Parks Maintenance Leadworker - City of Fresno

• Join the PARCS Department in Building a Better Fresno as a Parks Maintenance Leadworker!
• Parks Maintenance Leadworker provides lead direction and participates in a variety of skilled and semiskilled
• alteration, maintenance, repair and construction of park and recreation facilities and equipment.
• The Parks Maintenance and Landscape Divisions at the PARCS Department work to maintain over 90
• parks and 19 community centers, representing over 1,200 acres of open space.

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following

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• Provides lead direction and participates in a variety of construction, alteration, maintenance, and

repair activities of park and recreation facilities and equipment.

• Plants, treats, and renovates trees, lawns, shrubs, flowers, grounds, and related landscape features.
• Build fences, bridges, sheds, and other fixtures.
• Safely operates small trucks, light-duty tractors, commercial mowers, and other smaller power-driven

equipment.

• Repairs and rebuilds outdoor grills.
• Controls weeds; applies fungicides, herbicides, and pesticides for control of harmful diseases and

insects.

• Leads in and performs minor maintenance and care of the City’s spray equipment.
• May perform concrete work for the purpose of landscaping enhancement projects or median island

maintenance.

• Installs, modifies, maintains, and repairs manual and automatic sprinkler systems.
• Ensures that safety precautions are taken and proper work methods followed.
• Estimates labor and materials required; keeps time and material records; prepares simple reports;

• orders supplies for seasonal materials to ensure enough on hand for daily use.
• Depending on assignments, you may construct and repair fences, raised flower beds, trail paths, and other
• related landscaping features. Performs related duties as required.
• One vacancy currently exists in the PARCS Department. Immediate and future vacancies will be filled from
• this eligible list for a period of three (3) months from the date the eligible list is created, with the option of
• extending that period for up to a maximum of two years at the City's discretion. If the examination process
• is suspended for this recruitment, the eligible list may be limited to three (3) months.
• Monthly Salary Range: $5034-$6120/month

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements

THE REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications on or before the posted filing deadline in order to

qualify for the examination and does not assure a place on the eligibility list

Education

Possession of a High School Diploma or equivalent GED completion.

Experience

Three (3) years of journey level experience performing work related to parks or grounds maintenance.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Eligibles certified for consideration for hire will be required to successfully pass a Department interview
• and a Department of Justice fingerprint prior to employment with the City of Fresno.
• Possession of a valid Class C California Driver’s License is required at the time of application and
• continued maintenance throughout the entire term of employment in the classification.
• Incumbents assigned to Adult Offender crews must possess at time of application and maintain
• throughout employment in this classification, a valid Class B California Driver’s License with passenger
• endorsements and CPR certificate.

Preferred Qualifications

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that are necessary to safely, effectively,
• and efficiently perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.
• This classification’s physical demands involve heavy work exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally
• with assistance, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to
• move objects. Additionally, the following physical demands may be required: balancing, climbing, crawling,
• crouching, feeling, manual dexterity, grasping, handling, hearing, kneeling, lifting, mental acuity, pulling,
• pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, stooping, talking, visual acuity, walking.

Benefits

Healthcare Plan Life Insurance

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Retirement Plans

Paid Time Off