Senior Parks Technician - Natural Resources

Description

Summary of Duties: Under the immediate supervision of a Parks Supervisor or a Foreman perform skilled and semi-skilled work related to maintenance and renovation of parks and recreation facilities, grounds, pathways, and landscape.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Acts as Crew leader of work teams assigned to various parks/facilities/grounds maintenance and operational activities. Direct supervision of laborers, providing guidance, mentoring, and assistance in daily work activities.
• Operate and maintain lawn mowers, sod cutters, chainsaws, lawn edger, brush/tree trimmers and chippers, air compressors, backhoes, farm tractors, forklifts, and other various hand and job-related power tools.
• Concrete, rock and brick work through placement, finishing and modifying, constructing parks and recreation related facilities such as playgrounds, picnic pavilions, fishing docks, bridges and pathways, and installing landscape.
• Perform weekly preventative maintenance and repairs on all required equipment and facilities.
• General knowledge on installation, maintenance and repairs of park and recreation facilities and amenities such as bridges, pathways, playgrounds, picnic areas, boat docks, fishing piers, fences, gates, fountains, pavilions, pools, pumps, parking lots, sports fields and signs.
• Perform duties in support of development and maintenance of parks, grounds, sport fields e.g., mowing, edging, fertilizing, seeding, pruning trees and shrubs, clearing right-of-way areas with appropriate equipment.
• Enforcement of safety rules, assisting in quality assurance of work activities, and assisting in maintaining effective and efficient work production.
• Gather and disposes of debris, wood, trash, limbs, weeds, grass, trees, shrubs and plants.
• Maintain restrooms, paints, repairs and refurbishes fixtures and equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions and extreme cold. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration.

Disagreeable: Frequent exposure to unpleasant environmental condition and/or hazards. Majority of work performed outside or with exposure to risk and frequent physical effort is required.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience: 

• Advanced knowledge to concrete, minor carpentry work, and landscape installation and maintenance are a plus.
• Operate and maintain lawn mowers, lawn edgers, UTV and mechanical blower, brush/tree trimmers and chippers, air compressors, backhoes, farm tractors, vehicles up to 26000 GVWR, various hand and job-related power tools.
• Participate in emergency response teams.
• Safety sensitive position subject to the Random Drug Screen Policy at any time.

Licenses and Certifications:  Must have a valid driver's license and meet the driver safety policy requirements.

The Woodlands Township is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of its workforce.

Salary : $21