What are the responsibilities and job description for the Parks Maintenance Worker I position at City of Mesa, AZ?
Description/Duties
First review of applications will be Monday, December 16, 2024, and weekly thereafter as needed.
Parks Maintenance Worker I’s perform skilled parks, baseball stadium facilities, sports/athletic field, or golf course maintenance and repair work related to one of four City program areas. Employees in this class may also provide lead directions and training for Parks Maintenance Assistants, temporary agency workers, and/or volunteers. This class performs related duties as required.
Athletic/Sports Field Maintenance Assignment: Employees assigned to athletic/sports field maintenance perform construction, maintenance, repair, field game preparation, and related service activities for the City's athletic fields; including a variety of tasks in general trades and/or skilled maintenance, repair, alteration, and construction of facilities, fixtures, irrigation systems, and recreational equipment at City recreational areas.
Baseball Maintenance Assignment: Employees assigned to Hohokam Stadium, Fitch Training Complex facilities and baseball field maintenance perform: construction, maintenance, repair, field game preparation, and related service activities for the City's stadium facilities and athletic fields. This includes a variety of tasks in general trades and/or skilled maintenance, repair, alteration, and construction of facilities, fixtures, irrigation systems, and baseball training equipment at Hohokam Stadium and Fitch Training Complex.
Parks and Basins Maintenance Assignment: Employees assigned to parks and basin maintenance perform construction, maintenance, repair, and related service activities for the City's parks and basins; including a variety of tasks in general trades and/or skilled maintenance, repair, alteration, and construction of facilities, fixtures, irrigation systems, and recreational equipment at City parks and other recreational areas.
Workload, time, and staff available for training require that employees have some familiarity with the work, have the ability to work independently on routine recurring assignments, work flexible hours (depending on weather), and may require rotating weekend work. Employees are required to use appropriate safety procedures and equipment in completing assigned duties. Depending on assignment, supervision is received from a Parks and Community Facilities Maintenance Foreman, Aquatics and Ballfield Maintenance Foreman, or Parks Maintenance Leader who reviews work through observation, conferences, reports, and spot-checking of results achieved. A Parks Maintenance Worker I may be subject to yearly, rotational stand-by duty and 24-hour call-out. This class is FLSA nonexempt.
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Qualifications & Requirements
Employee Values: All employees of the City of Mesa are expected to uphold and exhibit the City’s shared employee values of Knowledge, Respect, and Integrity.
Minimum Qualifications Required. Any combination of training, education, and experience equivalent to graduation from high school or GED. Good (1 - 3 years) experience in the care and maintenance of one of the following areas relative to the assignment: park or stadium facilities; turf and grounds maintenance at athletic/sports or baseball fields, golf courses, parks, or basins; or similar experience.
Special Requirements. Must possess a valid Class D Arizona Driver's License by hire or promotion date (Athletic/Sports Field Maintenance, Baseball Maintenance, and Parks and Basins Maintenance Assignments). Must meet the qualifications to wear a tight-fitting respirator by passing a medical evaluation in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.134 by hire or promotion date and must maintain certification (Baseball Maintenance Assignment).
Preferred/Desirable Qualifications. State of Arizona Certification for Use of Restricted and Nonrestricted Chemicals in the herbicides and pesticides categories B3 and B5 is desirable (Baseball Maintenance Assignment).
