SKILLED LABORER-CMD

Maintenance Worker

Position is responsible for performing tasks requiring the highest degree of skill in the maintenance and care of recreation areas, athletic fields, parks and playgrounds.

Examples of Duties :

• Performs journeyman level carpentry and masonry duties
• Performs grounds maintenance duties : plants, seeds, rakes, fertilizes and grades, cuts, waters and trims fields and park areas
• Performs skilled mechanical repair of power motors, tractors, and other equipment
• Constructs and repairs chain link fences, benches, grandstands, playground apparatus such as see-saws, slides and swings
• Performs other general duties such as painting, flooding skating areas, trimming trees and bushes, setting up and lining athletic fields, operating motor equipment in connection with such duties and other related manual duties.
• Knowledge in sharpening mower blade by hand or mechanically.

Qualifications :

Work requires high school graduation or equivalent plus two years experience in the same or a related field or any equivalent combination of education and experience required to perform the essential functions of this position. Possession of a valid Driver's license required. Knowledge, Abilities and Skill :

Must have a comprehensive experience in construction or maintenance work or any equivalent combination of education and experience required to perform the essential functions of this position. Must have general knowledge of the methods, techniques, procedures, equipment and materials relating to various systems construction and maintenance tasks. Must have mechanical aptitude to operate various types of equipment that would be found in maintenance of grounds and athletic fields.

Physical Demands : Ability to work in setting subject to continuous interruptions and background noises; to climb onto ladders, platforms and equipment; to work in extreme weather conditions; to operate equipment requiring hand and eye coordination and mechanical aptitude; to access and negotiate difficult places and varied terrain; to lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds; to work independently with minimal supervision.

Motor Skills : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to use hands to finger; handle, feel, operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. Employee must have the ability to walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and smell. Frequent periods supervising or inspecting, including construction projects. Ability to navigate over uneven ground frequently required. Frequently walking, bending, standing, squatting, climbing, occasional requirement for sustained physical effort.

Visual Demands : Position requires the employee to routinely read documents and reports for understanding and analytical purposes. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, peripheral vision and ability to focus.

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave. Part-time employees who work an average of __ hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis. To learn more details, visit our benefits page.

Town of West Springfield

26 Central St Ste 6

West Springfield, Massachusetts, 01089