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    Senior Parks Maintenance Worker - Victoria, Canada - City of Victoria BC

    City of Victoria BC
    City of Victoria BC Victoria, Canada

    3 weeks ago

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    Job Description

    Competition #24/119

    Internal/External Posting

    Closing date: May 16, 2024

    Senior Parks Maintenance Worker (up to 3 Temporary – up to 8 months)

    Parks, Recreation and Facilities Department

    POSITION FUNCTION

    Senior Parks Maintenance Workers contribute to the enhancement and upkeep of the City's public parks and open spaces, utilizing specialised skill in the operation of industrial vehicles and a variety of hand tools and power equipment, to ensure the continued excellence of the City's public spaces.

    KEY DUTIES

    Park Maintenance Support

    Assist with Park operations by performing assigned tasks in horticulture, arboriculture, turf, and infrastructure such as:

  • Mowing, trimming, weeding, digging, raking, and removing refuse and debris.
  • Preparing, planting, and maintaining flower and shrub beds, landscapes, boulevards, turf, sports fields, and young trees.
  • Constructing and maintaining pathways, hard infrastructure, playgrounds, irrigation, furniture, playground equipment and ponds and streams.
  • Maintaining cemetery grounds and assisting with interments.
  • Grinding stumps, chipping brush and with direct supervision light pruning.
  • Watering of trees, baskets, turf, and various garden landscapes.
  • Maintaining tree wells, tree grates, and tree guards.
  • Flagging and directing traffic around equipment and operations and in public laneways.
  • Collecting data for the purpose of updating inventory and data collection apps.
  • Recording accurate daily equipment logs, material slips, time sheets and tree watering or maintenance records.
  • Providing instructions and information to other staff as required and respond to general enquiries from the public and other departments regarding park maintenance.
  • Conducting pre- and post-trip inspections, perform minor maintenance to vehicles, tools, and equipment.

    • Park Equipment Operation

    The role performs its assigned functions through the operation of:

  • Various industrial-sized trucks: tanker trucks, aerial lift trucks, truck with trailer, hook lift truck, and leaf vacuum trucks with related equipment.
  • Brush chippers, loaders, and stump grinders.
  • Industrial tractors equipped with turf/horticultural attachments.
  • Small crane operation for loading and unloading materials and equipment.
  • Commercial ride-on mowers to maintain grass in public spaces, requiring proficiency in adjusting and maintaining reel and blade height and in loading and unloading the mower from the trailer.
  • Various light power equipment, such as light rollers, light all-terrain utility vehicles, concrete mixers, and small vibrating tampers.
  • Various small power tools and equipment such as chainsaws, power pole saws, push mowers, rototillers, edgers, blowers, line trimmers, hedge trimmers, sod cutters, grinders, sanders and cut saws.
  • Various hand tools related to park maintenance.

    • Perform related duties where required and qualified.

    INDEPENDENCE

  • Work is assigned by supervisor and reviewed while in progress.
  • Problems are referred to supervisor.

    • WORKING CONDITIONS

    Physical Effort:

  • Lift and move heavy equipment and materials. (occasional)

    • Mental Effort:

  • Short periods of intense concentration while operating equipment. (occasional)

    • Visual/Auditory Effort:

  • Normal.

    • Work Environment:

  • Exposure to dust, jarring and equipment noise and vibration. (occasional)
  • Work outside in all weather conditions. (continuous)
  • Work in an environment where protective measures must be taken to avoid exposure to chemicals, fertilizers, and biohazards. (occasional)
  • Exposure to traffic. (occasional)

    • KEY SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  • Understand and carry out job related instructions.
  • Operate a variety of industrial-rated equipment and vehicles.
  • Repair and perform routine maintenance on equipment.
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
  • Deal effectively with the public and outside agencies.
  • Work safely on job sites.

    • QUALIFICATIONS

    Formal Education, Training and Occupational Certification:

  • Grade 10
  • Current and valid Class 5 . Driver's Licence.

    • Experience:

  • 2 years of directly related experience in commercial landscape, horticulture and/or tree maintenance including operating industrial landscape maintenance equipment and tools or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

    • OTHER:

  • May be requested to substitute in a more senior position.

    • Work schedule: Monday to Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm (day shift), shifts may vary based on operational requirements, (40 hour work week)

    $32.43 per hour, Pay Grade 6 (under review)

    Job Code #643

    This is a CUPE Local 50 Position

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