Parks Maintenance Technician

Job title:

Parks Maintenance Technician I
Hiring Salary Range (DOE): $20.00-$21.13
Department: PARKS
Job Status:
Full Time
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Reports To:

Assigned Supervisor
Grade/Level: 14N
Amount of

Travel Required:

Some
Job Type: Regular
Job Code: 8050
Positions Supervised:
Supervision may be exercised over Seasonal Maintenance Personnel.

Work Schedule:

Generally, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm; however, must be able to work flexible and varied hours

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE!
The City of Nampa offers competitive benefits and growth opportunities, including

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• PERSI Retirement Plan, with 11.96% employer contribution
• 401k & 457 Retirement Plans
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance with AD&D
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employer-Funded HRA VEBA Health Savings
• Wellness Program & Rewards
• Opportunity for student Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Harward Recreation Center
• Other Great Benefits!

ALIGNED CITY, DEPARTMENT & ROLE
The City of Nampa is a purpose-driven team of service-minded professionals. We are passionate about working shoulder-to-shoulder in partnership with our City Council, citizens, and internal team members to bring our values and vision for the future to life. Stewardship, integrity, and teamwork-minded individuals will discover their future career paths here. Join us in creating the legacy we will leave in our city, and the world around us.

Performs a variety of routine manual and semi-skilled turfgrass management, landscape construction, maintenance and repair work in an assigned area of responsibility, including parks, pathways, right-of-way areas and other city properties. May serve as the lead worker over an assigned maintenance crew; performs other duties as required or assigned.

The principal function of an employee in this class is to perform a variety of routine manual and semi-skilled construction, maintenance, and repair work in an assigned area of responsibility to ensure a safe and pleasant environment for City residents. The work is performed under the supervision and direction of an assigned supervisor, but considerable leeway is granted for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative.

The nature of the work performed requires that an employee in this class establish and maintain effective working relationships with the assigned supervisor, other City employees, and the general public. The principal duties of this position are performed in an outdoor environment in a variety of terrains and weather conditions with exposure to airborne pathogens and chemicals.

• Performs the full range of manual and semi-skilled turfgrass management, landscape construction, maintenance, and repair work in an assigned area of responsibility.
• Instructs or leads the work of an assigned maintenance crew and/or seasonal workers to ensure the safe and efficient completion of all work assignments.
• Maintains and repairs City parks, pathways, right-of-way areas, and other city properties.
• Maintains and repairs light and heavy equipment and maintenance tools and equipment, as necessary.
• Inspection and maintenance of park amenities such as playgrounds, drinking fountains, benches, shelters, restrooms, and sports courts/fields.
• Performs turfgrass management practices including mowing, irrigation installation and calibration, aeration, fertilization, and pesticide application.
• Maintains City pathways to comply with safety and regulations.
• Secures assigned work areas from hazards to ensure the safety of recreational participants, maintenance crews, and the general public, including flagging traffic.
• Maintains parks and City grounds in clean and safe conditions, including picking up trash, tree and shrub pruning, weeding, spraying, plowing, de-icing, and snow removal, and general maintenance, as necessary.
• Assumes responsibility for other duties as required or assigned and attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas.
• Install, operate, and troubleshoot irrigation systems…