MWR Laborer
Commander, Navy Installations Command
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MWR Laborer
Commander, Navy Installations Command
Department of the Navy
Location
Coronado, California
Salary
$19.54 - $21.18
per hour
Type
Temporary
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Job Description
Summary
This job involves hands-on outdoor work maintaining Navy recreational areas in Coronado, California, such as mowing lawns, trimming plants, digging trenches, and cleaning up grounds using tools and equipment.
A good fit would be someone physically fit who enjoys manual labor, can follow instructions, and has basic experience with gardening or groundskeeping tasks.
It's an entry-level role for reliable workers who don't mind getting dirty and working in various weather conditions.
Key Requirements
- Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions
- Knowledge of general groundskeeping and landscaping skills
- Skill in operating and maintaining heavy power equipment like mowers and chain saws
- Proficiency with hand tools such as shovels, rakes, picks, and pruning shears
- Physical capability to perform demanding tasks like digging, lifting, and working on slopes
- Valid driver's license for operating vehicles and transporting equipment
- Willingness to perform routine maintenance on tools and equipment
Full Job Description
Performs one or more of the following duties: Uses heavy power mowers, adjusts blades, and cleans and oils mowers; cuts trees, using ax or chain saw.
Digs ditches and trenches with pick and shovel where dirt is hard and compact and does grading and sloping.
Occasionally and for short periods of time, breaks up pavement with jackhammer, mixes and pours concrete, asphalt, and hot mix, fills and levels holes in damaged roads.
Performs other related duties as required. Must be able to understand and carry out verbal and written instructions. Knowledge of general groundskeeping skills desired.
Skill and knowledge to operate, control and clean heavy power equipment. Capable of using hand tools such as rakes, mowers, clippers, shovels, etc.
Skill in performing routine operator maintenance and adjusting the cutting height of blades on power movers. Possess a valid driver's license. Major Duties:
Performs ground maintenance on grades or slopes, dig ditches and trenches using picks and shovels. Operates large industrial power push mower and riding type mower.
Adjust blades for cutting height, prepare fuel mixtures for powered equipment and cleans and lubricates mower. Trims, prunes, and cuts trees, bushes and plants.
Uses various hand tools, such as, shovels, hoes, rakes, hoes, and pruning shears.
Assists with the general clean-up and maintenance of grass areas, planted areas, parking lots, vacant lots and recreation areas, by removing trash, weeds, and cutting back brush.
May operate motor vehicle to get from one work area to another, transporting supplies/equipment and other workers.
Performs routine maintenance procedures for power equipment, conducts safety visual check, lubricates, cleans/replaces air filters, and adds fuel.
Performs other miscellaneous tasks as required such as hand watering, weed trimming applying seed or fertilizer to grasses and plants. May be required to lay sod, plant flowers and shrubs.
Performs other related duties as assigned
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