Maintenance Worker - Parks & Recreation

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**Definition:**

Under general supervision, performs a variety of unskilled and

semi-skilled maintenance tasks relative to roadways, buildings,

groundskeeping, parks and/or landfill operations.

**Essential Functions:**

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities

Act, may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills and other

characteristics. This list of tasks is illustrative only and is not a

comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions

in this class.

**Tasks:**

Maintains and repairs drip and sprinkler systems in County parks and

easements; assists in trenching and laying irrigation pipes; operates

lawn mower, tractor and weed trimmer; performs building maintenance and

repair of park ramadas and restrooms; prunes trees; trims shrubs; picks

up litter and debris; receives and responds to citizen questions

concerning fees, parking and rules and regulations pertinent to assigned

department; waters, seeds and fertilizes park lawns and County

easements.

May collect fees for landfill usage and inspects loads for hazardous

materials; assists with building and grounds maintenance, including

rough carpentry, plumbing, assembling and repairing furniture; performs

general labor tasks as assigned in all temperature and weather

conditions; replaces light bulbs and fluorescent tubes; hangs maps and

bulletin boards; unlocks buildings and secures/locks them at close of

work day as needed; installs and replaces road signs; assists in

construction and repairs of roadways and drainage systems.

Pours cement and repairs sidewalks; may supervise the work of inmates

performing community service; operates equipment used in maintenance and

construction of roads; washes and cleans lawn mowers, weed trimmers, and

blowers; operates equipment for cutting grass and brush adjacent to

roadways; sets up barricades for traffic control and safety purposes

during roadway construction; will be on-call as needed and must be

available to return to work if the circumstances require it.