What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Assistant III - Special Projects Trades position at Metro Parks Tacoma?
Work alongside full-time or part-time department staff, including an Electrician, Carpenter, Plumber, HVAC Technician, Horticulturist, or Maintenance Technician, assisting with HVAC, boilers, life support systems, electrical, carpentry, plumbing, painting, horticulture, maintenance, or repair to buildings and facilities at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. Perform a variety of specialized duties for special events or zoo-wide activities. Perform a variety of skilled trade work in the construction, alteration, repair, or maintenance of Zoo facilities, with specific responsibilities in HVAC, boilers, life support systems, horticulture, or a wide variety of duties related to the zoological maintenance and operations field. Assist with the operation or maintenance of specialized life support systems for aquatic or terrestrial exhibits, including filtration, water quality, or chemical dosing. Support horticultural tasks as needed, including landscape maintenance or plant care around zoo grounds or exhibits. Perform a variety of specialized duties for special events or activities, including Zoolights or other seasonal events; create figurines.
Work where you play!
Join our team at Metro Parks Tacoma to put your skills to use serving your community and making Tacoma a vibrant, healthy, and welcoming place to live.
Who We Are
Metro Parks Tacoma (MPT) is a CAPRA-accredited and AZA-accredited, independent park district that leads efforts to build a healthy, sustainable community. Located in Tacoma, Washington, Metro Parks’ mission is to create healthy opportunities to play, learn, and grow. The independent park district spans the city providing a wide range of life-enriching destinations and services, including 70 parks, 80 miles of trails, 1,000 acres of urban forest, 66 playgrounds, four community centers, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Point Defiance Park, and much more. Our work is guided by eight core values that are the foundation of our actions and goals: innovation, excellence, equity, inclusiveness, sustainability, accountability, safety, and fun.
Why You’ll Love it Here
Come work with us and work where you play! You will contribute to the overall vitality and well-being of your community when you work for Metro Parks Tacoma, and you’ll do so as part of a supportive team of committed, passionate, and mission-driven professionals. The people of Metro Parks are the key to its success, and you just might be the next great addition to our team. On top of that, you’ll wake each day knowing that you’re helping make Tacoma a great place to call home.
Position Information
Perform highly skilled duties for an assigned division/department.
In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to:
- Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
- Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
- Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
- Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
- Observe applicable safety requirements, use safety equipment provided, implement appropriate safety practices at all times and report immediately any unsafe working conditions or hazards.
- Perform a variety of skilled trades work in the, construction, alteration, repair and maintenance of Metro Parks facilities and a wide variety of duties related to special project in the maintenance and operations field.
HVAC-R technical education and 3 years of experience in the trade or equivalent required. Front end controls education or comparable work experience required.
LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
- EPA 608 certification required Osha 10 training preferred
- Valid Washington driver's license with acceptable driving record.
- Obtain a valid First Aid and CPR Card within the probationary period.
- Attention to detail.
- Communicate effectively.
- Customer service focus.
- Positive interactions with all individuals.
- Build collaborative relationships.
- Anticipate problems and develop contingency plans.
- Show initiative while performing job tasks.
- Remain flexible to changing priorities.
- Determine priorities and take prompt action.
- Commitment to racial, social, and economic equity issues and working effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Meet deadlines and respond timely to achieve common goals.
- Be receptive to the attitudes, feelings or circumstances of others and aware of influence of one’s own behavior on them.
- Work effectively with others to achieve common goals.
- Make difficult decisions in a timely manner.
- Conflict-resolution skills.
WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Ability to kneel, stand, crawl, push, pull, squat, bend, stretch, bending at the waist, stooping, squatting, and reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally.
- Mobility to navigate all types of surfaces and terrain, including the ability to stand and walk for extending periods of time over rough, uneven, wet, slippery, and/or steep surfaces.
- Requires ascending/descending ladder work.
- Physical strength and ability to perform manual labor for extended periods of time.
- Pulling, pushing, carrying and lifting objects weighing up to 50 pounds repeatedly in the normal course of duties.
- Exposures to adverse weather conditions in various indoor, outdoor, and shop work environments and may occasionally require work in dirty, wet, noisy, or cramped workspaces.
- Employees in this position are subject to fumes, dust, pollen, noise from equipment operation, and potentially hazardous materials.
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of specialized equipment including hand and power tools.
- Sitting for extended periods of time while operating grounds equipment.
- May require driving a vehicle to conduct work.
- Ability to communicate to exchange information with district employees and customers.
- Ability to navigate emergency situations and perform CPR.
METRO PARKS TACOMA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, political affiliation, disability or any other merit factor. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.
MPT employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
MPT is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource (253) 305-1089 or angelas@tacomaparks.com.
Employment is subject to a national background check.
This position is an at-will position with no written or implied contractual agreement.
Salary : $36 - $41
