Grounds/Facilities Technician

Klickitat County•Goldendale, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs a variety of cleaning, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair tasks for all County facilities and on equipment and operating systems within these areas to maintain them in a safe, clean, operational, and orderly manner. These duties and responsibilities are performed independently with limited supervision.

Requirements

Knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques and related tools/equipment to accomplish the basic function of this position, including any safety and/or legal requirements.
Any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the applicant with the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform this job.
High school diploma, or GED, and any combination of education and experience that would provide the applicant with the desired skills, knowledge, and ability required to perform the job.
Valid state driver's license in state of residence
No prior criminal convictions
Ability to obtain a valid First Aid and CPR Certification

Nice To Haves

Two years of skilled trades and facilities maintenance experience and 2 years of general construction experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain all facilities by operating and maintaining vehicles, trucks, tractors, riding and hand mowers, small equipment such as saws, paint sprayers, pumps, and other specialized equipment and tools.
Performs general and specialized facilities troubleshooting maintenance and repair, such as ventilation (heating and air conditioning) units/controls, painting, carpentry work, plumbing, electrical, mechanical problems, welding, brazing.
Assist in setting up and operating fairground events, cleaning and maintaining barns including removal of animal bedding.
Maintaining County grounds/facilities including lawns, landscaped areas and grounds as assigned by mowing, trimming, weeding, pruning, fertilizing, maintaining irrigation system and pest control.
Planting of lawns, trees, flowers, shrubs.
Removal of debris and repairing fences as necessary.
Performs routine custodial work such as cleaning floors and restrooms, collecting and disposing refuse and recycling materials, and other duties as required.
Performs minor plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and irrigation system repair work.
Replenishes hand towels, toilet tissue, soap and other restroom materials and replaces light bulbs as necessary.
Prepares, maintains, and installs signs, water and sewage systems and other items as required.
Performs security and safety duties as needed by inspecting grounds and facilities and taking appropriate action.
Seasonal safety duties include but are not limited to the removal of snow and ice from walkways and parking lots.
Availability to respond to emergency conditions on a call out basis as needed 24 hours a day as determined by the department head.
Oversees low risk community service workers and inmate trustees in the performance of maintenance and custodial work.
Responds to telephone calls requesting services if assigned on call duties.
Maintains daily record of activities.
Performs other related duties as assigned including but not limited to: framing, roofing and masonry.