Park Maintenance Crafts/MEOI

Explanation of Labor Service Job Type can be found on the City of Cambridge Human Resource Department''s website under Tips & FAQs

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs manual, skilled tasks related to the maintenance and care of recreation areas, athletic fields, parks, and playgrounds:
• Plants, seeds, rakes, fertilizes, and grades, cuts, waters and trims fields and park areas;
• Performs skilled mechanical repair on power mowers, tractors, and other equipment;
• Maintains and repairs play equipment and outdoor furnishings.
• Performs other general duties such as painting, carpentry, masonry, trimming trees and bushes, setting up events and lining athletic fields.
• Operates motor equipment in connection with such duties, including pickup trucks, trailers, and small pieces of equipment (tractors, mowers). Also operates vehicles with a rated capacity of 26,001 pounds when required.
• Performs other semi-skilled and unskilled manual tasks necessary for performance of work.
• May supervise a small crew of workers at a lower skill level such as laborers, helpers, and maintenance persons.
• Employee is required to adhere to all safety and dress code policies.
• Performs other duties as required from time to time including snow and other inclement weather or emergency duties.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• A minimum of 2 years demonstrated work experience in maintenance & care of recreation areas, athletic fields, parks & playgrounds.
• Must possess a current and valid Commercial Driver''s License Classification B
• All CDL candidates must provide a copy of valid Department of Transportation medical certification.
• Must possess a satisfactory driving record.
• Candidates must also provide, upon interview, a copy of their unattested driving record, obtainable at the RMV and dated within the previous six months
• All candidates will participate in an on-road driving assessment as part of the interview process.
• All CDL candidates must register with the FMCSA Commercial Driver''s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/register
• Internal applicants must have a permanent civil service status.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS (As Outlined in Current Teamster Collective Bargaining Agreement):

• Competitive Health, Dental and Vision benefits
• Vacation and sick leave eligible
• Sick Incentive Pay eligible
• 3 Personal Days
• 14 Paid Holidays
• Additional compensation above regular OT pay for all overtime hours working in snow or salting operations

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Lifting between 25-100 pounds, bending, squatting, stretching, pushing, dragging, and pulling.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Exposure to all weather conditions. Work in a moderate to high noise level environment caused by sound of machinery or powered equipment being used. Occasional odor may occur during work.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

Please upload the following documents to complete your application.

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