Public Works Operations Maintenance Worker (Seasonal)

Salary: $15.00 Hourly
Location : Mankato, MN
Job Type: Seasonal
Job Number: 202400016
Department:Public Works
Division: 1452012 Parks Forestry & Landscaping
Opening Date: 02/22/2024
Closing Date: 4/15/2024 11:59 PM Central
Description
$15 per hour for new employees. Returning seasonal employees will receive a 3% increase to their previous year's hourly wage. May work up to 40 hours per week. Seasonal April 15-October 31.
Minimum Qualifications of Education and Experience:

• Must be at least 16 years of age when the job begins.

• Must possess a valid driver's license and be able to drive in the state of Minnesota.

Nature of Work:
Under direct supervision of the Operations Supervisors, a Public Works Operations Maintenance Worker (Seasonal) will be assigned to perform routine unskilled and semi-skilled work in the maintenance of parks, lawns, grounds, and recreation areas. Assignments may include landscaping and maintaining Sibley Park farm, Land of Memories campground, athletic fields, airport, and streets.
About Us:
Our employees are committed to working in an environment that fosters the core values of the City of Mankato - positive attitude, accountability, respect, teamwork, and integrity. We care about making a positive difference in the lives of others. Our work is challenging and has purpose. We listen and engage with each other and our community. We are empowered and trusted to make good decisions that align with the public service principles and core values. Our organization is committed to investing and developing each other. We will recognize and celebrate our collective achievements and individual accomplishments.
We take pride in investing in our employees. Our team enjoys a supportive work environment that encourages not only success for the community we serve, but for you as well. Come grow your career with us!
Duties / Responsibilities
Primary Essential Work Functions:

• Operates industrial grade mowers, ballfield groomers, gators, weed trimmers, leaf blowers or small tractors.
• Plants, transplants, and trims trees, shrubs, and flowers.
• General maintenance of athletic fields and equipment.
• General forestry maintenance.
• Maintains signs.
• Patches potholes, including luting and shoveling blacktop.
• Animal care at Sibley Park farm.
• Maintains municipal campground, including operation of power mowers or small tractors and maintenance of camper sites.
• Maintains Air Field, including mowing and debris clean up.
• Performs physical/mental demands and work environment requirements for this position.
• Effective and respectful communication and interactions with other employees, supervisors, individuals from other organizations, and citizen customers.
• Attendance during regularly scheduled work hours. Hours may vary.
• Must be available to work at various starting times on occasion to facilitate meeting desired conditions of streets and respond to varied work assignments.

Communicates With:

• Internally - Public works employees
• Externally - Community members

Supervision:

• Non-supervisory

Other Work Functions:

• Performs physical and mental demands and work environment requirements for this position.
• Attendance during regularly scheduled work hours and outside regular hours as necessary.
• Effective and respectful communication and interactions with other employees, supervisors, individuals from other organizations, and community customers.
• Performs other related work as assigned or apparent.

Qualifications / Conditions of Employment
Conditions of Employment:

• Must possess a valid driver's license and be able to drive in the state of Minnesota.
• Must meet expectations of the work functions and knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
• Must comply with organizational and departmental policies.
• Must comply with data practices policies and standards relative to not public data. Any access to not public data should be strictly limited to accessing the data that are necessary to fulfill the employment responsibility. While data are being accessed, incumbent should take reasonable measures to ensure the not public data are not accessed by individuals without a work reason. Once the work reason to access the data is reasonably finished the not public data must be properly stored according to city policy and the Minnesota Statutes.

Hours of Work
Maximum of 40 hours per week. Work hours for all seasonal Public Works Operations positions will vary and include daytime, evening, weekend, and holiday hours. Seasonal positions are available from April 15-October 31.
Not applicable. There are no benefits with this position.
01
The following supplemental information may be used as a scored evaluation of your knowledge, skills and experience. Be certain that the choices you make correspond to the information you have provided in your application. By completing this supplemental questionnaire you are attesting that the information you have provided is true and accurate. Any information provided may be reviewed by the hiring manager. Any misstatements or falsification of information will eliminate you from consideration or may result in dismissal. Do you understand and agree with this statement?

• Yes
• No

02
Select the option below that best describes the status of your driver's license.

• I have a valid standard driver's license.
• I have a valid CDL driver's license, Class A
• I have a valid CDL driver's license, Class A with tanker endorsement
• I have a valid CDL driver's license, Class B
• I have a valid CDL driver's license, Class B with tanker endorsement
• I do not currently possess a valid driver's license

03
Which of the following Public Works environments do you have experience? (select all that apply)

• City / County
• State
• Federal
• Private contractor
• N/A - I do not have experience in this area.

