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CITY OF NEWTON Buildings and Grounds Maintenance Worker in Newton, North Carolina
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Primary Reason Why Classification Exists | | | | To perform general unskilled to semi-skilled manual labor in the | | maintenance and repair of buildings, grounds, and municipal | | cemeteries | | | | Distinguishing Features of the Class | | | | An employee in this class is responsible for performing general | | unskilled to semi-skilled manual labor in the maintenance and repair | | of buildings, grounds, and municipal cemeteries. Emphasis of the work | | is on the application of manual labor and operation of motorized | | equipment to maintain buildings and grounds including, but not | | limited to, cemeteries, sports fields, playgrounds, and trails. Work | | also includes janitorial duties such as emptying trash and cleaning | | and restocking restrooms. An employee in this class is expected to | | work special events and to assist with snow removal. Work is | | supervised by a crew leader and/or superintendent, and performance is | | evaluated on the basis of attaining individual and team performance | | objectives, quantity and quality of work, compliance with safety | | regulations, and responsiveness to requests or complaints. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Illustrative Examples of Work: | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - Performs general building and grounds maintenance and general | | housekeeping | | - Maintains park and playground equipment and buildings; work may | | require painting and minor plumbing, masonry, carpentry, HVAC, | | door, window, wall and electrical repairs | | - Performs general landscaping duties including planting, | | fertilizing and sowing grass, and planting, watering, cutting, | | and pruning trees, bushes, hedges, and shrubs and mulching; | | - Uses equipment and attachments to mow grass and collect and | | remove leaves; operates weed eaters and blowers, rakes leaves, | | cuts back ditch banks, and performs other similar tasks | | - Operates trucks, tractors, dump trucks, and other grounds | | maintenance equipment; pulls trailers carrying equipment | | - Operates a variety of hand tools | | - Picks up and disposes of trash and garbage; empties trash | | containers at Parks and Recreation facilities | | - Cleans, maintains, and provides general housekeeping for park | | restrooms and administrative and recreational buildings; | | replenishes supplies | | - Locates grave sites and records data for burials | | - Removes old flowers from grave sites refills sunken graves | | - Prepares and maintains athletic fields; lines ball fields for | | sporting events; inspects facilities for safety hazards; makes | | repairs or refers to skilled trade service providers | | - Helps set up and tear down for programs and special events; | | assists with the installation, repair, removal, and storage of | | holiday decoration | | - Maintains and repairs equipment and hand tools | | - Applies pesticides under license of a Supervisor | | - Performs related tasks as required | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+