Parks Maintenance Technician

Summary

Under general supervision, performs a variety of routine strenuous skilled or semi-skilled duties to maintain, and repair parks, grounds and recreation facilities

Minimum Qualifications

Experience equivalent to one-year full time general grounds maintenance or closely related work. Must possess a valid Arizona driver’s license and be able to meet the Community’s insurance carrier requirements. Must complete and pass a background check.

Examples of Duties

• Beautifies park grounds by keeping lawns green and litter free.
• Establishes and maintains positive effective working relationships with other staff and the public.
• Mows grass, trims plants/shrubs, and prunes bushes and trees, including operating equipment such as riding lawn mowers, tractor gang mowers, weed-eaters, chain saws, and trucks.
• Schedules & performs minor maintenance and repairs to equipment & machinery.
• Maintains, repairs, and monitors community pool.
• Assists at special events, including setting up, cleaning up, preparing grounds, etc.
• Serves as Parks Rangers as needed (enforce park rules & regulations).
• Performs a variety of strenuous manual labor associated with landscape installation/maintenance and picking up/hauling trash, debris, and other waste from parks & recreational facility areas.
• Maintains & repairs irrigation system (the Calsense and Rainbird System)
• Troubleshoots & diagnoses irrigation related problems (timers, sprinkler heads/reclaim sprinkler heads, & lines)
• Performs minor facility maintenance, including replacing light bulbs, AC filters, fixing minor leaks, etc.
• Maintains, inspects & repairs indoor & outdoor athletic fields (turf management) & courts
• Maintains, inspects, & repairs playground equipment; may perform safety checks on playground
• Opens & secures public facilities as warranted (restrooms, concession stand, etc)
• Operates and/or drives dump truck, backhoe, loader, & other equipment (including hand & power tools)
• Maintains Recreational facility grounds landscape
• Attends training as needed.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned to include cross training.

Other Requirements

• Knowledge of the practices and techniques of landscape/grounds maintenance.
• Knowledge of the operation, maintenance, and repair of landscape/grounds maintenance equipment.
• Knowledge of general grounds keeping and landscaping principles and practices.
• Knowledge of irrigation systems. Calsense System knowledge preferred.
• Knowledge of the practices & techniques of pool maintenance
• Knowledge of the operation, maintenance, and repair of playground equipment
• Knowledge of the operation, maintenance, and repair of pool equipment
• Knowledge of basic computer use for email communication, project management and inventory.
• Ability in operating a variety of light/heavy equipment & hand/power tools.
• Ability to operate, install, & troubleshoot/repair irrigation systems & controllers
• Ability to stand for one to three continuous hours per day while performing a variety of manual labor such as raking leaves/debris, shoveling in field mix, gravel, or dirt, etc
• Must be willing to work some weekends, evenings, holidays & all Department sponsored events on an as needed basis.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in extreme weather conditions
• Skill in understanding and following written and verbal instructions.