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Job Description
Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. Veterans Preference Description Candidates are hired as vocational workers for six months on-the-job training at a training wage of $16.06 per hour plus City benefits. Candidates must reside in the focus area of Census Track 17, 18 or 20.02. See page 2 of the Target Local Hire Flyer for the map, which outlines the census tracks. Candidates who do not reside within Census Track 17, 18 or 20.02. are not eligible for the program. Candidates must complete a job readiness assessment and must be deemed job ready by CareerSource. CareerSource provides this service and will perform job readiness assessments for all candidates at no cost. CareerSource can be contacted at 352-840-5700. Groundskeeper Trainee (Recreation and Parks) Routine manual labor work in maintenance equipment operation. This includes, but is not limited to, operating various tractors with mowers, flatbed trucks, dump trucks, and a variety of construction equipment.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Athletic Turf Maintenance:
Responsible for daily maintenance of athletic turf and infield clay to include softball fields, soccer fields, football fields, and multi-use fields. Operates equipment including chalk liners, line painters, drags, blowers, mowers, riding mowers, line trimmers, field sweepers, pressure washers and a variety of hand tools and hand power tools. Operates automotive equipment such as pickup trucks with trailer attachments, small dump trucks to haul dirt, gravel, etc. and as needed, small tractors with 3-point attachments and small backhoes. Prepares initial layout or set-up of athletic fields and maintains fields according to specifications of scheduled events, including football, baseball, softball, soccer, etc.
Equipment and vehicle maintenance:
Responsible for daily and weekly maintenance of equipment and vehicles as assigned. Washes vehicles and equipment. Performs general maintenance on equipment such as changing oil, blades and grease fittings. Stands, bends, stoops and stretches from waist and shoulders to perform maintenance of pickups, one-ton trucks and tanker truck and to maneuver implements into final hook-up position.
Operation of tractors and vehicles:
Operates various types of tractors with a variety of attachments, dump body trucks with or without various size trailers up to 21 feet in length and tanker trucks. Use of both hands and feet are necessary to simultaneously steer, shift gears, operate throttle and raise or lower various implements. Operation of power and hand tools: Operates chain saws, weed eaters, hedge trimmers, large tree spade, shovel, post hole digger, axe, etc. Using push mowers and riding mowers cuts grass, weeds, and shrubs. Requires frequent bending, twisting of upper torso, stretching and lifting.
Performs manual labor:
This may include loading and unloading equipment and supplies from trucks and trailers, picking up trash, trimming or removing trees, manually cutting grass and shrubs, caring for seed beds, mowing drainage retention areas on uneven slopes. Performs general maintenance of city streets and right-of-way, including using push broom to sweep debris from the streets. Loads and unloads materials using a shovel for prolonged periods. Performs litter control and other jobs for departments such as moving furniture and miscellaneous work. Sets up and operates storm pumps as needed.
Performs Record Keeping:
This may include completing vehicle and equipment maintenance cards, work records, and personal time sheets and any paperwork associated with the supervision of inmates. Customer Service - Communicates clearly and courteously in person, by phone and two-way radio with other City employees and the public.
Operational Requirements:
Based upon operational requirements or situations where the number of available Equipment Operator I's exceeds the number needed to operate equipment or perform their regular duties, employees in this classification will be reassigned to work in whatever capacity or function those Divisions require. The length of such assignments will vary. Required to report to work if an emergency situation exists to protect, prevent, repair or minimize damage. Provides support for department special events before, during, and after the event in the areas and for functions relative to essential job duties. Performs other related duties as assigned.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
High School diploma or GED preferred, but not required. Six months experience in heavy manual labor preferred. Must be able to follow oral and written instructions. Must reside in Census Tract 17, 18 or 20.02.
REQUIRED LICENSES/CERTIFICATES
Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Operators Driver's License for required travel Employer conducts motor vehicle record check
Supplemental Information:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Ability to read and understand documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to utilize common sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral or diagrammed instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving several known variables in situations of a routine nature. Very close mental demand. Operations requiring very close and continuous attention for control of operations which require coordination or immediate response. Operations requiring intermittent direct thinking to determine or select the most applicable way of handling situations regarding the organization's administration and operations; also, to determine or select material and equipment where highly variable sequences are involved.
Physical Activities:
The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; frequently required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. (with or without correction).
Environmental Conditions:
The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, risk of electrical shock; frequently exposed to extreme heat; and occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places, wet or humid conditions, risk of radiation, vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Work Schedule:
Full time
Salary:
$16.06 per hour. For instructions on how to apply, please click on the green "Apply" button.
