Park Maintenance/Groundskeeper

Town of Marblehead

Position Description

TITLE: Park Maintenance/Groundskeeper

DEPARTMENT: Recreation and Parks

SUMMARY:

Operates motorized riding equipment while maintaining public fields and grounds. Also uses hand tools in the general maintenance and repair of department property, facilities, and equipment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Grades, sods, and seeds athletic fields; builds and repairs pitchers' mounds, marks baselines and

installs bases.

- Mows and trims grass in parks and playgrounds; may direct assigned seasonal employees.

- Picks up litter in parks and operates a trash packer on an assigned schedule.

- Performs routine inspections and maintenance on assigned equipment to ensure readiness for daily

operations.

- Assists in other departmental activities, such as preparing sailboats for seasonal use, flooding skating

areas, and clearing snow from skating areas and walkways.

- Uses hand, power, and electrical tools in the routine maintenance and repair of department buildings,

including painting, carpentry, concrete repairs, and cleaning tasks.

- Operates trucks to reach assigned work areas, transports required tools, and operates mowers and

plows.

- May direct the activities of assigned seasonal personnel while performing the same duties.

- Performs other assigned duties of a similar nature and complexity as directed.

PREFERRED BACKGROUND:

High School and a Massachusetts Driver's license are required, along with two to three years of related

experience.

EOE/AA