Public Works-Parks Maintenance Worker II (Seasonal)

Salary: $16.00 Hourly
Location : Waseca
Job Type: Seasonal Part-time
Job Number: 202400006
Department: Parks
Opening Date: 02/05/2024
Closing Date: 4/30/2024 11:59 PM Central
Description
**Applications are reviewed upon receipt.**
Under general supervision, this service position is the second level in the Seasonal Parks Maintenance series. This position performs general labor services in the care and maintenance of the City of Waseca's buildings and grounds. In addition, the Parks Maintenance Worker will be responsible for adhering to maintenance and safety standards that provide a comfortable environment for the public.
Examples of Duties
The essential functions of the position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Understands basic park operations, displays prior experience in landscape and grounds maintenance, and shows proper use of power/hand tools.
• Operates and maintains equipment in a proficient manner as assigned in parks and other City property (e.g., rotary mowers, utility vehicles, skid loaders, pickup trucks, tractors, weed whips, hand push mowers, air blowers, air compressor, sod cutter, boats).
• Turf Management such as aerating, fertilizing, top dressing, edging and weed spraying.
• Performs various maintenance functions such as mowing grass, painting/staining, landscape maintenance, flower/plant bed maintenance, watering flowers, mulching trees, pruning and/or removal of trees, and spring/fall cleanup.
• Assists full-time employees with winterizing of city facilities (e.g. park restrooms, water park facility, and irrigation systems).
• Maintains athletic activity areas (e.g. ball field maintenance, volleyball and tennis court maintenance, maintain fences, benches, sidewalk/curb edging, and restrooms).
• Maintains swimming beach areas (e.g. installing buoys, ropes/floats, and maintaining aquatic weeds as directed).
• Cleans and removes litter from parks, parking lots, and other public areas.
• Opens and locks public facilities as directed.
• Follows proper safety and operating precautions in all areas of work to avoid personal time and/or property loss accidents. Uses proper safety equipment and operates equipment in a safe manner.
• Cooperates with contractors, co-workers, and other department heads.
• Follows directions and performs duties to the satisfaction of Park staff and the public.
• Assists with weekend park rounds and tasks as directed.
• Assists full-time employees with projects and general tasks as assigned.

This position may encounter not public data during these duties. Any access to not public data should be strictly limited to accessing the data that are necessary to perform the duties. While data are being accessed, this position 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, this position must properly store the not public data.
Typical Qualifications
To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the formal education, experience, and training required.
Education & Experience

• High school diploma or GED certificate required (unless 18 years old and enrolled in high school).
• Three (3) years of experience as a Maintenance Worker I OR any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 18 years of age or older.

Trainings, Certificates, and Licenses

• Possess a Minnesota Class D Driver's License

Supplemental Information
COMPLEXITY
The overall complexity of this position is moderately high. While performing the normal duties of this job, processes, procedures, or software vary from one assignment to the next. Assignments are still related in function and objective.
RESPONSIBILITY
Supervision
General supervision is provided while performing the normal duties of this job. This position exhibits no formal supervisory responsibilities but may coordinate work with other individuals as a team member.
Impact
While performing the normal duties of this job, this position's work affects the overall efficiency and image of the City.
REQUIRED PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND WORK CONDITIONS
The physical demands and work conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Hazards
While performing the duties of this job, this position may occasionally climb 10 to 50 steps, balance, bend/stoop, crouch, squat, crawl, and run, lift 5 to 100 lbs., carry 5 to 100 lbs., and finger/enter data/keystroke. This position will frequently reach above shoulder level, push/pull 5 to 30 lbs., talk, and continuously kneel, sit, stand, walk, feel, hear, smell, perform repetitive motions, and drive. While performing the duties of this job, this position will use close vision, far vision, depth perception, visual acuteness, color vision, and peripheral vision. While performing the duties of this job, this position will use right and left hand for simple handling or grasping, firm handling or grasping, and fine handling or manipulation. While performing the duties of this job, this position will use right and left foot for repetitive movements.
Surroundings
While performing the duties of this job, this position will experience exposure to inside environmental conditions, exposure to outside environmental conditions, exposure to noise, dust, fumes, gases, chemicals, or oils requiring special mitigating precautions or protective gear, working in narrow aisles or passageways, work around moving mechanical parts, working in close quarters, exposure to extreme heat, exposure to extreme cold, and exposure to infectious diseases.
This position is not eligible for benefits.