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City of Port Orchard Seasonal Public Works in Port Orchard, Washington
The City has up to 4 Seasonal Public Works positions available for the summer months of 2024. Seasonal positions are limited to 6 month maximum. Pays $16.87 - $22.50 per hour. Employees earn 0.025 hours of paid sick leave per regular straight-time hour paid. More information can be found by clicking here{rel="nofollow"}. Note to applicants: We welcome attachments to your application. Please know, however, that attachments are not visible to the initial review team. Be sure to include in the online application pertinent information that you want the review panel to consider. The completeness of your application is a factor in determining which candidate advance to the next phase of our recruitment process. Please do not contact Human Resources in regards to your application. Please use the online application system to monitor the status of your application. Your cooperation is appreciated. Major Function and Purpose Under general direction of the Operations Manager or others as assigned, the employee is primarily responsible for landscape and building maintenance in municipal parks and other facilities so that they are clean and attractive at all times. General Function Employee must have adequate knowledge of turf maintenance and be capable of trimming and pruning shrubbery. Responsible for the ongoing maintenance and appearance of city properties to ensure that they are attractive, clean, safe, and suitable for use by the public. Supervision Responsibilities None.
Job Duties and Responsibilities This job description reflects general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibility, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including working in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods, or to otherwise balance the workload. Performs a wide variety of specific tasks, to include:
Cleaning equipment or areas using appropriate tools
Grooming and watering lawns and ornamental landscape areas
Applying weed killing chemicals
Trimming shrubbery
Performing all other aesthetic maintenance upon the city parks
Keeping buildings at parks and other city facilities in clean and in functional order. Performing routine inspections, repairs and maintenance on park and playground equipment, as needed
Operating and competently using a variety of tools and power equipment to perform job functions, including heavy equipment, power driven machinery, rotating machinery, weed whackers and hand tools
Repairing park structures, mowing, and landscaping city parks and public grounds, installing underground irrigation systems, cleaning, painting, and performing routine maintenance to public areas as required
Digging up ground for flower beds, etc., using a pick, shovel, spade or other tools
Moving debris, dirt, or other material from one place to another using a shovel, rake, or other tools
Using common hand tools, such as a hammer, saw, scre