Park Maintenance Technician 1 - Coastal (Winchester Bay)

Douglas County • Parks - Coastal area ONLY, OR

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Douglas County Parks - Coastal Area Parks is seeking a full-time Park Maintenance Technician 1. This exempt position offers a competitive full-family benefit package, including PERS/OPSRP retirement, deferred compensation savings, medical, vision, dental, long-term disability, and basic life coverage. Onsite childcare at the Courthouse complex is available at a discounted employee rate through Roseburg Professional Childcare (Fowler St. location only), subject to waitlist availability. The position performs corrective and preventative maintenance, construction, and repair of county parks, grounds, and equipment. This includes participating in the construction of structures, pouring and finishing cement, painting, installing and maintaining water and irrigation systems, and performing basic electrical work.

Requirements

• Possess a valid Oregon driver's license at the time of appointment.
• Maintain regular and consistent attendance.
• Ability to safely operate appropriate power tools and equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms.
• Ability to read blueprints and layout sketches.
• Ability to estimate time and materials for individual projects and manage time efficiently.
• Ability to maintain recordkeeping.
• Ability to utilize problem identification and resolution techniques.
• Ability to remain calm and use good judgment during confrontational or high-pressure situations.
• Ability to courteously meet and deal effectively with other employees and the public.
• Finalist may be required to pass a criminal history background check.
• Employment is contingent upon a pre-employment drug screen.
• Employment offer is conditional upon satisfactory results of a post-offer medical and hearing exam.
• Finalist will be required to provide a driving history that meets the Douglas County Driver Policy.

Nice To Haves

• Three years progressively responsible work experience in park construction and maintenance, heavy equipment operation, and/or building construction which affords work experience in plumbing, irrigation, painting, roofing, cement work, electrical, and grounds maintenance areas.
• Considerable knowledge of grounds maintenance, irrigation systems, building and facility construction and maintenance methods, principles, practices, equipment, and materials as applied to park maintenance and development.
• Reasonable knowledge of Oregon specialty codes that govern building and plumbing construction.
• Reasonable knowledge of operation, maintenance, and minor repair of assigned equipment and machinery.

Responsibilities

• Perform corrective and preventative maintenance work at parks, including constructing structures, porches, boat ramps, sidewalks, curbs, and signs.
• Paint buildings, signs, tables, and fences.
• Spread rock, soil, and bark mulch.
• Install and maintain water and sewer systems.
• Install and service irrigation systems.
• Perform basic electrical work.
• Repair playground equipment.
• Clean boat ramps and restrooms, and restock restrooms.
• Provide a variety of groundskeeping and landscaping duties, such as planting, cultivating, mowing, fertilizing, spraying, pruning, and vacuuming/blowing grass and leaves.
• Operate hand power tools and light to heavy equipment, including mowers, dump trucks, flatbed trucks, garbage trucks, tractors, backhoes, trenchers, sweepers, and cats.
• Perform minor maintenance and repair of equipment and machinery.
• Move picnic tables and equipment from area to area.
• Provide garbage pickup for parks.
• Winterize parks at season end and prepare parks for spring opening.

Benefits

• Full-family benefit package
• PERS/OPSRP retirement
• Deferred compensation retirement savings
• Medical coverage
• Vision coverage
• Dental coverage
• Long-term disability coverage
• Basic life coverage
• Onsite (Courthouse complex) childcare available at a discounted employee rate through Roseburg Professional Childcare (Fowler St. location only), subject to center waitlist.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed