Maintenance Technician Parks

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Our Maintenance Technicians are eligible to participate in our laddering program in which you advance to a level II, and III with corresponding pay increases through years of service and obtaining job specific certifications.

What you'll learn:

As a Maintenance Technician, you’ll receive on-the-job training that will help you acquire knowledge, skills, and abilities that will serve you well both on and off the job. Our Parks Division provides you an opportunity to work outside and help keep our parks beautiful while learning:

• Proper operation of equipment and tools
• Turf and field maintenance to include lining and painting fields for sports
• Playground equipment repair
• Basketball and tennis court maintenance
• Landscaping skills including, but not limited to, tree and hedge trimming, mowing, mulching, and sodding
• Proper pesticide and herbicide application
• How to set up for, execute, and break-down special events

What you'll do:

This position performs a wide variety of manual, semi-skilled and skilled tasks required to perform maintenance and repair tasks of City-owned facilities and infrastructure. Depending on the area of assignment, the employee would need some acquired skills in the use of hand tools and power tools to perform a variety of tasks. The incumbent may also operate a variety of equipment requiring skill and manual dexterity such as, but not exclusive, street sweepers, small bulldozers, front-end loaders, dump, roll-off, claw, or crane trucks.

An incumbent in this class may be responsible for cleaning and maintenance which requires building and grounds maintenance tasks in an assigned area in addition for being responsible for performing a variety of other tasks.

• Performs semi-skilled carpentry, masonry, painting, plumbing and landscaping tasks in performing general maintenance of municipal facilities and property.
• Operates light trucks and other light power equipment which includes the operation of valves, levers, switches, hoses, clamps and other devices which are attached to and derive their power from heavier equipment.
• Sweeps streets and gutters; digs and refills ditches; installs sewers, drains and waters pipes; mixes mortar; carries tolls and materials for skilled workmen.
• Programs irrigation systems to water according to schedule and develops inventory of parts, supplies and tools necessary for efficient and effective performance.
• Repairs sprinkler heads, valves, PVC pipe and other commonly used pipe materials.
• Checks valves, controllers and pumps required to maintain efficient operation of irrigation system.
• Conducts regular system inspections to ensure continued and efficient operation and performs trouble-shooting exercises.
• Performs landscaping duties such as planting, watering, raking and mowing grass, felling trees, and digging stumps.
• Repairs breaks and holes in street surfaces using whatever materials are appropriate.
• Cleans and cares for public buildings and other municipal property with duties such as: sweep, mop, scrub floors; wash windows, walls and replenish supplies; enforce simple rules regarding use of facilities.
• Cleans and lubricates equipment and performs minor repairs incidental to proper maintenance of equipment.
• Participates in performing custodial tasks as applies to municipal buildings and…