Performs work maintaining and repairing parks, ball fields, golf course, playground areas, buildings, and facilities. Mows and maintains parks and other City grounds, cemeteries, golf roughs, and playgrounds; plants shrubs, sows grass, blows leaves, and maintains beds; trims hedges and weeds; sprays fertilizer, herbicides, and fungicides on grounds; repairs and maintains irrigation systems; performs minor electrical and plumbing work on buildings and picnic shelters; paints walls and parking lots; helps set up facilities for events; operates a variety of equipment including aerator, reel gang mower, fertilizer spreader, pull behind rotary mower, and hand tools in the performance of tasks; performs light maintenance of tractors and equipment; checks and changes oil, water, and fluid levels; changes filters; checks and inspects facilities, grounds, and equipment for necessary repairs; sweeps and mops floors daily; strips and waxes floors semi-annually; cleans restrooms; cleans buildings; empties garbage cans; picks up litter and debris; winterizes city facilities; empties garbage cans; and picks up litter and debris.

Hours: Monday-Friday; first shift. Job requires working some weekends, holidays, and evenings for special events, rentals, and festivals.

To Compete in the Selection Process: High school diploma/GED with experience working with athletic turf maintenance, grounds keeping or parks maintenance work. Must have a general knowledge of the tools, materials, and equipment used in general construction, turf grass, horticulture, and maintenance work; safety precautions; ability to perform labor for extended periods, often under unfavorable weather conditions; ability to understand and follow specific oral instructions, read maps and take measurements; ability to operate mowers, tractors, and related machinery and equipment; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.Special requirements: Valid NC Driver’s License required and CPR certification within 6 months of employment.