Maintenance Specialist - Parks and Landscape

City of Cypress•Cypress, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Cypress is seeking a motivated and experienced Maintenance Specialist to join our Public Works team! You will play a vital role in preserving and improving our public outdoor spaces, ensuring that our community's parks, athletic fields, and landscape remain safe, clean, and beautiful for residents and visitors.

Requirements

Knowledge of specialized methods, equipment, materials and work practices of parks and landscape maintenance activities, including proper irrigation design and repair.
Knowledge of treatment and prevention of ornamental tree and plant diseases.
Knowledge of methods, supplies and tools used in planting, cultivating and caring for lawns, trees and shrubs.
Knowledge of basics of supervision and training.
Knowledge of blueprint reading and interpretation.
Knowledge of safety precautions and practices, including the use of personal protective equipment necessary in working with hand tools and public works equipment.
Knowledge of safe driving practices and State and local laws pertaining to the operation of assigned commercial and other motor vehicles on streets and roads.
Ability to organize, supervise, train, and perform work of a maintenance crew in parks and landscape maintenance requiring specialized skill and knowledge.
Ability to read and interpret safety labels, related technical manuals and work instructions.
Ability to work well independently and under immediate supervision.
Ability to safely operate and use power-driven and motorized equipment and hand tools.
Ability to drive a commercial motor vehicle or other assigned vehicle in accordance with law and appropriate safety precautions.
Ability to safely lift, carry, or relocate objects and materials weighing sixty (60) pounds.
Ability to interpret work plans.
Ability to follow, adhere and advise subordinates on all safety regulations, including the appropriate use of all personal protective equipment.
Ability to work in inclement weather conditions.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective work relationships with those contacted in the performance of duties.
Three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in a lead capacity in related parks and landscape maintenance work, preferably in the municipal public works field.
High school diploma or G.E.D.

Nice To Haves

Experience preferably in the municipal public works field.

Responsibilities

Lay out the work and instruct crew members in safe and effective methods and use of equipment and tools in park and landscape maintenance.
Maintain park and landscape areas.
Identify, treat, and prevent plant/tree diseases.
Lay out, design, and install sprinkler irrigation systems, both manual and automatic.
Trouble-shoot and repair damaged controllers, controller wires and broken irrigation lines and sprinkler heads.
Safely load and unload supplies, materials and equipment.
Perform heavy and light manual labor using a variety of common tools and equipment.
Requisition materials and equipment.
Train subordinates.
Accurately complete work reports.
Perform other related duties as assigned.