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City of Reno, NV Parks Maintenance Worker II in Reno, Nevada
Parks Maintenance Worker II
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Class Title
Parks Maintenance Worker II
Class Code
3770
Salary
$53,352.00 - $75,025.60 Annually
Definition
Benefits
Classification Description Summary
Under general supervision, performs a variety of maintenance and repair functions on City parks and related facilities including turf maintenance, landscaping, equipment repair, and grounds keeping duties; and operates a variety of parks maintenance tools and equipment. May function as a lead worker over lower level park maintenance staff, volunteers and community service workers as directed.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
The Parks Maintenance Worker II is a journey level class within the Parks Maintenance Worker series. Employees within this class perform the full range of parks maintenance duties and operates both light and heavy duty equipment and vehicles, including all tractors, ride-on mowers and other landscape equipment as assigned. This class is distinguished from the Senior Parks Maintenance Worker class in that the latter exercises technical and functional supervision over lower level maintenance staff.
Essential Functions
The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.
Perform a variety of maintenance and repair functions on City parks and related facilities including turf maintenance, landscaping, equipment repair and grounds keeping duties.
Clean and maintain facilities, restrooms and shelters; check and replenish tissue, towels and soap; gather and remove garbage and litter from grounds and facilities.
Inspect park equipment and facilities for needed repairs including playground equipment, picnic tables, fences, water fountains and playing fields.
Participate in the cultivation and maintenance of ornamental planting and the development of new landscaped areas; transplant and cultivate plants and flowers.
Maintain turf, lawn, and landscaped areas including mowing, edging, trimming, fertilizing, and pest control; maintain landscape vegetation in assigned area including appropriate pesticide application according to federal and state laws and protocols.
Participate in a variety of duties involving the maintenance of the greenhouse including planting, watering, transplanting, trimming and pruning vegetation.
Monitor and repair electronic irrigation systems and associated control devices; assist in the installation of new irrigation systems as required.
Operate the full range of light and heavy maintenance and grounds equipment including tractors, backhoe, bobcat, dump trucks, boom trucks, forklift, riding lawn mower and snow removal equipment.
Participate in planting and maintaining flower beds; prune and trim hedges, flowers, shrubs and trees.
Respond to public inquiries in a courteous manner; provide information within the area of assignment; resolve complaints in an efficient and timely manner.
Utilize proper safety precautions related to all work performed.
Maintain inventory of parts and supplies; estimate time and materials needed for jobs assigned; requisition tools and supplies as required.
Perform related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications
The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.
Knowledge of:
Operations, services, and activities of a parks maintenance program.
Methods and techniques of grounds keeping, landscaping, and turf maintenance.
Operational characteristics of a variety of light and heavy vehicles.
Operational characteristics of a variety of maintenance and grounds equipment and tools.
Basic principles and practices of irrigation systems.
Basic principles and practices of horticulture, decorative gardening, and landscape design and installation.
Basic plant pests and diseases and appropriate control methods.
Basic plant species terms.
Occupational hazards and standard safety practices.
Pertinent federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations.
Ability to:
Perform a variety of landscaping and grounds keeping functions.
Operate a variety of light and heavy equipment in a safe and effective manner.
Apply pesticides according to federal and state laws and protocols.
Participate in routine grounds keeping and turf maintenance functions.
Plant and propagate a variety of plants.
Work independently in the absence of supervision.
Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Interpret and apply federal, state and local policies, laws and regulations.
Work with volunteers and community services workers.
Work in a team based environment to achieve common goals.
Coordinate multiple projects and complex tasks simultaneously.
Meet the physical requirements to safely and effectively perform the assigned duties.
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Education and Experience Guidelines - Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Education/Training:
Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.
Experience:
Two years of grounds keeping or park maintenance experience.
License or Certificate:
Possession of an appropriate, valid driver's license.
Supplemental Information
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT
The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Environment: Outdoor field environment; travel from site to site; exposure to noise, dust, grease, smoke, fumes, solvents, potentially hazardous chemicals, gases, and all types of weather and temperature conditions; exposure to hazardous traffic conditions; work in or around water; work and/or walk on various types of surfaces including slippery or uneven surfaces and rough terrain; work at heights.
Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in a field environment; to walk, stand, and sit for prolonged periods of time; to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, twist, grasp, and make repetitive hand movement in the performance of daily duties; to climb unusual heights on ladders; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull moderate to heavy amounts of weight; to operate assigned equipment and vehicles; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.
Other Requirements
Local 39 Non-Supervisory
G20
Last Update: 8/2019
JD 11/2018
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