Seasonal Public Works Positions - Parks (TEMP - CARDINAL)

Job Posting

City of Florence is seeking several hard-working, reliable employees for seasonal maintenance positions for City of Florence Parks. The duration of positions varies from 3 to 6 months, with the potential for longer. This is a great opportunity if you are looking for work in the area and have some skills or interest in trade / labor positions and helping out in your community. PLEASE NOTE : This position is through Cardinal Services and is not a direct City of Florence position. Applicants will be screened by the City and then referred to Cardinal to complete an employment application through Cardinal.

Job Description

Jobs vary by assignment. Typical work includes :

• Perform basic grounds-keeping duties; minor plumbing; painting, carpentry, and masonry tasks in the installation and maintenance and repair of parks buildings, structures, playground and other equipment.
• Performs general manual labor digging ditches, weeding, mowing, raking and edging of turf areas, cutting brush, pruning trees and shrubs, application of fertilizers and pesticides, removing obstacles from roadway and adjacent areas.
• Performs simple manual work connected with patching and repairing of streets, street construction and maintenance.
• Operate light equipment such as lawnmowers, pick-up trucks and other powered tools.
• Performs custodial services at city buildings; cleaning and restocking of park restrooms; empty trash receptacles and pick-up litter.
• Assists in the preparation and installation of traffic signs, preparation and application of signs and traffic marking material; painting of street markings and fire hydrants.
• Ensures work is performed with all safety precautions and to standards.
• Follows all safety rules and procedures established for work areas.
• Other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Qualifications

Any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the job.

Additional Information

This position exercises no supervision, but may be asked to train new employees or employees needing knowledge, skills, and abilities from this position.

This position receives general supervision from the Public Works Director and direct supervision from the Facilities Supervisor. Work is reviewed through results achieved, meetings, spot checks of work in progress, and an evaluation of results achieved.

The employee will be required to operate a city vehicle and travel from building to building. The majority of duties will be conducted inside. One day a week for mowing, cleaning gutters, various other outdoor projects. This means exposure to various external weather conditions (rain, wind, weather). Constant work on surfaces, including surfaces that may be wet, uneven, or loosely packed. Exposure to chemicals, including bleach and disinfection / sanitization products, cleaning supplies, insecticides, herbicides, fertilizers, etc. This position does work in the municipal jail, which can have uncomfortable situations and smells.

May need to occasional work from heights, including in a 60' lift, at rooftops and ceiling height. May need to use vibration tools, tools that make noise. May be exposed to mosquitoes, human waste / biohazards, and drug paraphernalia.

This position has several physical factors, including mobility, strength, lifting, and pushing / pulling. The position also requires agility, dexterity, and coordination.

An employee in this position will be asked to stand, walk, or sit frequently. An employee may be asked to frequently lift up to 75lbs up to shoulder height. They will occasionally be asked to lift up to 100lbs up to waist height. Lifting is most frequently under 25lbs. An employee is constantly asked to carry up to 20lbs and frequently carry up to 75lbs. This includes being asked to carry 30-50lbs up to 300 feet. An employee is constantly asked to push / pull up to 10lbs, occasionally push / pulling up to 35lbs, and infrequently push / pulling up to 100lbs.

An employee in this position needs to have the agility to climb, bend / stoop, kneel, crawl, squat, forward reach, overhead reach, and may be in awkward postures for occasional to frequent amounts of time. An employee in this position needs to have the dexterity to constantly maintain both a firm and light grasp, pinch, use fingers dexterously, perform repetitive wrist / forearm use, and use both dominant and non-dominant hands.

An employee needs to have constant hand eye and eye hand foot coordination. Position requires occasional driving. Vision is required to perform work accurately and safety. Hearing and telephone communication is frequent. Constant verbal and face-to-face contact with others and the public. Also, must be able to write. Employee will work in proximity to jailed inmates.

For administrative work, the position will utilize computer, including word processing, database, related specialty software, email, Internet, and spreadsheet programs; calculator, telephone, copy machine, fax machine and postage machine. For maintenance and custodial work, the most commonly used equipment are gas powered outdoor tools (leaf blower, lawn mower, etc.), industrial cleaning tools, power tools and hand tools. There is a small percentage of work performed using heavy equipment.

Our Hiring Process

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