Maintenance Technician - Athletic Fields and Facilities - R15565

Our Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources team is seeking a Maintenance Technician in support of our Athletic Fields and Facilities. In this role, you'll ensure the fields are in pristine condition for both our residents and visitors. Apply today and take the first step in making a lasting impression on our community and sports alike!

• Perform general grounds maintenance, repair, and janitorial duties of fields, fencing, common areas, amenities, parking lots, and other areas.
• Provide polite, friendly, and accurate customer service.
• Conduct park patrols and general inspections of athletic facilities to ensure the safety of the public.
• Contribute to the decision making process on the feasibility of playing on the field, depending upon weather and field conditions.
• Assist with set-up and clean-up of facilities for practices, games, tournaments, and events.
• Ensure proper maintenance, watering, mowing, edging, trimming, and painting and marks of athletic grounds.
• Exercise a high degree of initiative and decision making to ensure customer satisfaction.

Work Hours:

Monday
- Friday, 7:00 a.m.

- 3:30 p.m.

• A High School Diploma or its equivalent.
• One (1) year of experience as a semi-skilled laborer in the care and maintenance of parks, landscapes, athletic fields, or other similar grounds.
• A valid Florida Driver's License at the time of hire.

• Working knowledge of the maintenance of sports fields; understanding of how turfgrass cultural practices affect turf performance.
• Experience in maintaining higher-level sports field playing surfaces.
• Basic computer software skills.
• Ability to read chemical labels. Ability to read material safety data sheets (MSDS).

Must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. Subject to Passing Substance Screening:
This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years.

Pay: $15.58 (Step
1) - $17.03 (Step
4)