POSITION SUMMARY
Under general supervision of the assigned supervisor, will serve as a project lead person in the coordination of projects, maintenance, and activities when assigned. Will perform a variety of increasing responsible tasks in maintaining County parks and open space facilities, and other County-maintained public areas such as plants, trees, turf, athletic fields, shrubs, trees and installing, maintaining, backflow testing and repairs, and building or repairing irrigation systems as required and in accordance with safety standards and applicable policies and procedures. Prepare prescribed herbicide mixtures to spray turf, shrubs and trees with chemical fertilizer and utilize spray equipment, ensure all mixtures are prepared per label requirements of the law. Perform duties of any minor maintenance work of a general nature, in the areas of carpentry, electrical, plumbing, welding, or other specialty areas. Prepare inspection reports to indicate nature of repairs and/or replacement of materials needed for assigned projects or scheduled maintenance.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES SUMMARY
- Perform minor maintenance work of a general nature in the areas of painting, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, welding, or other specialty areas.
- Will perform a variety of increasing responsible tasks in maintaining County parks and open space facilities and other County-maintained public areas such as installing, maintaining, trash removal, events, and repairing irrigation systems etc.
- Install, maintain, inspect, and make repairs to facility building landscapes, parks, playgrounds, irrigation systems, and equipment which will include automatic sprinklers, controllers, irrigation piping, valves, pumps, backflows, electric control mechanisms, basic machinery, and gates.
- Install and repair fences, concrete mowing strips, and other facility construction and improvement projects. Repair and replace hoses, pipes and numerous types of sprinkler heads and fixtures.
- Oversee and prepare prescribed herbicide mixture, spray turf, shrubs and trees with chemical fertilizer and utilize spray equipment. Ensure all mixtures are prepared per label requirements (Following the label is the law). Fill out and turn in required spray reports.
- Prepare inventory control; order amounts of repair parts, supplies, and materials for area facilities, maintenance, projects, and equipment.
- Prepare inspection reports to indicate nature of repairs and/or replacement of materials needed for assigned projects or scheduled maintenance.
- Ensure proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; promote continuous improvement of workplace safety.
- Trouble shoot, install, and repair backflow preventors, replace and/or repair backflow devices on old or new irrigation systems. Fill out and turn in inspection reports to ABCWUA.
- Perform all task in the building of new irrigation systems; maintain and operate timers, clocks, controllers, valves, flow meters and sprinklers on all new and older irrigation systems.
- Maintain record keeping procedures in adherence with appropriate regulations and standards.
- Ensure adherence to safe work practices and procedures in adherence with appropriate regulations and standards.
- Responsible for completion of weekly work sheets, and preventive and corrective action work orders.
- Will serve in a lead capacity as assigned by the supervisor.
- Provide training, guidance, and assistance to park maintenance workers I and II's with less experience in park and open space maintenance.
- Perform other job-related duties as required or assigned by the supervisor.
*The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required of all employees assigned to this job.