Recreation Maintenance Worker I - Dept. of Public Works

Manchester, New Hampshire

Employer: Transforce
Industry: 
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Job Description

Grade 13

General Statement of Duties

Maintains parks and related areas within the Parks and Recreation Department; performs related work as required; performs directly related work as required.

Examples of Essential Work
  • Plants, waters, fertilizes, cultivates, mows and rakes grass;
  • Trims fence lines and the banks of drainage ditches;
  • Collects litter and debris;
  • Empties park garbage cans and hauls the collected waste;
  • Applies pesticides under close supervision;
  • Uses hand tools such as picks, shovels and rakes;
  • Operates power equipment, including chain saws, edgers, weed eaters, push and riding mowers, back hoes and field painters;
  • Operates dump truck for construction and maintenance including plowing and snow removal operations;
  • Inventories Parks and Recreation areas and informs supervisor of any needed repairs and/or maintenance;
  • Cleans and weeds flower beds, mulches around flowers and waters as appropriate;
  • Cleans flowers and prunes related shrubbery as necessary;
  • Cleans and paints concession stands, field houses and related Parks and Recreation facilities;
  • Repairs windows, doors, plumbing and other fixtures;
  • Performs manual tasks in the installation of water lines, irrigation systems, fencing, flag poles, benches and picnic tables;
  • Constructs and maintains pitcher's mounds and related components of athletic fields;
  • Loosens, levels and maintains dirt infields and baselines;
  • Prepares playing fields through measuring and applying paint or marble dust;
  • Installs and maintains soccer goals, outdoor basketball posts, football goalposts, bleachers, gates, fencing, backstops and netting;
  • Repairs worn areas of playing areas by cultivating, leveling grades and/or replacing grass;
  • Prepares athletic fields for competition by setting out bases or related equipment as needed;
  • Monitors and maintains equipment in a safe operating condition and reports all damages to supervisor;
  • Checks and maintains air, oil, fuel, spark plugs, mower blades, tires etc.;
  • Cleans equipment and work area;
  • Measures and marks off grave lots;
  • Removes grass for replanting over completed graves;
  • Digs graves according to specification with a backhoe and/or hand tools;
  • Covers open grave with plywood until the ceremony is held and the burial is complete;
  • Sets up tents and all related equipment for burials;
  • Fills and settles graves and installs markers and vases
  • Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions;
Acceptable Experience and Training
  • Graduation from High School or possession of a GED; and
  • Some experience in landscaping or related operations; or
  • Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.
Required Special Qualifications
  • Valid CDL -B License with air brakes (or w/in 6-months of employment);
  • Valid New Hampshire driver's license.
Created: 2024-09-10
Reference: 5HjPiOlS4Gf1
Country: United States
State: New Hampshire
City: Manchester
ZIP: 03109

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