Parks Maintenance Worker I

Description

ABOUT US

The Rapid City Parks and Recreation Department is committed to enhancing the quality of life for residents and visitors by beautifying, operating, and maintaining the City’s parks, trails, and recreation facilities. In addition to offering engaging year-round recreation programs for all ages, the Department oversees the maintenance of public parks and the City's urban forest. Our mission is to make Rapid City a better place to live, work, and play.

The City of Rapid City offers fantastic benefits including employer-paid health insurance premiums, 6% employer-matching retirement, life insurance benefits, short-term disability, and generous vacation and sick leave time off.

Union

This position is part of the AFSCME Union. Applications received within the work unit will be considered first.

Position Details

ABOUT OUR JOB

The Parks Maintenance Worker I plays a key role in maintaining City-owned properties, ensuring public spaces are safe, clean, and attractive. This position performs a wide variety of maintenance duties involving landscaping, building repair, equipment operation, custodial work, and seasonal event setup.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled tasks in the maintenance and operation of buildings, facilities, grounds, and cemetery.
• Operates equipment such as lawnmowers, weed trimmers, chain saws, air compressors, jackhammers, snow blowers, skid steer loaders and attachments, mini excavators, pickup trucks and dump trucks.
• Repairs and remodels structures such as buildings, fences, arbors & playground equipment by using hand and power tools.
• Landscape areas by planting trees, placing mulch, laying rock & sod.
• Operates and maintains systems that may include heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, and computer controls, functions and/or operations.
• Performs basic maintenance on equipment. This may include replacing light bulbs, washing windows, etc.
• Sets up and tears-down for events
• Mixes and applies pesticides
• Performs all aspects of custodial duties such as cleaning restrooms, picnic shelters, removing trash, cleaning, scrubbing, sweeping, mopping and vacuuming
• Acts as lead worker for part-time park maintenance crews.

Additional Information

ABOUT YOU

We know your time is valuable and encourage you to apply if you meet the following minimum requirements.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and one-year related experience and/or training in facility maintenance, facility repair, and small to heavy equipment operations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Must obtain the Class B Commercial Driver License and Commercial Pesticide Applicators License within first 180 days of employment.

Alternate certifications will be considered upon agreement with the Parks Division Manager.

If you’re looking for a meaningful and hands-on role that helps keep our community beautiful and functional, we encourage you to apply and become a valued member of the Parks and Recreation team.