hands-on experience with a variety of equipment and tasks, making every day different and rewarding. We provide training opportunities to help you grow your skills and advance within the Park District. If you enjoy working independently, being active, and making a visible impact, this is the perfect role for you!

The position comes with an extremely favorable employee benefits package:

100% Employer Paid HMO BCBS Health Insurance OR Low cost PPO BCBS

100% Employer Paid Dental Insurance

100% Employer Paid Life Insurance

100% Employer Paid EAP

Wellness Program

Free/Discounted Park District Programs

Participation in the IMRF pension fund.

The starting pay rate is $20.00 per hour, DOQ

GENERAL PURPOSE:

This is a base level (unskilled/semi-skilled) classification in park maintenance and operations. This individual performs all preventative and routine park and equipment maintenance, under general supervision, through wide variety of tasks that may be assigned.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operate various equipment; including but not limited to mowers, tractors, skid steers, and vehicles.
• Utilize a variety of hand and power tools and small engine equipment.
• Inspect, report, remedy, repair any hazards, damage, vandalism and unsafe conditions for any recreation facility that includes but is not limited to buildings, pavilions/shelters, parks, playgrounds, and courts.
• Performs routine and preventative maintenance of equipment, machinery, vehicles and various components of the Park District system.
• Prepare and maintain various facilities including but not limited to athletic fields, swimming pools, equestrian center and recreational buildings.
• Cleans, maintains, and stocks restrooms/facilities/rental areas.
• Rakes, gathers, loads and hauls refuse and cut vegetation from parks and recreational facilities in order to clean park grounds, structures, and playing fields of trash and debris.
• General turf maintenance including but is not limited to watering, mowing, weed control, restoration, and fertilization.
• Landscape maintenance including but not limited to trimming, pruning, planting, raking, tiling, weed control and cleaning.
• Ice making, ice maintenance, ice removal, snow plowing, and snow removal.
• Perform unskilled and semi-skilled tasks involving the construction, maintenance, and repair of parks, recreational facilities, and equipment, with appropriate supervision or direction.
• Apply herbicides, fungicides, and pesticides safely and in accordance with procedures.
• Perform manual labor.
• Demonstrate, support, and enforce Park District customer service standards.
• Safely operate district vehicles and equipment.
• Participate in staff meetings and training sessions.
• Perform all job tasks within the rules and guidelines of the Park District's safety program.
• Assist in other sections of the department as assigned or required.
• This position may include weekend shifts and/or weekend coverage.
• Performs any additional related tasks as assigned or required.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Practical knowledge or the ability to obtain such regarding the operation and care of equipment and tools in maintenance operations.
• Ability and willingness to follow direction.
• Ability and willingness to work independently with little supervision, as a team member on a crew, and to direct and oversee the work of seasonal or temporary staff.

Plainfield Park District is an EOE