Stables - Laborer
Alexander City, AL 35010
6/9/2025
Position Description
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trail maintenance job description typically involves working to maintain and improve hiking and other types of recreational trails. Key Responsibilities often include:
- Trail Repair and Improvement: This can involve clearing debris, repairing erosion, re-establishing trail markers, and improving drainage systems.
- Vegetation Management: Clearing brush, pruning trees, and removing invasive species to keep the trail clear and accessible.
- Structure Maintenance: Building and repairing trail structures like bridges, steps, and observation decks.
- Tool and Equipment Use: Safely and effectively operating various hand tools (like shovels, axes, pulaskis, mcleods) and potentially power tools (like chainsaws, drills).
- Trail Inspection and Assessment: Regularly inspecting trails to identify maintenance needs and potential hazards.
- Safety Procedures: Adhering to field safety protocols to ensure the safety of themselves and others.
Qualifications often required:
- Physical Fitness and Endurance: Trail maintenance work involves strenuous physical labor and often working in remote outdoor environments.
- Experience: Often a high school diploma or equivalent and some experience in outdoor maintenance, landscaping, or forestry is required.
- Skills: Knowledge of trail maintenance techniques, tool usage, safety procedures, and potentially navigation skills.
Work Environment:
- Outdoors: Trail maintenance workers spend significant time outdoors in various weather conditions and potentially remote locations.
- Physically Demanding: The job involves manual labor, lifting heavy objects, and hiking over uneven terrain.
In essence, a trail maintenance job is about protecting and preserving trails for public enjoyment and ensuring their long-term sustainability.
Type: Part-time