Winter Parks Maintenance Laborer II

Mass; Milton (MA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation seeks a Seasonal Laborer II for Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, MA. The position runs from 11/15/26 to 3/20/27 and may require weekends/holidays.

Salary follows the state pay scale for full-time seasonal work; two openings are available. The duties include snow/ice operations, maintenance of public areas, installation of signage, groundskeeping, and operating light vehicles and power tools.

Qualifications

• At least six months of full-time, or equivalent part-time, manual labor experience in general construction or maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Snow and ice removal from roadways, sidewalks, driveways, parking lots and entryways.
• Cleans and maintains public areas of assigned location such as restrooms, campgrounds, parking lots, trails, beaches etc.
• Performs various manual labor tasks which may require some specialized skill.
• Installs, repairs and maintains signs by digging holes and installing supports using a variety of hand tools or power tools.
• Plants, transplants, prunes, trims and fertilizes trees, flowers and shrubs; seeds lawns and gardens; sprays for insects and plant diseases; and performs related tasks such as cutting grass, raking leaves and watering trees, shrubs and flowers as required for the upkeep and beautification of public grounds.
• Load and unload trucks (firewood, park supplies, equipment, etc), physically or by use of dollies; unpacks and stores supplies and equipment in stockrooms, storerooms or warehouses; and takes periodic inventories of supplies and equipment.
• Performs preventative maintenance on assigned equipment and tools by washing, inspecting, tightening, lubricating and sharpening edges on all cutting tools.
• Perform related duties such as repairing and painting guard rails; setting up wooden horses, cones etc. for traffic control purposes; moving equipment, sweeping, collecting and removing trash.
• Operate handheld power tools.
• Install attachments such as mowers, plow blades, leaf catcher buckets and vacuum cleaners to tractors and/or trucks in order to equip vehicles for grass cutting, roadway cleaning, snow removal, etc.
• Operate motor vehicles, including light vehicles, trucks, & UTV's, in connection with assigned unit activities.
• Operate camp registration offices, issue admission tickets, receive receipts and maintain simple records.
• Perform related duties as required. Required to work outside in all types of weather.

Job description

Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation seeks a Seasonal Laborer II for Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, MA. The position runs from 11/15/26 to 3/20/27 and may require weekends/holidays.

Salary follows the state pay scale for full-time seasonal work; two openings are available. The duties include snow/ice operations, maintenance of public areas, installation of signage, groundskeeping, and operating light vehicles and power tools.