Utility Maintenance Worker (Park Maintenance) (Martinsville, VA)

• Seed, mow, fertilize, aerate, water, and weed lawns.
• Plant and care for trees, shrubs, and flowers.
• Inspect and repair playground equipment, picnic tables, benches, and other park amenities.
• Ensure athletic fields are ready for games and practices.
• Keep trails and paths clear and in good condition.
• Pick up litter and remove bagged trash.

• High school (or the equivalent) preferred.
• Experience and working knowledge of the methods, materials and tools used in maintenance and repair.
• Experience in the operation and servicing of heavy road or related equipment related to utility or street systems; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, abilities, and skills.
• Knowledge of heavy-equipment operating principles including the adaptations and specialized uses to which equipment can be put in meeting emergency or other unusual conditions.
• Knowledge of the occupational hazards involved and the safety precautions necessary in use of tools and equipment operation including traffic, confined space, and personal protective equipment.
• Working knowledge of carpentry, masonry, and concrete hand and power tools.
• Skill in operation of hand tools and equipment.
• Ability to understand and follow oral or written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to observe proper safety precautions.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with other employees, supervisors and the public.
• Ability to perform heavy manual tasks under varying weather conditions.
• Ability to drive and operate a variety of equipment under varying or unfavorable conditions.

• Motorized vehicles and equipment, including skid-steer loader, rubber-tire loaders, motor grader, dump trucks, flusher truck, and similar motorized construction equipment
• Must also be able to use a variety of small hand and power tools such as skill saw, chain saw, concrete saw, concrete floats and finishing tools, jackhammer, tamp, etc.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to:
• Use hands to finger, handle, manipulate, control, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms
• Walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee:
• Regularly works in outside weather conditions.
• Frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration.
• Occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.
• May be required to work at night in emergency situations, in snow, ice, sleet, heavy rains, or windy conditions.

Department: Public Works
This is a full time position