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Pays $22.76 - $24.18 per hour.  Employees earn 0.025 hours of paid sick leave per regular straight-time hour paid.  More information can be found by clicking on the "Benefits" tab on the linked job posting. Major Function and Purpose Under general direction of the Operations Manager or others as assigned, the employee is primarily responsible for landscape and building maintenance in municipal parks and other facilities so that they are clean and attractive at all times. General Function Employee must have adequate knowledge of turf maintenance and be capable of trimming and pruning shrubbery.  Responsible for the ongoing maintenance and appearance of city properties to ensure that they are attractive, clean, safe, and suitable for use by the public. Supervision Responsibilities None.

Job Duties and Responsibilities This job description reflects general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibility, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements.   Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including working in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods, or to otherwise balance the workload. Performs a wide variety of specific tasks, to include:

• Cleaning equipment or areas using appropriate tools
• Grooming and watering lawns and ornamental landscape areas
• Applying weed killing chemicals
• Trimming shrubbery
• Performing all other aesthetic maintenance upon the city parks
• Keeping buildings at parks and other city facilities in clean and in functional order. Performing routine inspections, repairs and maintenance on park and playground equipment, as needed
• Operating and competently using a variety of tools and power equipment to perform job functions, including heavy equipment, power driven machinery, rotating machinery, weed whackers and hand tools
• Repairing park structures, mowing, and landscaping city parks and public grounds, installing underground irrigation systems, cleaning, painting, and performing routine maintenance to public areas as required
• Digging up ground for flower beds, etc., using a pick, shovel, spade or other tools
• Moving debris, dirt, or other material from one place to another using a shovel, rake, or other tools
• Using common hand tools, such as a hammer, saw, screwdriver or similar tools
• Reliable and regular attendance is required
• Other duties as assigned

Contacts and Relationships Incumbents in this position may interact with members of the public and will interact with other public works employees.  Incumbent must be able to effectively and efficiently communicate with both staff and the public in a courteous manner which reflects positively upon the reputation of the City. The operations division of Public Works is a team environment which requ