<p>Join our award-winning Herriman City culture while working in our beautiful city parks and trails. Our Parks Department provides a great opportunity for hard-working individuals who like to work with their hands to learn parks maintenance skills and be outside. We offer a 4x10 work schedule with either Monday's or Friday's off every week. This position may include some weekends and after-hours for City events. Herriman City provides a fantastic work environment, and we are a great place to work. This position may close early based on qualified applicants.</p> <p>Most hires will come in at $20.00 unless you have a CDL or certifications relevant to the position.</p> <p>GENERAL PURPOSE</p> <p>Perform a variety of duties related to the maintenance, upkeep and repair of city parks, open spaces, trail systems and facilities. Provides assistance to city sponsored events as needed.</p> <p>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS</p> <ul> <li> <p>Performs maintenance of open space properties including but not limited to trail maintenance and construction, restoration projects, mowing, vegetation management, trash removal, and removal of graffiti and other vandalism.</p> </li><li> <p>Monitors and repairs open space facilities including fences, parking lots, restrooms, and other recreational areas.</p> </li><li> <p>Designs, installs and checks signs for accuracy, damage and fading, replace or clean as needed.</p> </li><li> <p>Weeds, trims and mows open spaces and trails.</p> </li><li> <p>Provides routine maintenance of vegetation and amenities, including use of hand and power tools, operation of equipment such as backhoe, large trucks, utility vehicles and mowers.</p> </li><li> <p>Performs all required special work duties during City sponsored events and recreational programs as needed.</p> </li><li> <p>Assists in duties for the maintenance of city parks including weed control and garbage collection.</p> </li><li> <p>Cleans concession stands, parking lots, restrooms and maintenance buildings including dumping of trash cans as needed.</p> </li><li> <p>Performs maintenance and repair of outdoor restroom facilities, concession stands, pavilions, playgrounds, picnic tables, benches, bleachers, ball fields and other facilities.</p> </li><li> <p>Assists in duties for the maintenance, collection of garbage, weed control, bush hogging and spraying of all city trail systems and open areas performed with work release personnel.</p> </li><li> <p>Provides field and park preparation of baseball fields and arenas.</p> </li><li> <p>Performs regular playground and other park equipment inspections to ensure safety and code compliance.</p> </li><li> <p>Assists in snow removal around facilities.</p> </li><li> <p>May be required to be a stand-by for an on-call rotation for the snow removal.</p> </li><li> <p>Under supervision, may be required to work on city sprinkler systems.</p> </li><li> <p>Performs all other duties as needed or assigned.</p> </li></ul> <p>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS</p> <p>Education:</p> <ul> <li>High School Diploma or equivalent </li></ul> <p>Experience:</p> <ul> <li>1 year experience in park maintenance or lawn care or closely related area. </li></ul> <p>OR</p> <ul> <li>Equivalent combination of education, experience, and skills to complete with the required job duties. </li></ul> <p>Preferred</p> <ul> <li>Basic computer knowledge </li><li>Experience in Customer Service </li></ul> <p>Additional Requirements:</p> <ul> <li>Must be at least 18yrs old. </li><li>Requires a valid Utah Driver's License. </li><li>Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test, background check, and driving record check. </li></ul> <p>KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES</p> <ul> <li>Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing in English. </li></ul> <p>TOOLS & EQUIPMENT USED</p> <ul> <li>May use motorized vehicles, light and heavy equipment, and hand tools. </li></ul> <p>WORK ENVIRONMENT</p> <ul> <li>Tasks require a variety of physical activities, generally involving muscular strain, such as walking standing, stooping, sitting, kneeling, and reaching. Talking, hearing and seeing are essential to performing required job functions. </li><li>Common eye, hand, finger dexterity must exist. Mental application utilizes memory for details, verbal instructions, emotional stability and discriminating thinking and ability to maintain composure in adverse situations </li><li>Daily exposure to weather extremes and seasonal conditions. </li><li>Frequent local travel required in normal course of job performance. </li><li>Must be able to lift up to 100 lbs. </li><li>The City may make reasonable accommodations to the work environment and duties for those who qualify under the Americans with Disabilities Act. </li></ul> <p>Civil Rights Coordinator:</p> <p>Please feel free to reach out to our Civil Rights Coordinator at any time. HR Manager 801.727.0906.</p> <p>*</p>