04
Select the work experience you have in any of the following areas. (select all that apply)

• Athletic field maintenance
• Ballfield maintenance
• Campground maintenance
• Facility maintenance
• Farm animal care / operations
• Janitorial experience
• Landscape and planting
• Mowing and trimming / turf maintenance
• Ordinance enforcement
• Tree trimming and removal
• None of the above

05
Select the work experience you have with any of the following pieces of equipment. (select all that apply)

• Agricultural tractors.
• Ballfield groomer
• Brush chipper.
• Carpentry hand tools
• Carpentry power tools
• Commercial riding mowers.
• Crack sealing equipment
• Front end loaders.
• Grader.
• General landscaping tools
• Hydraulic backhoe.
• Leaf blowers
• Log splitter.
• Motor grader.
• Oil distributer.
• Paver.
• Paving rollers.
• Power washer
• Sweeper.
• Tractors.
• Skid loader / Toolcat / Bobcat
• Weed trimmers
• None of the above

06
Select any of the following endorsements, certifications, or licenses you currently possess. (select all that apply)

• Certified Pool Operator
• Hazardous Materials
• Pesticide / Herbicide Applicator
• None of the above

07
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: If selected as a finalist, are you willing to undergo a background investigation which will include, but not be limited to: verification of employment and education records, identification verification, driver's license record and criminal history?

• Yes
• No

08
Are you available to work non-traditional hours as dictated by job needs such as evening, weekends and holidays?

• Yes
• No

09
On what date would you be available to start?
10
If the date above is after April 15, 2024, would you be available to work evenings and weekends prior to your available start date?

• Yes
• No

11
Select the following dates you would be available for seasonal employment with the City of Mankato. (select all that apply)

• April 15 - April 30
• May 1 - May 15
• May 16 - May 31
• June 1 - June 15
• June 16 - June 30
• July 1 - July 15
• July 16 - July 31
• August 1 - August 15
• August 16 - August 30
• September 1 - September 15
• September 16 - September 30
• October 1 - October 15
• October 16 to October 31
• None of the above

12
Select the following days of the week you would be available to work as a seasonal employee for the City of Mankato. (select any that apply)

• Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday

13
The minimum age to be able to work in this position is 16 years old. Are you at least 16 years old now, or will be when the job starts?

• Yes
• No

14
Will you be 18 years of age or older when the job starts?

• Yes
• No

15
Did you work as a seasonal worker for the City of Mankato last year (2023)?

• Yes
• No

16
Did you work as a seasonal worker for the City of Mankato in 2022 or earlier?

• Yes
• No

17
Are you able to perform the physical and mental demands of the position?

• Yes
• No

18
Select your FIRST CHOICE of a seasonal position you would be interested in working. (only select one)

• Athletic Facilities Maintenance - grounds and building maintenance, ball field maintenance, and special events preparation at Frank Rogers Park and ball field. Serves as crew leader
• Campground Maintenance - grounds and building maintenance, camper check-in, record keeping, public relations/rule enforcement
• Farm Worker - cleaning, feeding, and caring for birds and animals at Sibley Park USDA certified farm
• Forestry maintenance - tree trimming, planting, tree care - mulching, watering
• Grounds Maintenance/Weed Control - mowing, trimming, litter control
• Landscape maintenance - planting, caring for flowers and shrubs, watering, and weeding
• Ordinance Enforcement - enforce tall grass, weed, and watering ordinances
• Streets Maintenance - patch potholes, including luting and shoveling blacktop and other streets maintenance activities
• Airport Airfield Maintenance - mowing and debris clean-up at airport

19
Select your SECOND CHOICE of a seasonal position you would be interested in working. (only select one)

• Athletic Facilities Maintenance - grounds and building maintenance, ball field maintenance, and special events preparation at Frank Rogers Park and ball field. Serves as crew leader
• Campground Maintenance - grounds and building maintenance, camper check-in, record keeping, public relations/rule enforcement
• Farm Worker - cleaning, feeding, and caring for birds and animals at Sibley Park USDA certified farm
• Forestry maintenance - tree trimming, planting, tree care - mulching, watering
• Grounds Maintenance/Weed Control - mowing, trimming, litter control
• Landscape maintenance - planting, caring for flowers and shrubs, watering, and weeding
• Ordinance Enforcement - enforce tall grass, weed, and watering ordinances
• Streets Maintenance - patch potholes, including luting and shoveling blacktop and other streets maintenance activities
• Airport Airfield maintenance - mowing and debris clean-up at airport
• I am only interested in my first-choice option selected in Question 18 above.

20
Select your THIRD CHOICE of a seasonal position you would be interested in working. (only select one)

• Athletic Facilities Maintenance - grounds and building maintenance, ball field maintenance, and special events preparation at Frank Rogers Park and ball field. Serves as crew leader
• Campground Maintenance - grounds and building maintenance, camper check-in, record keeping, public relations/rule enforcement
• Farm Worker - cleaning, feeding, and caring for birds and animals at Sibley Park USDA certified farm
• Forestry maintenance - tree trimming, planting, tree care - mulching, watering
• Grounds Maintenance/Weed Control - mowing, trimming, litter control
• Landscape maintenance - planting, caring for flowers and shrubs, watering, and weeding
• Ordinance Enforcement - enforce tall grass, weed, and watering ordinances
• Streets Maintenance - patch potholes, including luting and shoveling blacktop and other streets maintenance activities
• Airport Airfield Maintenance - mowing and debris clean-up at airport
• I am only interested in my first- and/or second-choice option(s) selected in Questions 18 and 19 above.

21
Please indicate below if there is anything else we should know about your interest, availability, and skills relative to a seasonal position with the City of Mankato?
Required Question