Maintenance Technician - Park Maintenance - City of Prescott

ANNOUNCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Maintenance Technician- Park Maintenance

Recreation Services Department

Hiring Range:$21.60 to $27.00

Pay Grade: 106

Pay Range: $21.60 to $32.40

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Deadline to Apply: 12/31/24

Benefits Summary:

Major Benefits for Full-Time Regular Employees:

• A diverse range of complimentary mental health and wellness services is available, including an Employee Assistance Program, a free subscription to Calm, and health coaching
• Paid time off up to 20 days in first year of employment
• 10 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per year
• Free employee only coverage for medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance
• Free family coverage for select medical and dental plans
• Pension and long-term disability through Arizona State Retirement System, click here for more details
• Supplemental benefits such as deferred compensation plans and additional life insurance

Position Summary:

Under general supervision of a Recreation Services Supervisor, this position performs a variety of manual and semi-skilled work in the maintenance and repair of grounds, facilities, buildings and/or landscape areas that are part of the Recreation Services. The Maintenance Technician is assigned to one or more areas within the division, such as Parks/Community Services, Lakes, Landscape, and/or Trails.

Essential Duties:

• Performs or assist in mowing, aerifying, top dressing, turf seeding, fertilizing and the application of pre-emergent, post emergent, herbicide, and insecticide.
• Perform or assist in scheduled preventative maintenance and emergency repair of irrigation systems such as water line breaks and broken irrigation heads
• Cleans floors, maintains and repairs equipment, plumbing fixtures, lighting fixtures, and appliances; paints building interior/exterior, maintains general areas of buildings including stairwells
• Operate wood chippers, mowers, trimmers in the care and maintenance of assigned areas
• Use and maintenance of hand and power tools.
• Operates City vehicles and Equipment such as backhoe, various skid steers, aerial lifts, and dump trucks
• Help maintain public facilities and grounds; pick up trash, debris and tree limbs; trims bushes, trees, weed abatement.
• Perform minor and preventive maintenance and repairs on a variety of assigned equipment; maintains irrigation systems; sweeps sidewalks and parking lots; grooms sports fields; performs, snow removal duties; performs safety inspections on recreational facilities and equipment.
• Removes graffiti; records the location, type, and description of the graffiti removed
• Assist in the set-up, preparation and clean-up for special events
• Keep records, files, logs, ledgers, etc. of activities in order to provide accurate documentation of work performed or information that can easily be retrieved
• Initiates repairs from help tickets submitted by staff
• Mandatory overtime for nights, weekends, and special events may be required. May be placed "on-call" at times.
• Serves as a representative of the City of Prescott
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education and/or Experience:

High School diploma or equivalent preferred. Minimum three (3) years previous experience in general maintenance and/or construction required, and 1-year previous experience in Turf and Irrigation maintenance. Must have excellent customer service skills.

Licensing, Certification, and Other Requirements:

Must obtain Arizona Class A CDL within six (6) months of hire date. Must possess a valid Arizona State Applicators license (Turf and Ornamental & Right of Way Categories) or obtain within 12 months of hire. Night, evening, weekend and split shifts may be required.

Employee Core Beliefs

City of Prescott employees should seek to uphold the City's core beliefs throughout their day-to-day business and with every customer they come in contact with, both internal and external. Our core beliefs are:Act with Integrity, Work as a Team, Have Personal Commitment and Loyalty, Solve Problems, Take Pride In Excellent Results, High Level of Productivity and Being Nice.

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities:

• Knowledge of basic electricity and hydraulics.
• Knowledge of basic usage of computers.
• Knowledge of basic record keeping.
• Knowledge of irrigation system installation, repair, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of operation of a variety of heavy and light equipment and vehicles.
• Knowledge of hazard and safety precautions associated with golf course irrigation maintenance.
• Knowledge of OSHA safety standards and practices.
• Skill in utilizing public relations techniques in responding to inquiries and complaints
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with state/federal/local officials, elected officials, assigned staff, and City residents.
• Ability to work cooperatively with City employees and the public.
• Ability to communicate effectively in the English language with employees or the public by phone, in person, or group settings.
• Ability to produce written documents with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.
• Ability to work in a variety of weather conditions with exposure to the elements.
• Ability to learn job-related material through oral instruction, observation, reading, or classroom setting.
• Ability to work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others.
• Physical Demands And Working Conditions:
• Sufficient to effectively perform required duties and to safely operate required equipment and city vehicles as needed
• Sufficient to clearly, concisely and effectively communicate in person, over the radio and by telephone.
• Must possess ability to perform manual labor for extended periods of time, perform repetitive lifting, climbing ladders, stooping, bending, and twisting and capable of lifting 60 pounds frequently with a maximum of 100 pounds
• Job hazards present may include adverse weather conditions, confined space, high traffic areas, exposure to raw sewage, chemicals, rotating equipment, noise, high-medium-low voltage, and other potentially hazardous environments

Successful candidate will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening to include:

• Drug screening
• Motor vehicle records check
• Criminal background screening