Seasonal Bright Nights Laborer

City of Springfield; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Springfield is seeking a park maintenance worker to perform groundkeeping and facilities upkeep across municipal parks. Duties include mowing, trimming grass, removing garbage, cleaning bathrooms, trimming vegetation, snow removal, debris cleanup, and assisting skilled workers on projects.

The role requires physical stamina, ability to follow oral instructions, and willingness to work outdoors in varying weather. High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the use of tools, equipment and materials commonly employed in municipal construction and maintenance work.
• Ability to understand and follow oral instructions.
• Ability to perform manual laboring tasks for extended periods, frequently under adverse weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Maintains park property by mowing, weeding, and trimming grass.
• Removes garbage.
• Cleans bathrooms.
• Trims vegetation.
• Shovels snow, breaks ice, spreads sand, sets out and maintains sand and salt boxes, and performs similar tasks in connection with snow removal operations.
• Rakes leaves and seeds, fertilizes, weeds, and mows grass. Shovels, rakes, and grades loam. Trims trees and brush; picks up paper, trash and debris; cleans ponds.
• Loads and unloads material, equipment and supplies.
• Works with pick and shovel.Lifts and places materials.Redirects traffic, cleans up debris, places barricades and lanterns, and performs similar tasks in assisting more skilled workers on constructions, maintenance and repair projects.
• Performs related work as required.

Skills

Knowledge of tools

Follow oral instructions

Manual labor

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Municipal tools

Equipment knowledge

Job description

Responsible for performing maintenance of all parks property. Supervision received may vary from close to moderately close depending upon the experience of the incumbent and the degree of variance from routine. No supervision is ordinarily exercised over other employees.

• Maintains park property by mowing, weeding, and trimming grass.
• Removes garbage.
• Cleans bathrooms.
• Trims vegetation.
• Shovels snow, breaks ice, spreads sand, sets out and maintains sand and salt boxes, and performs similar tasks in connection with snow removal operations.
• Rakes leaves and seeds, fertilizes, weeds, and mows grass. Shovels, rakes, and grades loam. Trims trees and brush; picks up paper, trash and debris; cleans ponds.
• Loads and unloads material, equipment and supplies.
• Works with pick and shovel.Lifts and places materials.Redirects traffic, cleans up debris, places barricades and lanterns, and performs similar tasks in assisting more skilled workers on constructions, maintenance and repair projects.
• Performs related work as required.

• Some knowledge of the use of tools, equipment and materials commonly employed in municipal construction and maintenance work.
• Ability to understand and follow oral instructions.
• Ability to perform manual laboring tasks for extended periods, frequently under adverse weather conditions.

High school diploma or equivalent.