Worker II - Projects & Construction

City of Wichita; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

City of Wichita is seeking a part-time seasonal general maintenance worker for park, forestry, and golf course maintenance tasks. The role provides varied duties under supervision, with a 6:30am to 3:00pm schedule and no union representation.

Successful candidates will perform mowing, operate tractors, and assist in multiple maintenance activities, with emphasis on safety and reliability. Applicants must be 18+, possess a Kansas driver’s license, and be legally authorized to work in the United

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• A valid Kansas Driver's License.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Mowing, trimming and other turf care duties.
• Operate tractors, riding lawn mowers, and trucks.
• Trash pickup around athletic fields, parks and ROW.
• Load and unload materials such as stone, gravel and timber.
• Assist skilled workers in park, forestry and golf course maintenance.
• Shovel snow and manage ice from streets and walks.
• Water lawns, trim shrubs and trees, and prepare ground for maintenance.

Skills

Outdoor work

Communication

Physical stamina

Safety awareness

Tools

Mowing tractors / lawn equipment

Job description

This is part-time seasonal general maintenance work in park maintenance, forestry maintenance and/or golf course maintenance activities. As work experience is gained, employees may be assigned to somewhat more difficult tasks. Work is performed under the direction of a supervisor who issues general instructions for routine jobs and specific instructions at the beginning of each new job when departures are made from established procedures.

THIS IS A LIMITED PART-TIME POSITION

The day and hours for this position: varies, 6:30am - 3:00pm

Bargaining Unit: No Union Representation

Posting may come down at anytime

• Mowing, trimming and other duties related to turf care.
• Operate motorized vehicles such as tractors, riding lawn mowers, and trucks.
• Trash pick around athletic fields, parks and ROW.
• Loads and unloads stone, gravel, dirt, timber, leaves, and similar items.
• Assists skilled and semiskilled workers in varied park maintenance, golf maintenance and other repair activities.
• Shovels snow and breaks ice from streets and walks and loads snow on trucks or piles it in designated places.
• Waters lawns, trims shrubs and trees, spades, rakes, and otherwise prepares ground and assists in related ground maintenance work.
• Waters, spreads fertilizer, and cares for flowers, shrubs and trees as directed.
• These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive.
• Other job-related duties may be assigned as needed.

• Ability to acquire within a reasonable period of time, knowledge of the procedures, tools, equipment and materials used in maintenance work
• Ability to follow simple oral or written instructions
• Ability to work outdoors when inclement weather conditions exist
• Ability to shovel, snow, sand, gravel, to or from dump truck bed
• Ability to safely operate mowing tractor over rough terrain for several hours at a time
• Ability to tolerate airborne nuisances associated with open grounds and windy conditions
• Ability to lift and carry bulky items weighing up to 50 pounds
• Ability to be continuously performing tasks that require one to push, pull, climb (ladders and in and out of vehicular equipment), bend, twist, reach, stand, and walk about (up to a half mile at a time) for most of an eight hour shift
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Will require possession of and ability to maintain a valid Kansas commercial driver's license (CDL)
• An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

Required Experience and Training

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• A valid Kansas Driver's License.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need of a sponsorship.

Preferred Experience and Training

• Experience with general maintenance in park, forestry

Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre-employment physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory evaluation of the results of a criminal record check.

Please note that this position is part of a random drug testing pool, and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.