Parks Maintenance Technician

City of Destin•Destin, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Parks Maintenance Technician maintains assigned grounds, facilities, walkovers, and equipment to meet safety, cleanliness, and appearance standards. The role performs routine maintenance and repairs, supports athletic fields and special events, conducts safety inspections, and interacts with facility users. The employee represents the City professionally, follows applicable policies and regulations, and may be assigned other related duties. The position reports to the Parks Supervisor and is non-exempt. The schedule may change on short notice to meet operational needs, and the employee must be available for days, nights, weekends, holidays, and emergency situations, including post-hurricane response. A background check is required.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Six months of work experience in lawn maintenance, janitorial services, or a related field.
Valid Florida driver’s license.
Knowledge of general construction blueprints, minor walkway repair, irrigation systems, building maintenance, excavation, lawn maintenance, and customer service.
Ability to communicate and organize effectively, read and interpret safety rules and operating, maintenance, and procedural documents, and prepare properly formatted written reports.
Ability to make independent judgments within the scope of assigned duties and learn and apply relevant principles, techniques, and subject matter.
Ability to perform basic mathematical operations, determine percentages, and interpret measurements of time and weight.
Ability to inspect items for dimensions and shape and distinguish colors and shades.
Ability to operate heavy equipment, including dump trucks, backhoes, front-end loaders, tractors, and mowers.
Ability to work effectively with crew members and interact tactfully with staff, supervisors, the public, and elected officials, including mediating conflicts.
Ability to perform under stress, short deadlines, heavy workloads, conflicting interests, and high customer demand.
Ability to operate job-related machinery and office equipment and move or carry job-related objects or materials.
Ability to talk and hear; sit, stand, walk, smell, handle objects, reach, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Availability to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays, and to respond to emergency situations.
Successful completion of a background check.

Responsibilities

Represent the City professionally and demonstrate commitment to its mission, vision, values, and goals.
Contribute to department meetings and goals, and maintain knowledge of applicable policies, codes, ordinances, regulations, statutes, and divisional processes.
Perform routine maintenance of parks, facilities, and walkovers, including janitorial duties and prompt removal of litter, garbage, debris, and graffiti.
Mow, edge, and trim turf; maintain planting beds, trees, and shrubs; plant grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs; and install sod.
Remove sand and dirt from walkways, walkovers, and driveways.
Paint and repair city property, including fences, outbuildings, bathrooms, buildings, walls, floors, and roofs; perform minor carpentry and masonry repairs, including work on boat ramps and docks.
Clean ditches and culverts at assigned parks, facilities, and walkovers.
Prepare athletic fields for practices, games, tournaments, and special events.
Conduct routine safety inspections and report potentially hazardous situations to the Parks Supervisor.
Review invoices for City compliance, including employee signatures and the absence of added tax.
Drive trucks and truck-trailer combinations, position vehicles for trailer hookup, operate lifting apparatus, and transport loads to designated areas.
Inspect and assist with routine equipment maintenance, including lubrication, battery recharging, refueling, oil changes, and cleaning.
Sharpen tools and make minor repairs to equipment such as lawn mowers, spreaders, and lawn-care tools.
Inspect and make minor repairs or adjustments to heating and cooling, plumbing, electrical, appliance, and sprinkler systems.
Remain available for emergency work, including post-hurricane response.
Answer facility users’ questions, explain and enforce regulations, notify a supervisor when users refuse to comply, and contact the Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office when a user poses imminent danger to the public or staff.
Perform other related duties as assigned.