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Groundskeeper Iii Jobs in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA at City of Fayetteville
Position: GROUNDSKEEPER III 2025-02811
Safety/Security Sensitive Designation:
This is a safety/security sensitive position for purposes of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment and is subject to random drug and alcohol screening.
Maintain parks, trails, amenities, landscaping, green spaces, trees, shrubs, turf, and irrigation.
Operate and maintain small equipment such as push mowers, string trimmers, blowers, chain saws, pressure washers, and hand tools.
Operate and maintain large equipment such as zero-turn mowers, tractors, backhoes, excavators, skid steers, trucks and trailers, stump grinders, and aerial lifts.
Utilize fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides as necessary to maintain turf, trees, and grounds.
Perform basic repairs on irrigation and park amenities.
Repair vandalism and remove graffiti.
Keep grounds free from trash, litter, and debris, and empty trash and recycling receptacles.
Prepare and grade soil and install seed, sod, and/or mulch.
Remove snow and ice from downtown square area and other parks and trails.
Plant, prune, mulch, and water trees. Remove hazardous trees as needed.
Install holiday lights, typically working from aerial lifts and on ladders.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Occasionally take a lead role in the performance of duties within a crew.
Secondary duties as assigned.
High school diploma or GED and 12 months of prior experience required.
Must possess a valid Driver’s License.
Must successfully pass a criminal background check, including convictions, guilty pleas, or no contest pleas related to violent offenses, offenses against children, or any offense that would prevent obtaining an Arkansas teaching certificate (A.C.A. 6-17-410).
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, with the ability to perform calculations involving units of distance.
Ability to operate various hand tools, mowers, bush hog, utility vehicles, trailers, tractors, backhoe, irrigation systems, scoreboard controllers, blowers, weed-eaters, trimmers, chainsaws, aerial lifts, grinders, and chippers.
Regularly required to communicate effectively, stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must be able to lift/move up to 50 pounds regularly and up to 100 pounds occasionally.
Exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, weather conditions, vibration, high places, and toxic chemicals. Noise level is usually loud.
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Title: Groundskeeper Iii
Company: City of Fayetteville
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
Category: Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care (Landscaping, Groundskeeper, Outdoor / Nature, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic)
