About this role
Town of Marblehead
Position Description
TITLE: Park Maintenance/Groundskeeper
DEPARTMENT: Recreation and Parks
SUMMARY:
Operates motorized riding equipment while maintaining public fields and grounds. Also uses hand tools in the general maintenance and repair of department property, facilities, and equipment.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Grades, sods, and seeds athletic fields; builds and repairs pitchers' mounds, marks baselines and
installs bases.
• Mows and trims grass in parks and playgrounds; may direct assigned seasonal employees.
• Picks up litter in parks and operates a trash packer on an assigned schedule.
• Performs routine inspections and maintenance on assigned equipment to ensure readiness for daily
operations.
• Assists in other departmental activities, such as preparing sailboats for seasonal use, flooding skating
areas, and clearing snow from skating areas and walkways.
• Uses hand, power, and electrical tools in the routine maintenance and repair of department buildings,
including painting, carpentry, concrete repairs, and cleaning tasks.
• Operates trucks to reach assigned work areas, transports required tools, and operates mowers and
plows.
• May direct the activities of assigned seasonal personnel while performing the same duties.
• Performs other assigned duties of a similar nature and complexity as directed.
PREFERRED BACKGROUND:
High School and a Massachusetts Driver's license are required, along with two to three years of related
experience.
EOE/AA
Grade 2, $25.76 - $31.42 per hour