What are the responsibilities and job description for the Horticulture SEASONAL Maintenance Worker position at Town of Front Royal?
The Town is seeking a maintenance worker for the remaining summer/fall seasons to assist full-time crew members in the Horticulture department. Work includes mowing, string trimming, blowing off sidewalks and plazas, watering, planting, mulching, weeding and trash collection. This is a temporary position (maximum 6 months); minimum age requirement is 16 years; full-time and part-time availability. Seasonal workers do not qualify for Town provided benefits such as paid time off, holiday pay, retirement or insurance benefits.
- Operate mowers, blowers, edger and other equipment as needed
- Operate a weed eater along roadways, guardrails, rights-of-way, landscape areas, parks and around government buildings
- Weed and mulch landscape areas
- Assist with cleanup of debris, trash and deceased animals
- Use all manner of hand tools such as shovels, rakes, brooms, pitch forks, hose trowels, weed diggers, pruners, loppers and hand saws
- Assist with the gathering and return of tools to storage areas at the start and end of each workday
- Experience: Some horticulture experience preferred, but will provide training
- Valid Drivers License
- General knowledge of hazards associated with landscape maintenance
- Ability to operate mower, weed eater, blower, hand tools and other landscape maintenance equipment
- Ability to perform manual labor for extended periods of time
- Ability to follow oral instructions as given by the supervisor or crew leader
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers and other departments
- The position is subject to daily exposure of outside environmental conditions to include extreme heat, extreme cold, wind, rain, noise, insects and animals, traffic and other hazards, and cleaning chemicals. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is provided.
- This is medium work requiring the exertion of 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly. Some heavy work requiring up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, 50 pounds of force frequently, and up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Requires walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, climbing, kneeling, standing, crouching and stooping
- Vocal communication is required for exchanging ideas and receiving orders; hearing to perceive information at normal spoken word levels
- Visual acuity is required for operation of machinery and motor vehicles and to determine the accuracy and thoroughness of work
Salary : $16