Park Maintenance Worker at City of Salinas – Salinas, California

1. Maintains plantings and grounds, recreation areas, and irrigation systems
2. Waters, weeds, trims, renovates, and fertilizes, shrubs, trees, and flower beds and performs limited mowing of lawns
3. Rakes leaves and cleans walks, fields, courts, and other facilities
4. Loads trimming on trucks
5. Cultivates ground around plants and shrubs, including mixing and applying fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, snail, and slug bits
6. Plants and maintains trees, flowers, and shrubs
7. Picks up rubbish and paper and performs general grounds cleaning
8. Maintains and prepares athletic fields
9. Performs installation and maintenance of irrigation equipment
10. Operates small power mowers, edgers, sprayers, and other equipment
11. Uses a variety of hand tools and power tools
12. Drives vehicles used to transport materials, tools, and equipment as required
13. Assists in moving and installing park and recreation equipment such as bleachers, backstops, and playground equipment
14. Performs custodial duties in park bathrooms and other park facilities
15. Assists and trains less experienced personnel
16. Responds to inquiries from the general public
17. Performs building maintenance duties such as general painting, carpentry, plumbing, and other tasks
18. Repairs fences, tree stakes, playground equipment, and other parks facilities
19. Prepares ground for concrete or asphalt work and assists with this work
20. Controls weeds
21. Performs related duties as assigned

• Correct and effective use of landscape maintenance tools, equipment and materials
• Safe work practices in the use and maintenance of power mowers and other powerized and cutting equipment
• Proper pruning, irrigating, fertilizing, and spraying methods for plants, turf, and trees
• Plant and turf pests and diseases, and methods for their control and eradication
• General construction and repair methods, including carpentry, plumbing, painting and masonry work
• Mechanics of irrigation systems
• Performing skilled park maintenance work
• Operating a variety of light and heavy equipment, including lawn mowers
• Performing a variety of building maintenance tasks including general carpentry, plumbing and masonry
• Competently caring for plants, shrubs, turf and trees
• Properly irrigating, fertilizing and spraying a variety of plants and trees
• Reading and interpreting landscape plans and diagrams
• Preparing, pouring and finishing concrete and asphalt
• Preparing and maintaining neat and accurate records
• Working independently and effectively as a crewmember
• Training less experienced personnel

• Prepare and apply herbicides and pesticides for effective results
• Operate and make minor repairs to vehicles, equipment, and tools
• Perform general carpentry, plumbing, masonry, and grounds work

Employee must complete SB 1343 Sexual Harassment Prevention Training within six months of appointment and every two years thereafter.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills which may be required.