Qualifications

Knowledge of :

• Basic grounds maintenance skills, including but not limited to, mowing, trimming, planting, weeding, pruning, cultivation, and fertilization;
• Applicable regulations and City policies regarding safe work practices, including application of herbicides and pesticides.

Ability to :

• Follow written and oral instructions;
• Operate power equipment, including but not limited to, riding and walk-behind mowers, weed
• cutters, blowers, trimmers, chainsaws, loppers and hedge clippers, and spray applicators;
• Operate hand tools, including but not limited to, shovels, rakes, brooms, and hoses;
• Operate a motor vehicle and learn the safe operation of other heavy equipment used in the
• performance of duties;
• Communicate effectively with the public and other employees;
• Effectively communicate, both verbally and written;
• Multi-task, problem solve and make sound decisions.

Requirements

EDUCATION

High school diploma or GED equivalent; Grounds maintenance experience preferred; Any equivalent

combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform

the work.

WORK REQUIREMENTS

Must have a valid driver’s license and clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR)

This position is performed outdoors and may include working in adverse weather conditions and hazards

involving the use of power equipment and chemicals.

Sufficient clarity of hearing, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the

employee to discern verbal instructions and warning and alarm systems, such as equipment

• backup alarms;
• Sufficient visual acuity, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee
• to comprehend written work instructions and work orders;
• employee to operate a variety of power and hand tools, and make adjustments to equipment;
• Sufficient strength to lift objects over 50 pounds;
• Sufficient body flexibility and balance to perform landscape and maintenance operations which
• require standing for up to four hours at a time; bending and flexing at the waist repeatedly;

kneeling, stooping, reaching, and stretching; and climbing and working on ladders, stairs, and

lifts.

Last updated : 2024-05-18