Maintenance Technician I - Parks and Grounds

Maintenance Technician I

Company Overview: The City of Auburn Hills is a distinguished leader in southeast Michigan, known not only for its high-technology parks but also for having world-renowned retail, entertainment, and manufacturing. Home to more than 26,000 residents, it also serves as Michigan's global business address, with international corporations from 32 countries, including many world and North American headquarters. Auburn Hills' residents enjoy the amenities of city and suburban living with parks, a revitalized downtown district, and a welcoming city complex with a library and community center. Additionally, the city has four colleges and universities, and Great Lakes Crossing Outlets, one of the state's largest destination shopping centers, providing a variety of cultural, social and educational opportunities to residents, workers, and visitors.

At Auburn Hills, we value attentive service, diversity, excellence, fiscal responsibility, humility, and safety. Our mission is to be stewards for the community through a connected, transparent and efficient government in hopes that we can cultivate the heart of a small town that operates with the excellence of a world class city.

General Purpose: Performs a variety of unskilled or semi-skilled maintenance work, and operates a variety of equipment in the construction, operation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of City water, sewer, street, and storm drainage facilities and systems. Also maintains City grounds, parks, rights-of-way, and buildings.

Preferred Qualifications:

(A) Graduation from high school or GED equivalent AND

(B) Four (4) years landscape maintenance experience

(C) Two (2) years of landscape maintenance supervisory experience

(D) Knowledge of horticulture, plant and tree identification, forestry maintenance, turf maintenance, herbicides, pesticides, concrete flat work and maintenance, brick pavers, retaining walls, irrigation systems, asphalt work and maintenance, winter snow removal operations, equipment, facilities, materials, methods, and procedures used in maintenance, construction, and repair activities, and possess a mechanical aptitude.

(E) Ability to perform heavy manual tasks for extended periods of time; demonstrated ability to climb ladders and enter manholes, vaults and narrow openings; freedom from fear of high places and confined spaces; willingness to work outside in extremely hot, damp and/or cold weather

(F) Ability to work safely; ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing; ability to read and interpret construction plans; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, other departments and the public

(G) CDL certification or ability to obtain one within first six months of employment

Salary: $24.46 - $26.96 per hour depending on qualifications. Click here to review our summary of benefits.

Questions regarding the position should be referred to the Human Resources Department by email at humanresources@auburnhills.org. In an effort to improve the overall health of our workforce, the City of Auburn Hills adopted a policy against hiring tobacco users. All applicants are subject to a nicotine test in the final step of the hiring process. Those who test positive for nicotine from tobacco use may reapply for employment after six months. The City of Auburn Hills is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

Salary : $24 - $27