Facilities Technician - Parks & Rec.

King William County•King William, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a skilled position. The incumbent performs routine tasks to repair and maintain grounds, equipment, facilities, and systems in the county owned recreation parks. Performs other related duties as directed. Work is performed with a moderate degree of latitude for independent judgment and action. Periodic evening and weekend work may be required.

Requirements

Ability to demonstrate effective attention to detail.
Strong customer service skills are required to establish and maintain trusting professional relationships with a diverse group of individuals including clients, employees, visitors, and business associates.
Confidentiality of any information heard while working must be maintained.
The ability to generate comprehensible written (email, text message, letter, etc) and verbal (face-to-face and telephone) communication required.
The ability to read and comprehend work orders, assembly and repair manuals, emails, invoices, etc. is necessary.
Independent decision making and work skills are required.
The ability to handle a variety of tasks autonomously with status updates to supervisor is required.
High school diploma required.
Must possess and maintain a valid Virginia Driver's License (job-related driving of County vehicles is required).
Ability to operate a tractor, bush hog, and grader box.
Ability to operate truck with trailer, zero turn mower, weed eater, chain saw, and power tools.
Potential candidates will be required to complete drug testing, driving and background checks.

Nice To Haves

Additional training in a technical program preferred.
Previous work-related experience desired.
Any equivalent combination of education, experience and/or training sufficient to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities is acceptable.
The ability to operate basic computerized equipment is desired.

Responsibilities

Completes daily repairs and preventative maintenance to County Recreation Parks and Facilities.
Landscaping duties to include, but are not limited to, applying weed killer and trimming shrubs, hedges, evergreens, and ornamental trees.
Grass cutting, edging, and weeding of the recreation park, including ball fields, soccer fields, gun range, 360 property, and boat ramp.
Maintain the nature walking trail, remove any debris which would impede the use of the trail.
Clean and maintain dog park.
Maintain the facilities and buildings in the Recreation Park.
Trash removal and disposal daily in all areas of the Recreation Park.
Dragging the infields of the ball fields.
Inspect playground equipment for damage or needed repairs.
Interact with and support outside vendors and contractors.
Turf management plan.
Complete work orders for corrective maintenance in a timely manner.
Perform corrective and preventative maintenance on ballfields, playground, parking areas, trails and picnic pavilion.
Perform interior and exterior surface painting and related preparation and clean-up.
Interact with employees and citizens in a courteous and professional manner at all times.
Use knowledge and experience to recommend future improvement projects.
Determine need to report observed safety or health issues to supervisor.
Maintain knowledge of health and safety requirements.
Completes routine maintenance tasks such on machinery used to maintain the park facilities and grounds.
If maintenance can't be completed on site, notify supervisor of needed outside vendor repairs.
Participate in inspections of real property and grounds.
Performs related work as assigned.
Landscaping at all facilities/buildings.
Assist the facilities department with various jobs, moving equipment, building maintenance/repairs, snow removal, etc.