Maintenance Assistant - City of Buena Park

The City of Buena Park is currently looking for Maintenance Assistants in the Parks division. No Experience is required and on the job training is provided!

We are looking for the brightest hard worker with the most enthusiasm. In this position, a variety of skills are needed to maintain and operate our facilities to provide our residents with a safe and enjoyable experience. If you are a team player, enjoy working outside, and want to enhance the lives of the Buena Park Community, this position is for you.

GENERAL PURPOSE
Under general supervision, performs a variety of unskilled tasks in the maintenance of parks and related facilities; loads, unloads and hauls debris, tools and supplies; and does related work required.
 
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This is a part-time, non–benefited, position working 10-20 hours per week. The Maintenance Assistant is an entry level position. This position provides an opportunity for incumbents to receive on the job training to gain experience in parks maintenance, construction, landscape, medians, facilities, pool maintenance, or graffiti removal work.  Incumbents with an interest in pursuing a career in municipal government will learn about municipal government functions and gain experience by completing tasks and special assignments related to the program area.
 
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class. 

 
QUALIFICATIONS GUIDELINES
 
Knowledge of: 
Safety rules and practices pertaining to park maintenance work; general maintenance and repair methods and techniques; equipment operation procedures and proper use of hand and power tools.

Ability to: 
Cultivate, water, and fertilize lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers, planted areas, parkways, and median strips; mow, rake and edge lawns; pull weeds; prepare grounds for planting; plant, trim, and prune trees and shrubs; assist in trimming trees and hedges; pick up trash and debris in public right of ways; operate graffiti removal equipment and remove graffiti from surfaces; work with pool crews to clean and maintain facilities; perform assigned maintenance tasks and follow proper safety rules and procedures; establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, and management; understand and carry out oral or written instructions; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
 
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this class, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach above and below shoulder level with hands and arms.  The position primarily works in field settings.  The employee must be able to sit, stand, and walk. The employee must be able to talk and hear.  The employee is expected to bend, stoop, squat, kneel, climb, and crawl, depending upon work tasks, and to lift up to 50 pounds given materials moved and tools used or move heavier objects with the assistance of co-workers or mechanized devices.  
 
Specific vision abilities required by this class include close vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
 
Mental Demands
While performing the duties of this class, the employee must be able to follow policies and procedures; use basic math; learn and apply new information or new skills; work under deadlines with interruptions; and interact with city staff, management, contractors, vendors, and the public.
 
 WORKING CONDITIONS
The employee constantly works outdoors and is subject to variable weather conditions and traffic, heat, dust, moisture and wetness as well as mechanical and electrical hazards, and applied chemicals.  The employee is subject to loud construction noise in particular areas such as power tools, compressors, chippers, and large-scale motorized equipment. The employee may work in vaults and underground storage chambers. The employee must be available for on-call, stand-by, and emergency call service.