Salary: 5822.00 - 7076.00 Monthly
Job Category: Parks Maintenance
Location: East Bay
Job Type: Full-Time
Close Date: Continuous
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The Position
The City of Fremont currently has a vacancy for the position of Park Maintenance Worker I. The Park Maintenance Worker I performs routine maintenance and repair work in the care of parks, recreation areas and equipment. The selected candidate will be part of a work crew assigned to a daily work detail.
This recruitment will establish a pool of candidates to fill regular and temporary vacancies.
Examples of Job Duties
All Assignments
- Responsible for vehicle and pedestrian traffic safety in work area.
- Manually transports heavy objects, supplies and materials.
- Operate ground maintenance equipment including a backhoe and tractor attachments, as well as a variety of hand and power tools.
Trees Assignment
- Prunes and trims designated street trees to shape and improve growth.
- Operates an aerial pruning platform, brush chipper, chain saw, stump grinder, leaf blower, and pole saw.
- Drives a one-ton truck to locations where work is to be performed.
- Clears areas of leaves, using rake or blower, and remove debris.
Central Parks and Sport Complex Assignment
- Maintains lawns, trees, shrubs, ground cover, picnic tables, benches, and sprinkler systems.
- Irrigates, cultivates, prunes, plants, and transplants a variety of turf, shrubs, trees and plants.
Outlying Parks Assignment
- Maintains lawns, trees, shrubs, ground cover, picnic tables, benches, and sprinkler systems.
- Maintains and make minor repairs to playground/picnic equipment, picnic areas and athletic fields.
- Operates mowing equipment in parks and athletic fields.
Special Assignments
- Performs general painting, plumbing and carpentry.
- Maintains, repairs and renovates irrigation system controllers, valves, pipes, and related components.