Parks Maintenance Technician (Full-Time)

City of South Padre IslandSouth Padre Island, TX
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About The Position

The Parks Maintenance Technician performs a variety of semi-skilled maintenance work, and operates a variety of equipment in the construction, operation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of parks equipment and landscaping and irrigation systems.

Requirements

  • Requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Three (3) years of related work experience in a related field; or any equivalent combination of education and experience, equivalency to be determined by the City.
  • A valid state driver’s license.
  • Some knowledge of equipment, facilities, materials, methods and procedures used in maintenance, construction and repair activities.
  • Skill in operation of some of the listed tools and equipment.
  • Ability to perform heavy manual tasks for extended periods of time.
  • Ability to work safely.
  • Knowledge and skill in landscaping procedures.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments and the public.
  • Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions.

Nice To Haves

  • Bilingual: Spanish and English preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Inspects and/or repairs parks playground equipment at frequent intervals to insure that all aspects of the equipment are functioning properly and safely.
  • Inspect, clean and/or repairs park restroom facilities at frequent intervals to insure that all aspects of the facilities are clean and functioning properly.
  • Inspects and/or repairs to irrigation systems, to include work with PVC pipe fittings, dripline and various sprinkler parts.
  • Performs landscaping to include the planting, transplanting, watering, pruning and selection of plants, flower, bushes and trees as needed to maintain parks and other assigned city properties.
  • Responsible for mowing, weed eating, and trash pickup of park grounds and other assigned areas.
  • Responsible for painting and rust protection to parks grounds equipment, facilities and sign and in other assigned city properties.
  • Insures the proper maintenance of equipment and tools by cleaning and checking equipment and tools after use.
  • Drives trucks of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling and unloading of various equipment, gravel and sand.
  • Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refers defects or needed repairs to supervisor; cleans equipment.
  • Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.
  • Performs required labor involved in construction and maintenance projects as part of a crew.
  • Operates a variety of power construction and maintenance equipment.
  • Inspects and/or repairs streets and drainage systems at frequent intervals to insure that all aspects of the systems are functioning properly as needed.
  • Installs and repairs street signs.
  • Performs required labor involved in construction and maintenance projects as part of a crew, including pavement cutting, ditch digging, manhole cleaning, storm sewer pipe repair, laying and backfilling.
  • Serves on various employee or other committees as assigned.
  • Performs placement of traffic control barrels, barriers and barricades.
  • Use front end loader and tractor as assigned.
  • Performs minor electrical work to replacement of plugs and outlets when needed.
  • Operates light and medium front end loaders when needed.
  • Trains other staff when assigned.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.
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