Perform the following turf grass maintenance in parks, trails, and other city-owned property: • Mow and trim turf • Top dress, aerification, seed, and sod • Apply fertilizer and chemicals per specifications • Inspect and maintain irrigation systems • Prepare athletic fields • Layout and paint field lines • Drag and prepare infield and pitching mounds • Install and inspect goals and nets • Inspect and repair play areas • Perform tree-care maintenance in parks, open spaces, and along trails • Trim, prune weeds, water, fertilize, spray trees and forested areas • Remove and pull chips, wood waste, and undesirable vegetation • Make site preparations, handle and install trees and shrubs in reforestation efforts • Assist in trail and boulevard safety clearance program • Maintain landscape and assist in the annual/perennial program • Prepare planting sites and install materials according to design • Maintain prairies, open spaces, wetlands, and other natural areas • Water, weed, transplant, thin, mulch new and established plant beds • Fertilize, spray, prune, cultivate, deadhead, collect seeds, and maintain plants • Complete routine maintenance of parks, buildings, play areas, and trails • Repair or report items requiring repair (i.e., broken benches, bleachers, play structures, holes) as needed • Perform minor, plumbing, carpentry, and painting • Wash, wax, and paint interior and exterior surfaces in park buildings • Pick up and dispose of trash and glass • Perform other duties as assigned. Supplemental Information:
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: This position frequently requires standing, walking, lifting, pushing/pulling, carrying, climbing, kneeling (bending leg at knee and resting on knee), reaching (extending hands or arms in any direction), handling objects (grasping, turning or otherwise using hands or hand), repetitive hand motion, use of arm muscles over extended periods, sitting, crawling (moving about on hands and knees), crouching (bending at knees), bending at waist, use of leg muscles over extended periods, and overhead work (over shoulder height).