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Parks Maintenance Worker
Salary
$5,934.00 - $7,213.00 Monthly
Location
Edmonds, WA
Job Type
Full Time - Regular
Job Number
2023-038
Department
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
Opening Date
05/16/2023
Closing Date
Continuous
Union Classification
Teamsters
Application Requirements
A completed online application, an attached resume, and an accompanying cover letter are required to be considered for this position. An incomplete application packet will disqualify you. Applicants may attach additional information that will assist us in the review and selection process.
Social Security Notice
Regular full time and regular part time City of Edmonds employees do not participate in the Social Security program. For information on how this may affect your retirement benefit, please call Social Security or visit their website https://www.ssa.gov/planners/retire/wep-chart.html.

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Description
Please note, this position was originally posted for internal applicants only from May 16, 2023 to May 23, 2023. Since no internal candidate was selected, this position is now opened up to the general public with a first review date of June 14, 2023.
About The Position
Under supervision, cleans and maintains City parks, playgrounds, recreation facilities and city grounds; installs and maintains turf, lawns, trees, shrubs, plants and landscaped areas; operates and maintains a variety of related equipment. Incumbents in the Parks Maintenance Worker classification perform a variety of routine grounds maintenance work for City parks and facilities and assist with a variety of special projects as assigned. Incumbents in the Sr. Parks Maintenance Worker install, repair and maintain City irrigation systems, aquatic facilities and serve as crew leaders as directed.
To view the full job description, please visit the following link: Parks Maintenance Worker
About The Department
Edmonds Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services department serves as the community's key resource for providing parks, recreation and aquatic programs, culture arts tourism, economic development and enhanced quality of life for its citizens. There are more than 62 sites including 31 active parks that encompass over 325 acres, 20,000 square feet of flower beds and more than 3,000 feet of waterfront shoreline in the Edmonds Parks System which is maintained by Edmonds Parks Maintenance.
About The City
The City of Edmonds is a beautiful community on the Puget Sound waterfront with a population of 42,980 and is the gateway to the Olympic peninsula via the state ferry system. Edmonds provides a full range of services, including contracted fire services, police services a municipal court, a community pool, a regional performing arts facility, public works and utilities, a regional wastewater treatment facility, along with community events and services through our Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services Department. Six department directors report directly to the Mayor and oversee approximately 256 full–time-equivalent employees.
Examples of Duties
Essential Job Functions

• May assist in burial preparations at the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery.
• Performs minor and preventive maintenance and repair work on equipment and facilities; assists with other maintenance work as assigned including painting and plumbing.
• Implements a turf maintenance program including mowing, edging, and turf repair according to a routine schedule using a variety of small to heavy mowing equipment.
• Performs landscaping and beautification activities around City buildings; maintains flower and landscape beds and vegetation; pulls weeds and ensures proper watering and irrigation.
• Performs seasonal maintenance activities including ice and snow removal, winterizing irrigation systems and other projects.
• Assist with the design, repair, troubleshoot and installs irrigation systems and drinking fountains in parks, medians and right of ways.
• Performs a variety of landscape maintenance duties including: planting, pruning, fertilizing and removing or transplanting trees, shrubs, perennial and annual plants; raking, mulching and edging landscaped areas using a variety of hand tools and motorized equipment.
• Implements integrated pest management techniques used to control weed, insect and disease problems.
• Maintains and prepares athletic fields for practice and game use.
• Operates and maintains a variety of equipment and tools which may include, but not limited to a backhoe, tractor, skid steer, two-man lift, dump truck, sod cutter, chipper, pruner, clipper and small power tools.
• Maintains routine records of work performed including pesticide applications, equipment usage, preventive maintenance and needed repairs.
• Cleans and sanitizes park restrooms; picks up litter and empty trash receptacles for City grounds and parks areas; clears debris in hardscape areas; moves picnic tables and other furniture as required; inspects and notifies appropriate personnel of safety hazards and repair needs.
• Assists in the operations and maintenance of the municipal pool and spray pad; water chemistry calculations; related record keeping and repairs to pool equipment and machinery.

Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience:

• At least one year of prior experience with any of the following: landscape maintenance; irrigation; beautification activities including propagating, planting, fertilizing, weeding, pruning and maintaining trees, shrubs and plants, lawn and turf care; basic janitorial maintenance including restroom cleaning and removal of garbage and loose trash.
• At least 18 years of age by time of hire.
• One-year prior experience operating job-related equipment and hand tools.
• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience which allows the incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of the position may also be considered.

Required Licenses Or Certifications

• Other specialty certifications/licenses as required by state and federal law and/or OSHA and WAC regulations may be required within a specified period of time after hire.
• Ability to obtain a Washington State Public Pesticide Applicators License within 2 years of date of hire.
• This is a City-identified non-DOT safety sensitive position and requires a pre-employment drug screening.
• CPR, First Aid, AED, and Bloodborne Pathogen Cards within 90 days of date of hire.
• Flagging Certification within 1 year of date of hire.
• A criminal background check is required following a verbal offer of employment. Criminal history is not an automatic employment disqualifier. Results are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
• A Valid WA State Driver’s License and a five-year driving abstract acceptable to the City’s insurance requirements is required for any position that will drive for City business.

Supplemental Information
Environment
WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Noise from equipment operation.
• Outdoor work includes varying weather conditions.
• Indoor and outdoor work environment.
• Regular exposure to fumes, dust and odors.
• Driving a vehicle to conduct work.

Physical Abilities

• Operating a City vehicle to conduct work.
• Frequently performs repetitive sometimes strenuous motions.
• Occasionally operating a computer keyboard (typing) and other office equipment.
• Occasionally ascending/descending ladders.
• Occasionally sitting or otherwise remaining in a stationary position.
• Frequent grasping and/or using fine finger manipulation to operate tools and equipment.
• Frequently standing, walking, bending, kneeling, crouching, twisting at the waist, reaching above shoulders or otherwise positioning oneself to accomplish tasks.
• Constantly seeing, hearing, speaking or otherwise communicating with others.
• Occasionally lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving or transporting up to 50 lbs.

Hazards

• Contact with potentially dissatisfied individuals.
• Physical contact with and exposure to flowers, plants and pollen and insects.
• Exposure to herbicides and other flower/plant chemicals and/or fumes.
• Noisy work areas.
• Outside temperature extremes, direct sunlight.

Benefits information is available below and varies based on classification status. Regular, part time employees may be eligible for prorated benefits.
Please visit the HR Benefits Website (https://edmondswa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=16495016&pageId=17263650) for more information.
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Agency
City of Edmonds
Address
121 5th Ave N Edmonds, Washington, 98020
Phone
425-775-7740
Website
http://www.edmondswa.gov