What are the responsibilities and job description for the Parks Laborer position at City of Owatonna?
Typical Hours: Wednesday - Sunday 7am-3pm
THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE:
The City of Owatonna is a growing community strategically placed at the crossroads of I-35 and two major US highways, approximately one hour south of the Twin Cities metro area. The community has a commitment to growth, access to services, and quality of life for its 25,000 residents.
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ABOUT THE PARK MAINTENANCE DIVISION:
DEPARTMENT PURPOSE:
We believe a great community needs great spaces and places to connect and enjoy.
The Park Maintenance Department creates a better tomorrow by maintaining safe and accessible parks and trails to enhance the quality of life in our community.
As an organization, our Purpose is to create a better tomorrow. We are guided in that work by our organization's 3 Core Values: Better Together, Community Stewardship, and Pride in Our Work.
In our department, the City’s values look and sound like . . .
- Utilizing individual strengths, skills, abilities, and backgrounds while learning from one another
- Acting as a team player – we carry our weight, support other team members, and look out for one another (both our coworkers and other departments)
- Working toward shared goals
- Embracing feedback as an opportunity for growth
- Praising coworkers for a job well done
- Providing a professional and approachable resource for the community
- Listening to community input and responding appropriately and in a timely manner
- Putting in the extra effort to maintain parks and trails that outshine other communities
- Taking care of equipment like it is our own
- Working with other organizations, building relationships, implementing continuous process improvements, and celebrating the resulting efficiencies
- Paying attention to the little things
- Holding ourselves to a high standard—we clean sidewalks fully and trails edge to edge
- Providing outdoor facilities that are accessible and serve ALL in the community
- Taking satisfaction in the public’s utilization and enjoyment of our city parks, trails, and facilities
- Celebrating our hard work
The first level of the Maintenance Series is responsible for performing a variety of defined, unskilled laboring tasks associated with routine maintenance activities. Responsibilities may include: operating equipment (e.g., dump truck, plow, chainsaws, mowers etc.) and performing defined preventative maintenance as scheduled.
Specifically as the Parks Laborer you will...
- Performs routine preventive maintenance on applicable facilities, tools, and equipment.
- Performs grounds maintenance activities related to parks, athletic fields and landscaped areas, which includes: mowing; trimming; spraying for weeds; filling and leveling areas; raking weeds and rocks; removing snow from walkways, flooding ice rinks; spreading ice melt; sanding roads; light construction; and/or, performing other related activities.
- Operates and maintains a variety of vehicles and equipment; notifies appropriate individuals of required maintenance or repairs.
- Maintains various types of athletic fields, buildings, structures, and other city property and prepares them for use prior to events; duties include opening and closing, unlocking, locking, dragging, striping, watering, mowing, trash removal, cleaning of bleachers, cleaning of dugouts, basic maintenance, weeding around fences, and/or performing other related activities.
- Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
A successful candidate will have some or all of the following ...
High school diploma or GED or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
Licensing in:
- Valid Driver's License;
- Parks- Applicators License – Herbicides, Pesticides, and Mosquito License or obtain within 2 years of hire.
- Basic maintenance principles;
- Herbicide and pesticide techniques;
- General maintenance concepts;
- Basic mathematical concepts;
- Applicable tools and equipment;
- Safe working practices.
- Performing manual labor;
- Basic preventative maintenance;
- Herbicide and pesticide handling;
- Using applicable tools and equipment;
- Performing basic mathematical calculations;
- Operating light construction equipment;
- Operating small hand and power tools and other related equipment;
- Understanding and carrying out written and oral instructions;
- Performing routine maintenance and repair activities;
- Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
The schedule for this position will be 7am-3pm Wednesday through Sunday. Hours may vary due to departmental needs. Position may include on call hours.
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Salary : $23 - $30