Parks Operator (Seasonal)
Parks Operator (Seasonal)
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Job Description
Temporary Full-Time (March November 2025)
The Town of New Tecumseth is looking for 13 Temporary Full-Time Parks Operators.
Why work with us
Our growing community identified as one of the fastest growing municipalities by Statistics Canada located about an hour north of Toronto offers beautiful rural and urban landscapes and diverse opportunities to work in a technologically progressive public environment.
What we promise:
- competitive wages
- optional OMERS pension plan
- rewarding outdoor summer job
Reporting to the Supervisor this position performs all aspects of work related to the day-to-day operations of Parks outdoor facilities including winter and summer maintenance of parks playgrounds sport fields trails horticulture outdoor ice rinks winter maintenance including plowing and salting.
How you contribute to our organization:
- Maintains the parks and outdoor facilities of the Town including but not limited to the following:
- Inspects and maintains ball diamonds and soccer fields ensuring that playing surfaces and warning tracks are maintained to established standards. Fills in holes and wet spots with topsoil on TCA grounds open spaces and playing field areas where required.
- Trims trees and branches as required to keep all grounds in safe and orderly conditions.
- Repairs paints and generally keeps in good working repair all park equipment such as entrance gates goal posts bleachers fences etc.
- Ensures that garbage is picked up from Parks and BIAs
- Keeps all equipment clean and in good working order. Performs circle checks before using equipment maintain a clean fleet.
- Inspect groom repair and change garbage on our trail systems walking paths and parking lots.
- Start up and shut down outdoor facilities inspect and clean daily repair when needed and any plumbing repairs needed.
- Inspect and maintain skate parks in safe condition.
- Identify invasive species in parks and on our trail systems.
- Maintains tennis / pickleball / volleyball courts repairs and maintenance hang and take down nets maintain sand.
- Maintains bandshells keep free of vandalism and hazards set up for community events.
- Performs fence repairs and maintenance in parks ball diamonds and open spaces.
- Baseball maintenance including backstop maintenance daily infield grooming ensure pitching mounds are in good standing. Pitching plates and home plates are in good condition. Performs field and turf maintenance.
- Float equipment for parks and other departments as directed.
- Operate all equipment safely including tractors loaders grass equipment pole saws trucks chain saws snow blowers tillers quick cut saw and woodworking equipment.
- Repair and maintain small equipment and grass equipment and tractor implements
- Performs other related duties as required.
What you bring to the team:
- Requires successful completion of Grade 12 high school or equivalent.
- Requires a Class G drivers licence and the ability to submit a clean drivers abstract.
- Requires at least 2 years of experience in a similar position with a minimum of 1 year of experience in the operation of all Parks related equipment/machinery.
- Ability to operate and maintain safely and efficiently truck and trailer combinations front end loaders tractors and tractor driven equipment including gang mowers chainsaws hand and power tools and other park maintenance equipment.
- Ability to perform a variety of semi-skilled and skilled turf maintenance duties in order to develop maintain and repair playing fields.
Pay Rate: $25.02 - $29.44 plus 4% vacation pay and optional enrolment in OMERS pension plan
Hours: 40 Hours per week
Start Date: March 31 2025
To apply please submit a cover letter resume and copies of the required credentials (high school diploma training etc). This posting will remain open until all positions are filled.
We thank you for your interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Information collected will be used solely for the purpose of candidate selection in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act.
The Town of New Tecumseth is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusive barrier-free recruitment and selection processes. If contacted for an interview please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.
Employment Type
Full-Time
