JOB DESCRIPTION

 

 

JOB TITLE:  Parks Maintenance Worker - Senior (Horticulture)

 

MAINTENANCE REVIEW DATE:  April 1998

 

ORG/POS #:  3230/2800

 

JOB OBJECTIVE:  To perform various horticulture installation and maintenance activities at Parks and Recreation facilities.

 

ACCOUNTABILITY:  Receives immediate supervision from the Parks Maintenance and Development Foreman (Horticulture).

 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

 

1.         Operates a bucket truck, hand tools and earth-moving equipment, including backhoe and front-end loader, to prepare sites for planting and transplanting of shrubs and small trees; uses shovels, rakes and other hand tools to maintain areas around plants.

 

2.         Installs, maintains, and repairs irrigation and sprinkler systems.

 

3.         Operates power hedge trimmers, blowers, edgers and hand shears to trim plants; sharpens and repairs hand tools.

 

4.         Plants trees, shrubs and other plant materials; lays sod.

 

5.         Performs greenhouse maintenance activities daily and reports to Parks Maintenance and Development Foreman.

 

6.         Operates tractor-mounted mowers and push mowers to cut grass at Parks and Recreation facilities.

 

7.         Drives light and heavy duty trucks with trailers to transport equipment and materials and to pick up equipment and supplies; turns in work requests.

 

8.         Mixes and applies chemical agents, including fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and pesticides.

 

9.         Notifies Parks Maintenance and Development Foreman of major problems with plant damage and disease and damages to equipment and facilities.

 

10.       Operates a power saw to cut and trim trees.

 

11.       Provides working supervision to Parks Maintenance Workers and part-time employees.

 

12.       Sets up and dissembles special event operations; supports Adopt-A-Park program activities.

 

13.       Sweeps and rakes grounds and parking lots to remove debris; empties trash barrels.

JOB TITLE:  Parks Maintenance Worker - Senior (Horticulture)

JOB DESCRIPTION - CONTINUED

 

 

SECONDARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

1.         Performs other related duties as required.

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

None.

JOB TITLE:     Parks Maintenance Worker - Senior

                        (Golf, Horticulture, Grounds, and Soccer Fields)

JOB SPECIFICATION - CONTINUED

 

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:  The physical demands marked below are representative of those that will be required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

                                                                            YES                                                                            NO

Lifting (lbs.)	100
Carrying (lbs.)	100
Stooping, Bending	ü
Kneeling, Squatting	ü
Walking	ü
Standing	ü
Sitting	ü
Climbing, Balancing (e.g., climbing and working from ladder)	ü
Use of Hands to Finger, Handle, or Feel	ü
Physical Coordination (sequential or simultaneous use of hands, arms, feet, and legs)	ü
Eye-Hand Coordination	ü
Close Vision (clear vision at 20" or less)	ü
Distance Vision (clear vision at 20' or more)		ü
Color Vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)		ü
Depth Perception (ability to judge distance spatial relationships)	ü
Hearing	ü

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

 

The environmental conditions marked below are common to this job:

 

                                                                            YES                                                                            NO

Outdoor Weather Conditions	ü
Wet, Humid Conditions (non-weather)	ü
Work Near Moving Mechanical Parts	ü
Work in High, Precarious Places	ü
Fumes or Dust	ü
Toxic or Caustic Chemicals	ü
Extreme Heat (non-weather over 90º F.)	ü
Low Noise (e.g., business office)		ü
Moderate Noise (e.g., light motorized equipment such as lawn mowers)		ü
Loud Noise (e.g., jackhammer, heavy motorized equipment)	ü