Maintenance Technician III - Landscape Management

City of Roanoke, Virginia•City of Roanoke Public Works - 1802 Courtland Road NE Roanoke, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Roanoke is seeking a Maintenance Technician III to join our Parks and Recreation Mowing Team. In this role, you'll supervise and work alongside a crew of highly skilled Maintenance Technicians, taking part in a variety of landscape maintenance activities across the city. You'll help manage and train team members as assigned, bringing hands-on skill to the operation of several types of motorized equipment, including the Groundmaster 580D, Ventrac, zero-turn mowers, and walk-behind mowers. During winter months, you'll also operate both heavy and light equipment to support snow removal efforts.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Three to five years experience and/or training in the trades area assigned; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Virginia Class B commercial driver's license with air brake and tanker endorsements.
Registered Technician spraying license.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Frequently required to walk, climb or balance, and talk or hear.
Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Supervise and work alongside a crew of highly skilled Maintenance Technicians.
Operate several types of motorized equipment, including the Groundmaster 580D, Ventrac, zero-turn mowers, and walk-behind mowers.
Operate both heavy and light equipment to support snow removal efforts during winter months.
May require possession of appropriate class A, B or C commercial driver's license with specific endorsements.
May require journey-level license in an area of skilled trades.
May be required to qualify for certification as a State Inspector.

Responsibilities

Supervises and participates in the work of a crew engaged in a variety of maintenance, construction, and utilities activities.
Performs skilled work in the operation or repair of several types of motorized equipment or maintenance of facilities and/or equipment.
Discuss job requirements and receives detailed instructions from supervisor.
Inspects work in progress to ensure conformance with instructions.
Makes and adjusts work assignments.
Requisitions necessary equipment and materials.
Maintains accurate log sheets and checklists.
Operates tractor trailer, street sweeper, bulldozer, heavy front-end loader, crane and chipper, excavator, large motor grader in leveling ground surfaces, street and construction repair.
Operates heavy and light equipment in snow removal.
Inspects new and existing stormwater infrastructure using an onboard computer system to remotely operate a camera and tractor system and overlay information on screen, to be recorded on a laptop for later printing and importing into an asset management database.
Diagnoses, adjusts, repairs and services a wide variety of medium and heavy automotive and specialized equipment including diesel or gasoline engine equipment, air compressors, pump apparatus and aerial truck hydraulic systems.
Makes repairs and renovations to fields and grounds including mowing, mulching, aeration, grading, seeding, and sodding.
Requisitions parts and materials used in the repair of motor equipment.
Inspects equipment for proper safety and ensures that truck is equipped with all necessary equipment for the day's assignment (i.e. water cooler, fist aid kit, safety flares, etc).
Performs journey-level trades work in one of the following areas: carpentry, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and/or welding.
Performs carpentry work, building cabinets, benches, barricades, and other items.
Trains and instructs subordinates.
Assists with special events, snow removal and other emergency tasks, including some nights and weekends, as needed.
Knowledge of pertinent rules and regulations, guidelines, safety orders, departmental operating procedures and safety regulations sufficient to insure that work is performed in compliance with applicable law.
Enforces sound safety and housekeeping practices.
Follows safety rules/procedures; avoid known hazards in the work environment.
Reviews safety procedures before beginning each job with known hazards.
Places avoidance of injury or property damage above all other job requirements.
Follows established safety procedures.
May be required to wear some type of respiratory protection in the performance of their duties.
In absence of Maintenance Technician IV, may supervise a small crew.