Grade 13

Pay Range: $18.65 - $20.95/hr - plus a comprehensive benefits package

General Statement of Duties:

Maintains parks and related areas within the Parks and Recreation Department; performs related work as required; performs directly related work as required.

Examples of Essential Work:

• Plants, waters, fertilizes, cultivates, mows and rakes grass;
• Trims fence lines and the banks of drainage ditches;
• Collects litter and debris;
• Empties, park garbage cans and hauls the collected waste;
• Applies pesticides under close supervision;
• Uses hand tools such as picks, shovels and rakes;
• Operates power equipment, including chain saws, edgers, weed eaters, push and riding mowers, back hoes and field painters;
• Operates dump truck for construction and maintenance including plowing and snow removal operations;
• Inventories Parks and Recreation areas and informs supervisor of any needed repairs and/or maintenance;
• Cleans and weeds flower beds, mulches around flowers and waters as appropriate;
• Cleans flowers and prunes related shrubbery as necessary;
• Cleans and paints concession stands, field houses and related Parks and Recreation facilities;
• Repairs windows, doors, plumbing and other fixtures;
• Performs manual tasks in the installation of water lines, irrigation systems, fencing, flag poles, benches and picnic tables;
• Constructs and maintains pitcher’s mounds and related components of athletic fields;
• Loosens, levels and maintains dirt infields and baselines;
• Prepares playing fields through measuring and applying paint or marble dust;
• Installs and maintains soccer goals, outdoor basketball posts, football goalposts, bleachers, gates, fencing, backstops and netting;
• Repairs worn areas of playing areas by cultivating, leveling grades and/or replacing grass;
• Prepares athletic fields for competition by setting out bases or related equipment as needed;
• Monitors and maintains equipment in a safe operating condition and reports all damages to supervisor;
• Checks and maintains air, oil, fuel, spark plugs, mower blades, tires etc.;
• Cleans equipment and work area;
• Measures and marks off grave lots;
• Removes grass for replanting over completed graves;
• Digs graves according to specification with a backhoe and/or hand tools;
• Covers open grave with plywood until the ceremony is held and the burial is complete;
• Sets up tents and all related equipment for burials;
• Fills and settles graves and installs markers and vases
• Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions;
• Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others fully and accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems;
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on the principles, practices and new developments in assigned work areas;
• Responds to citizens’ questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner;
• Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities;
• Acts as the lead person on a crew, when assigned such;
• Performs other directly related duties consistent with the role and function of the classification.

Acceptable Experience and Training:

• Graduation from High School or possession of a GED; and
• Some experience in landscaping or related operations; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.

Required Special Qualifications:

• Valid CDL -B License with air brakes (or w/in 6-months of employment);
• Valid New Hampshire driver’s license.