Sr. Maintenance Technician - Parks

This posting that will remain open continuously until filled.

The Town of Castle Rock’s future and the quality of that depend on the choices we make today. Do you want to be part of a team that make decisions that work now while preserving and protecting Castle Rock’s identity and quality of life for the future? We value teamwork, cooperation, and quality communication.  We strive to provide exceptional public service to our customers and encourage creativity and innovation. We welcome all that share those values to apply.

Working for the Town of Castle Rock includes:

• The opportunity to make a difference in our community 
• Career Advancement Programs
• Employee well-being program
• Competitive total compensation with an excellent benefits package
• Free membership to the MAC or Recreation Center

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serves as lead-worker over a team of employees. Lead-worker responsibilities may include instructing, assigning, and planning the work of others; monitoring standards; coordinating activities; allocating personnel; providing input on employee performance evaluations and regarding recommendations for transfers, promotions, and salary increases.
• Inspects and oversees all maintenance, installation, and repair work performed by contractors or other Town employees.
• Performs regular maintenance of parks grounds. Conducts daily park inspections, removing trash, cleaning restrooms, blowing off sidewalks, inspecting playgrounds, documenting maintenance issues, inspecting park amenities, power washing, graffiti removal and sign maintenance.
• Clears snow from school routes, Town-owned properties, buildings, sidewalks and trails.
• Responds to maintenance requests for special events. Sets up and tears down for Town-sponsored events, pavilion reservations, athletic tournaments and department functions.
• Inspects property, structures, and facilities for maintenance needs and safety hazards. 
• Responds to public concerns, complaints or questions regarding all aspects of area of expertise.
• Recommends and coordinates renovations and improvements.
• Operates simple to complex equipment in the maintenance and upkeep of area of expertise.  This may include tractors, mowers, backhoes, trucks, front-end loaders.
• Utilizes various manual, gas, and hand-held electrical tools and equipment in installation and upkeep of area of expertise.  This may include saws, welders, drills, hammers, shovels, snow blowers.
• Performs painting, cleaning, maintenance and repair on municipal property, structures, and facilities.  Cleans/clears debris and refuse from Town property.
• Performs/coordinates regular maintenance and repair on equipment used in area of expertise.
• Performs grounds maintenance, e.g., mowing, weed eating, edging, blowing, pruning, planting, trimming, sodding.
• Operates tractor and sprayer for fertilization/weed control.
• Performs maintenance of athletic fields including sodding, installing mounds and bases, marking base paths, and correcting public safety hazards such as ground holes, loose turf and debris.
• Orders supplies and maintains inventory for all maintenance and repair work.
• Manages account funds and maintains maintenance records.  Provides periodic and special reports.
• Shares on-call duty on a rotating schedule.
• Responds to and performs after-hours calls for service and emergency repair.
• Reviews drawings for the repair of capital improvements.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

**This position is part of the Town’s snow removal program. Will have scheduled on-call responsibilities through the winter months to remove snow using a 4-wheel drive pickup and/or heavy equipment. Snow removal shifts are typically 12 hours.**

Minimum Qualifications:

An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Education: High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Experience: At least three (3) years previous experience in area of expertise; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. 

Licenses and/or Certifications Required: 

• A Valid Colorado Driver's license
• A valid Colorado Class B Commercial Driver's License preferred . May be required to obtain within six (6) months of hire date.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the various types of semi-skilled manual work performed in maintenance and repair of area of expertise.
• Knowledge of the various types of manual, gas or electrically powered tools, equipment and machinery employed in maintenance, installation and/or repair of area of expertise.
• Knowledge of potential hazards of the materials and equipment used in performing tasks.
• Skill in operating machinery and equipment and utilizing tools used within area of expertise.
• Ability to understand verbal information and instruction and explain information in situations which may adversarial.
• Ability to read and understand written material.  Ability to translate verbal communication into effective written material, e.g., reports and other documents.
• Ability to use basic mathematical skills in making basic calculations.
• Knowledge of chemicals, fertilizers and other applicable media for grounds maintenance.
• Ability to perform on-call duty on regularly scheduled shift.
• Ability to work weekend shifts as needed or required.

Physical Demands:

• Moderate to heavy physical work to including ability to lift up to 75lbs, carry up to 75 lbs, push and/or pull up to 50 lbs
• Frequent performance of activities requiring a full range of body movement including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling/bending, crouching, crawling, and/or twisting  
• Frequent hand/eye coordination to operate tools and electrical equipment as well as for driving equipment and vehicles
• Vision for reading, recording and interpreting information
• Speech communication and hearing to maintain communication with employees and citizens

Work Environment: 

• Works both indoors and outdoors with exposure to all weather conditions
• Regular exposure to dust, noise, and chemicals

Equipment Used: 

• This position may require the incumbent to occasionally use personal equipment (e.g. vehicle, cell phone, tools, etc.) in the course of their employment

This posting is subject to close at any point in time once a qualified pool of candidates have been obtained.

Must satisfactorily complete a criminal background check and driving record check prior to commencing employment.

The Town of Castle Rock is an equal opportunity employer.