Maintenance Technician - Cemeteries

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Description

The City of Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities is looking for a Maintenance Technician for the Cemeteries Division. This position is responsible for general grounds maintenance and cleaning of parks, cemeteries, and facilities throughout Parks Recreation and Community Facilities. This position will assist the department with establishing and executing regular maintenance cycles that will ensure that the parks, cemeteries, facilities, and green spaces are safe, clean, and accessible for public use.

Duties include but are not limited to

• Performing routine cleaning tasks and maintenance of community centers, shelters, and restrooms.
• Mowing, weed eating, trash/debris removal, supporting special events and projects, and snow/ice removal
• Maintaining athletic field maintenance, leaf collection/removal, invasive plant removal, and minor equipment repair
• Cleaning buildings and other facilities as needed
• Provide Park guest with friendly & professional customer service, useful information and recommendations for safe park and facility usage
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• The incumbent has considerable knowledge of grounds maintenance, planning, and following safety rules and regulations.

• Demonstrated skills in operating grounds maintenance equipment. Effective oral and written communication is desired.

• Proven dependability and customer service.

• Demonstrated ability to self-manage, work on a team, problem solve and prioritize tasks.

• Knowledge of turf management practices is desired.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Requires a High School Diploma or GED
• One year of grounds maintenance experience
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

• Valid Virginia Driver’s License Required
• Proper use and maintenance of small engine equipment such as lawn mowers, weed eaters, and blowers preferred.

• Some positions may require a valid driver’s license with an acceptable record and a Commonwealth of Virginia driver’s license within 30 days of hire

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly finger, talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions; frequently walk; and occasionally stoop, reach, stand, push, pull, lift, grasp, and feel. The working conditions may contain environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

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