Parks and Recreation Maintenance Technician

About This Role

This role involves participating in skilled, semi-skilled, and manual labor tasks for the maintenance and repair of parks and recreational facilities. The work varies by season and includes landscaping, horticultural tasks, building maintenance, mowing, marking ball fields, and operating equipment. The technician also performs unskilled to semi-skilled trades repairs.

Responsibilities

• Lead temporary workers and participate in grounds maintenance and landscape tasks such as cutting grass, mulching, watering, pruning, seeding, fertilizing, trimming, and maintaining trails and park areas
• Apply herbicides and pesticides
• Lead and participate in dragging, lining, and preparing athletic fields for play, ensuring fields are safe and free of hazards
• Mount bases on athletic fields
• Lead and participate in building maintenance and cleaning activities for Parks and Recreation buildings, comfort stations, concession stands, and other related structures
• Perform unskilled to semi-skilled carpentry, painting, masonry, and plumbing repairs, such as replacing irrigation system heads and fittings, sink parts, and repairing concession stands
• Clean and stock comfort stations and bathrooms
• Empty trash cans
• Repair graffiti
• Operate a variety of equipment to mow grass and maintain fields
• Use chain saws, weed eaters, and other light equipment to cut, prune, and trim shrubbery and trees
• Rake leaves and remove fallen limbs and trash
• Operate a backhoe for tasks such as removing stone or snow
• Operate tractors for landscaping, raking, and mowing
• Perform equipment repair and maintenance duties on equipment such as tractors and mowers
• Change blades and filters, make belt changes and adjustments, and lubricate equipment
• Keep records and prepare reports on division activities, including jobs and materials, playground checks, service records on equipment and vehicles, and time worked
• Purchase basic supplies and make recommendations to the Director on larger purchases
• Handle requests for service and complaints concerning facility and grounds operations
• Inspect parks and facilities for safety and make records for liability purposes
• Instruct workers and inspect work for adherence to procedures and standards and to assure safe working practices are followed
• Perform related duties as required

Requirements

• Considerable knowledge of the methods, tools, and equipment utilized in parks, grounds, and facility maintenance and repair
• Considerable knowledge of the work hazards and applicable safety standards associated with facility and parks maintenance and repair
• Considerable knowledge of the operation of equipment such as tractors, mowers, and other equipment operated
• Considerable knowledge of cleaning chemicals and pesticide application and ability to obtain necessary State license
• Some knowledge of turf management and plant installation and maintenance
• Some knowledge of the application of information technology to the work
• Skill in the operation of equipment and tools utilized within the section
• Skill in collaborative conflict resolution
• Skill in unskilled to semi-skilled trades work including carpentry, plumbing, and masonry
• Ability to assign and supervise the work of subordinates and to instruct them in proper work and safety methods and procedures
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and subordinates
• Ability to use chemical and pesticides properly and in accordance with State rules and regulations
• High School diploma or GED required
• Considerable experience in the area of parks and recreations maintenance or closely related fields such as landscaping, horticulture, or maintenance, preferably including some supervisory experience or training required
• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S.

Benefits

• Retirement pension plan
• 401K membership
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Holiday Leave
• State Health Plan

Important Details

• Schedule: Work subjects the employee to inside and outside environmental conditions, extremes in temperatures, and hazards associated with equipment operation including fumes, oils, gases and mists

Application Process

• Scan and upload a copy of your DD-214 or discharge orders to obtain veterans preference
• Upload transcripts and degree evaluations with your application
• List work history and credentials on the online application form
• Take and pass a Pre-Employment Drug and Alcohol screen once verbally given a conditional offer of employment

About the Company

The Town of Clayton employs more than 340 full-time staff in areas including police, fire, and electric utilities. It also offers a range of part-time positions in Parks & Rec, Library, and Cultural Arts. The Town of Clayton is the fastest growing town in Johnston County, which is the fastest growing county in the State of North Carolina.