DOWNTOWN AREA MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST

This job posting will close on the closing date shown below. No additional applications will be accepted after the closing date. Applications will not be reviewed until after this posting closes.

Job Summary:

The Downtown Area Maintenance Specialist maintains the cleanliness, safety, and visual appeal of the downtown area. This role is responsible for daily litter removal, trash collection, mowing and general landscape maintenance, and routine safety inspections across all public spaces and parking lots.

Minimum Qualifications :

1. Education: High School Diploma or GED

2. Experience: 2 Years of general maintenance in a related field or the same field as this job is preferred.

3. General knowledge and ability to perform this job is required.

4. Licenses/Certifications: Valid Class C Driver’s License

Essential Job Functions:

• Empty all public trash cans
• Pick up litter on sidewalks, public parking lots, streets, curb lines and public areas.
• Operates litter sweeping machine.
• Inspects and maintains all City owned landscaping beds and planters.
• Inspects public parking lot fencing and general condition of parking areas and makes minor repairs.
• Inspects and replaces flags as needed.
• Mows, weed eats, edges, performs weed control, and trims trees in the public parking lots.
• Keeps city issued truck, equipment, tools and trash cans clean.
• Works occasional downtown area afterhours events.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• How to operate lawn mower, weed eater, hedge trimmer, pole saw,
• General hand tools and how to use them.
• Landscaping maintenance general best practices
• Small engine general maintenance
City policies and procedures.

Skills in:

• Landscaping
• General appearance enhancement and cleaning
• Working with general hand tools and fluent in the use of small engine equipment/tools
Working well with an established team and self-motivation

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

(FOLLOW THIS FORMAT TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT) Work is performed primarily in an outdoor public environment with moderate to loud noise levels from traffic and heavy machinery. Subject to standing, walking extensive distances daily on hard sidewalks or uneven terrain, bending, reaching, kneeling, crawling, squatting, pushing, pulling and lifting and carrying items such as packed trash bags, 5-gallon buckets, and landscaping equipment of heavy weight up to 75 pounds. Exposure to all outdoor weather conditions including extreme heat, rain, and cold temperatures. Working safely around moving vehicles, handling power equipment (mowers, tillers, power washers, pole saws), and interacting professionally with a wide variety of community members and the general public.