GROUNDSKEEPER/Part-Time
COUNTY OF LEHIGH PENNSYLVANIA
- Allentown, PA
- $15.52 per hour
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Operates hand power, riding and/or roto mowers to cut lawns and open areas, and trim grass around trees, fences, and structures; uses hand and light power-equipment to trim and prune trees and shrubs; services power equipment by changing oil, lubricating and adjusting as necessary; maintains hand tools by cleaning, drying and storing properly.
- Mixes chemical, fertilizer and other solutions, according to established formulae; applies such solutions with spray rigs to grass, shrubs, trees and other plantings to prevent and/or control weeds, disease and pests or to stimulate growth; waters, fertilizes, cultivates and trims lawns, shrubs, flowers, trees and other plantings.
- Cleans grounds, ponds, paths, playground equipment and walks; rakes leaves, picks up litter and keeps areas tidy and in good appearance; clears ditches and removes brush from trails and pathways.
- Maintains sprinkling systems by replacing valves, caulking broken water pipelines, or clearing clogged areas; performs simple repair work in recreation and similar structures such as unstopping sinks and basins or painting volleyball, basketball and shuffleboard courts; cleans and maintains facilities and equipment associated with assigned area, such as the fish hatchery; excavates and readies spaces for burial; removes snow, ice and other hazards.
- Performs other work as assigned.
- Basic knowledge of methods, techniques, materials and equipment used in grounds maintenance work.
- Basic knowledge of power lawn-equipment operation and maintenance.
- Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to learn to make minor maintenance repairs on tools, playground and related recreational equipment and facilities and sprinkling systems.
- Ability to work out-of-doors in different climatic conditions for several hours at a time.
- Ability to read directions and safety requirements on fertilizers, pesticides and similar chemicals, and hand out power equipment.
- 6-12 months experience in grounds maintenance work.
- Or any equivalent combination of acceptable training and experience which has provided the knowledge, skills and abilities cited above.