Hybrid Public Service Worker – Parks (General) bei City of Woodbury, MN

About the Department

Perform all park maintenance functions necessary to ensure clean, safe, high quality recreational facilities available for public use. Ability to perform and direct all work in a safe and efficient manner. Will be required to perform manual, semi-skilled and skilled labor in all the Divisions’ areas of responsibility and will direct seasonal staff.  The Park and Forestry Division mission critical high impact areas of responsibilities include but are not limited to: horticulture, turf, trails, forestry, athletic fields, ice rinks, courts, play equipment, parking lots, native areas, general park maintenance activities, and park building maintenance. The position would also be involved in providing assistance to other divisions and departments as needed such as ice and snow control.   This position will be required to work alternative schedules including evenings, early mornings, and weekends, as required for the city’s maintenance operations.

2025 Hiring Range is $32.67 - $35.15
2025 Full Range is $32.67 - $42.36

Position Duties

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide leadership and contribute specialized skills and knowledge to the different Mission Critical areas of parks operations. For example, demonstrate skilled labor and knowledge in any or all areas of horticulture, turf, trails, forestry, athletic fields, ice rinks, courts, play equipment, parking lots, native areas, park buildings, and general park maintenance. This position will participate to a high degree in planning and administrative tasks to better manage the city’s mission critical areas.

Employees will plan, complete, and record maintenance using traditional methods work with suppliers to purchase operation supplies, conduct field inspections, and provide other expertise as required in the maintenance and inspection of mission critical areas.

Will direct seasonals in all areas of parks operations in order to complete tasks in mission critical/high impact areas of parks operations.

Perform all work in a safe and effective manner.

Daily work will be in the field and will include but is not limited to Mission Critical High Impact (MCHI) areas of work.

Ability to coordinate contractual services in mission critical areas of Park maintenance.

Ensure both work spaces and equipment are maintained at a high level of cleanliness.

Assist in all Mission Critical areas within the Parks Division.

Perform all duties for snow and ice control within the Parks Division.

Assist other divisions as needed, particularly during snow and ice control events.

Work with both full-time and seasonal employees in a professional manner.

Train, give work direction to, and evaluate seasonal staff.

Perform other duties as assigned.            

Perform manual, semi-skilled, and skilled labor associated with but not limited to:

• Horticultural bed planting, trimming, maintenance and removal.
• Turf maintenance inspection, establishment, maintenance and repair.
• Athletic field installation, inspection, repair and maintenance.
• Ice rink establishment, inspection and maintenance.                
• Asphalt/natural trail installation, inspection, repair and maintenance.
• Tennis/basketball court inspection, repair and maintenance. 
• Forestry planting, trimming, removals, and maintenance.
• Native/natural area inspection and general maintenance.
• Playground equipment installation, inspection, repair and maintenance.
• Parking lot inspection, repair and maintenance.
• General park inspection and maintenance activities required to maintain amenities such as, park signage, trash cans, picnic tables, benches, beach operations, and assist other divisions and departments in special event.
• Park building and picnic shelter cleaning, inspection, repair and maintenance. 
• Snow removal from and ice control of streets, park trails, parking lots, sidewalks, and rinks.
• General repair and maintenance of tools and equipment.
• Record keeping related to hours of work performed, location, and equipment used. 
• Assist in creating and maintaining inventories of all the divisions’ facilities.

Operate with a high degree of proficiency the following hand power tools and engine powered equipment in association with park maintenance and snow removal operations:

• Hand power tools, small engine powered equipment, hand pruners, hand saws, string trimmers and brush cutters.
• Utility tractors and attachments.                              
• Light duty trucks, 3/4 and one-ton trucks, with and without dump bodies.
• Snowplows including large blowers mounted on trucks or tractors.
• Single axle dump trucks used in maintenance projects, snow removal and ice control operations.
• Skid-steer loaders and small front-end loaders. 
• Utility trucksters with or without attachments.

May occasionally operate the following heavy equipment:

• Tracked excavators.
• Front-end loader with 2.5 yard or greater bucket capacity. 
• Hydrostatic rollers.

Fosters an inclusive work culture and advances the City’s diversity, equity and inclusion goals.

Maintain and foster an environment, which facilitates the Exceeding Expectations (professional, responsive, leaders) philosophy of the City.

Perform all other duties and assume other responsibilities as assigned or apparent.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

High school diploma or equivalent.

One year work experience in Park Maintenance or a closely related field.

Valid driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record and have the ability to drive.

Class A commercial driver’s license including: combination, air brakes and endorsements or the ability to obtain within the first 6 months of employment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Two (2) or more years of Park Maintenance or related field experience.

Specialized skills in one or more of division’s mission critical/high impact areas:

• Athletic fields
• Trails/parking lots
• General parks trades (plumbing, electrical, welding, carpentry, masonry, etc.)
• Building maintenance
• Turf
• Rinks and snow removal 
• Horticulture
• Native and natural areas
• Forestry
• Courts
• Playgrounds

Other Qualifications

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.  The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, smell, talk and hear.  

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions.  The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration.  The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places, confined spaces and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. 

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud in field settings, and moderately quiet in office settings.