Park Maintenance Craftsperson

• Operate vehicles, including dump trucks, front-end loaders, backhoes, leaf collector, trucks and trailers, and other equipment; transport personnel and materials to and from job sites; conduct safety inspections of vehicles to ensure proper operation.
• Perform a range of manual work, including mowing lawns and fields, rebuilding baseball diamonds; cleaning tennis courts, weeding fence lines, mulching playgrounds, and emptying barrels in parks.
• Trim and prune trees and shrubs; make pathway improvements and repairs; perform light masonry work, carpentry and painting; rake; pick up trash and litter.
• Perform field maintenance, such as overseeding with tractor or overseeder; paint lines for soccer, football, and lacrosse; roll and aerate fields; fill sand boxes; prepare pitcher's mounds; close and winterize fields; put up and dismantle nets and polls; clean courts of leaves and debris; store equipment.
• May work at the skating rink to make and remove ice, paint ice surface, keep maintenance logs of ice making equipment, drive Zamboni machine to scrape, clean and make ice, and maintain equipment.
• Plow snow, sand and shovel snow around public buildings; maintain power equipment, such as mowers and blowers, including lubrication and sharpening of blades.
• Perform similar or related work as required, or as situation dictates.

Supervision

Works under the direct supervision of the Zone Manager, following department rules, regulations and policies to complete assignments; the supervisor provides general and specific instructions; work is checked by the supervisor.

Work Environment

Work is performed outside in field conditions; with exposure to constant loud noise and potential exposure to equipment with moving mechanical parts and traffic; work may be performed in adverse weather conditions, with exposure to hazards associated with trash pick-up, sanding and plowing, and use of heavy equipment. The workload is subject to seasonal fluctuations which can generally be anticipated. The employee responds to weather and other emergency situations. The employee operates hand, power and pneumatic tools, light and heavy trucks and equipment. The employee has contact with other DPW employees.

Errors could result in personal injury, injury to others, unsanitary conditions, poor public relations, delay or loss of service and damage to equipment.

Recommended Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

High school diploma; two years of experience performing labor and driving heavy equipment and trucks and using light equipment; experience working on grounds maintenance projects, construction projects, and performing snow and ice removal; landscaping experience desirable; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Requirements

• Valid Commercial Driver's License, Class B
• Valid MA Hoisting Engineer's License

Knowledge, Ability and Skill

Knowledge of equipment operation and maintenance, safety practices and work zone safety, labor practices and grounds maintenance activities; basic knowledge of landscaping.

Ability to drive and operate potentially dangerous equipment, assist other personnel on projects, lift heavy objects, read plans and diagrams, and recognize maintenance or repair needs of vehicles and equipment.

Equipment operation and driving skills.

Physical Requirements

Strenuous physical effort is required. The employee is frequently required to use hands to operate equipment, walk, stand, sit, speak, hear, reach with hands and arms, crouch, crawl, stoop, climb, and continuously mount and dismount from a truck and lift or move items weighing up to 100 pounds. The employee is required to work in adverse weather conditions. Vision requirements include the ability to read routine documents and operate equipment and vehicles.