Parks Maintenance Equipment Operator- Seasonal $17.2423
Bettendorf City Hall
- Bettendorf, IA
- $17.00 per hour
- Temporary
- Part-time
- Operates, maintains, and cleans City equipment, i.e., trucks, light equipment, tractors, mowers, hand tools; performs minor repair and preventative maintenance on equipment and vehicles assigned.
- Maintains turf grass in parks, open spaces, municipal building grounds, and athletic fields by mowing, trimming, edging, spraying, seeding, or sodding.
- Performs tree cutting, pruning, and removal as necessary.
- Assists with pesticide application to turf and beds to minimize growth of noxious weeds under the guidance and direction of a certified applicator.
- Prepares facilities for winter shutdown and spring opening, including shelters, boat docks, tennis nets and windscreens.
- Requires the ability to operate equipment and vehicles in such a manner as to prevent injury to self, coworkers, property, and equipment. This includes parameters for mandatory personal protective equipment (PPE) to perform all job-related duties.
- Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with City policies, procedures, and safety practices.
- Keeps immediate supervisor informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems.
- Reports any problems witnessed in the parks to their supervisor.
- Performs most of the work assignment outdoors in all weather conditions ranging from mild to severe.
- Requires extensive standing, bending, stooping, pulling, pushing, and lifting of materials and equipment ranging in weight from under 1 pound to over 100 pounds from ground to approximately forty inches (40”) in height.
- Requires continuous standing for long periods of time.
- Sustained or repetitive reaching may be performed from ground to above shoulder height to complete tree trimming and other related repair tasks.
- Tool usage requires constant and repetitive grasp, and imparts segmental upper body vibration, which may be sustained for up to several hours.
- Frequent climbing is required on and off vehicles and equipment.
- Sustained driving of vehicles may be required for mowing or snow removal.
- Daily exposed to noise, dust, vibration, fumes, animal and human fecal matter, insects, rodents, and chemicals when spraying.