Skilled Laborer (part-time) (recreation center)

Bellevue College; New Ulm (MN); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a vibrant team at a state-of-the-art Recreation Center in New Ulm! This part-time Skilled Laborer role involves light maintenance and custodial duties, perfect for individuals looking to contribute to community recreation. You'll be responsible for keeping facilities clean and safe, operating various maintenance tools, and ensuring a welcoming environment for visitors. Enjoy a competitive benefits package and flexible hours, working approximately 20 hours per month. If you're reliable and eager to be part of a dedicated team, this opportunity is ideal for you!

Benefits

Health care savings plan

PERA

Optional deferred compensation plans

Optional life insurance

Personal leave plan

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; applicants must be at least 18 years old.
• Experience in maintenance, landscaping, or pool maintenance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform light maintenance and custodial duties at the Recreation Center.
• Sweep, mop, and scrub floors, and maintain cleanliness in designated areas.

Skills

General maintenance duties

Knowledge of cleaning practices

Pool chemistry knowledge

Ability to work with chemicals

Ability to follow directions

Teamwork and cooperation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Floor scrubber

Wet/dry vacuum

Floor buffer

Push mower

Job description

The City of New Ulm Park & Recreation Department has 1-2 part-time job openings for Skilled Laborers who will be responsible for light maintenance and custodial duties. We operate a state-of-the-art Recreation Center and are looking for responsible individuals who want to be a part of our team! The applicant must be available one - two weekends per month (Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday). This position will average approximately 20 hours per month. Applicants must be 18 years of age. We provide a competitive benefits package, including a health care savings plan, PERA, optional deferred compensation plans, optional PERA life insurance, and personal leave plan.

Position will be open until filled.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB

• Sweep, vacuum, mop and scrub floors in team rooms, public bathrooms, hallways, pool decks and other designated areas.
• Clean windows and wash walls.
• Empty trash receptacles and recycle qualifying refuse.
• Operate floor scrubber, wet/dry vacuum, floor buffer, push mower and other larger mowers.
• Shovel snow.
• Rake leaves and assist with pruning hedges.
• Pick up trash in parking lots and activity areas.
• Open facilities for use and close them at the end of the work day.
• Set up for activities.
• Building, lawn, and pool maintenance.
• Adheres to all safety practices and procedures and attends all training as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to perform general maintenance duties.
• Knowledge of general maintenance and cleaning practices.
• Ability to take pool and compressor readings and accurately enter data in record book.
• Ability to learn to work with chemicals and to properly treat swimming pools.
• Ability to work in a safe manner and comply with all safety procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of pool chemistry, electrical, HVAC, and boiler systems, cleaning equipment to include bio-hazards.
• Ability to follow verbal and written directions.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a crew, efficiently and cooperatively.

Position requires a high school diploma, GED or enrollment in a qualified course of study the completion of which results with a diploma or GED and a valid driver's license. Some proven experience in any of the following areas: grounds maintenance or landscaping; swimming pool maintenance; boiler operation; building maintenance and cleaning; minor plumbing repair; and planting and caring for trees, shrubs and other ground vegetation. Applicants must be 18 years of age.

This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds to in excess of 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, walking, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms and pushing or pulling, frequently requires stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and lifting and occasionally requires climbing or balancing and tasting or smelling; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arms length, operating machines, operating motor