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Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Salary
Range $46,174.34 - $54,542.72
Work Schedule
On-call
Day Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
overtime pay
job training
Employee assistance program
Job Description
The City of East Providence is a vibrant municipality committed to fostering a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for its residents and visitors. With a strong focus on community well-being and municipal upkeep, the city's Department of Public Works plays a critical role in maintaining the city's parks, fields, and other public properties. The city values diversity and inclusion, ensuring equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability. East Providence prides itself on providing a supportive and collaborative work environment for its employees, who play a vital role in enhancing... Show More
Job Requirements
- Education equivalent to completion of high school or 3 to 5 years of experience performing manual labor in the grounds keeping or landscaping industry
- possession of a Class B Commercial Driver's License with air-brake endorsement
- possession or ability to obtain a Hoisting Engineer License within one year of date of hire
- possession or ability to obtain a Rhode Island DEM Pesticide License within one year of date of hire
- ability to perform physical work including lifting 40-50 lb objects
- availability for extensive overtime during emergency situations
- ability to understand oral and written instructions
- must pass a Background Criminal Investigation
- must pass a physical and drug screening
Job Qualifications
- Education equivalent to completion of high school or 3 to 5 years of experience performing manual labor in the grounds keeping or landscaping industry
- ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions
- proficiency in the use of hand tools
- ability to perform manual tasks under close and general supervision
- ability to perform light and heavy manual labor
- ability to work both independently and as a part of a team to accomplish tasks
Job Duties
- Cutting grass, raking fields, weed whacking
- emptying trash barrels and picking up debris in parks
- maintaining athletic fields, painting field lines, opening and closing lights, unlocking gates, replacing basketball nets, and pumping fields after inclement weather
- performing cultivation tasks including aeration, seeding, fertilization, top dressing, raking, thatching
- removing snow from streets and sidewalks manually or with trucks and other equipment, sanding or salting icy pavements
- providing general maintenance of city property
- painting and erecting signs in the parks
- responding to weather or service-related emergencies outside of regular working hours
- performing related duties as required
Job Criteria
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
Job Location
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