Hybrid Parks Maintenance & Equipment Operator

Hybrid Position Overview

The Parks & Recreation Maintenance Technician is employed the first half of the year, April 1 to September 30. From October 1 to March 31, the same employee serves as an Equipment Operator in the Street Department.

• Performs building construction and maintenance work, including carpentry, painting, electrical, plumbing, welding, and concrete assignments.
• Executes specialized assignments such as arborist duties, swimming pool maintenance, and irrigation/sprinkler repair and maintenance.
• Performs grounds keeping and landscaping in city parks, public areas, and recreation/sports areas, including mowing, tree trimming, fertilizing, irrigation, pest and weed control, and maintenance of automated sprinkling/irrigation systems.
• Designs and updates park sprinkler maps using AutoCAD.
• Operates all Parks Department equipment, including motor vehicles, excavator, loader, backhoe, bucket truck, and dump truck.
• Operates hand and power tools; maintains, services, and repairs equipment and tools.
• Directs seasonal and part‑time employee work activities.
• Maintains inspection, maintenance, and repair records, documentation, and logs; makes purchases with City purchasing card and reconciles purchase orders and billing monthly.
• If assigned to irrigation/sprinkler maintenance, designs, installs, maintains, and repairs automated irrigation systems throughout the city.
• Performs other duties as assigned; management retains the right to assign or reassign duties at any time.

• Operates power tools and light and medium equipment such as backhoes, loaders, compactors, and dump trucks with trailers.
• Operates additional equipment including sweepers, camera vans, equipment transport vehicles, and snow plows.
• Performs flagging and traffic control duties at work sites.
• Conducts basic maintenance on vehicles and equipment.

Both positions are on‑call and require response to emergency situations. Employees designated as immediate response personnel must live within thirty minutes of their primary work site.

• Knowledge of building trade skills, grounds keeping, and landscaping skills.
• Ability to operate tools and equipment, including light and medium equipment, power tools, and vehicles.
• Capability to maintain a collaborative and cooperative working relationship with elected and appointed officials, city employees, other organizations, and the general public.
• Willingness to work outdoors in varying weather conditions and to handle hazardous chemicals, light and medium equipment, power tools, and noisy equipment.