Maintenance Worker 2

Job Title

The Outside Is In Us All

Job Duties:

• Operates equipment such as mowers, powered weed trimmers, pick-ups, ATVs, chainsaws, power, and hand tools.

• Performs basic repairs to building structures (including historic preservation at certain locations) including windows, doors, floors, walls, fences.

• Scrapes, paints, stains, or treats building and structural surfaces including windows doors, picnic tables, shelters.

• Installs, repairs, and maintains wood, steel, wire and other types of fencing, signs, posts, kiosks, etc.

• Performs landscaping activities that include mowing, tree pruning, hazardous tree/sagebrush removal, irrigation and general care and planting of lawns, shrubs, and trees to provide the site with safe and appropriate vegetation to reduce weed problems. This work includes the use of chain saws, pruning saws, mowers, tractors, weed trimmers and backhoe.

• Makes general repairs to equipment which may require training, notifies others when extensive repairs are required.

• Performs specialized tasks requiring training in areas which may include plumbing, welding, carpentry, roofing, electrical, historic building stabilization some of which must meet specific codes or standards.

• Performs plumbing and sewer system repairs and maintenance including working on pumps, wells, valves, commodes, sinks, pressure tanks, septic tanks, sewer lift stations, boiler system and various kinds of pipe including galvanized, copper and plastic.

• Fabricates specialized equipment, when needed.

• Plans and determines weed control efforts using a variety of methodologies including chemical, social, biological and mechanical controls. Helps produce weed reports for weed maintenance at FWP sites.

• Perform weed control efforts including chemical, biological, and mechanical controls as a licensed applicator (or ability to obtain). Coordinates with Maintenance Supervisor to track and report weed maintenance activities for the annual weed report. Comprehensive weed control efforts may include specialized training and work in chemical use, hydrogeology, and wetland management and permitting.

• Coordinates weed maintenance tasks with the County spray crews/ contractors while monitoring work performed. Makes site assignments and sets priorities for work.

• Gathers and removes garbage, debris, litter and performs janitorial and cleaning tasks.

• Performs basic preventative maintenance for equipment such as checking fluids, belts, hoses and filters and notifies others when significant repairs are required.

• Assists with daily maintenance logs and ensures record keeping and filing is sufficient in absence of maintenance supervisor. Also assists with ordering of supplies and materials, completing vehicle reports and other personnel logs and time reporting within required timeframes.

• Performs manual work to construct and/or repair property boundary fences, using permanent fences to minimize trespass by livestock.

• Performs manual work in maintaining roads, culverts, and bridges by using a variety of heavy and light equipment such as backhoes, dump trucks, and hand tools.

• Performs habitat development and maintenance projects such as tree planting, grazing programs, mowing, farming, waterfowl nesting structures.

• Manages large scale irrigation systems.

• Monitors FWP sites and makes public contacts, documents incidents and events related to public safety, resource impacts.

• May collect fees and educate visitors on rules and regulations and report violations observed to superiors for follow up.

• May evaluate and familiarize all staff on equipment operation and maintenance.

• Participates in and may lead safety trainings and ensure proper use of personal protective equipment on all job duties.

• Assists with major maintenance construction and stabilization projects on site.

• In conjunction with the Maintenance Supervisor and other regional staff, the employee will help establish the correct procedures to complete a wide variety of skilled, semi-skilled or manual work repairing, constructing and maintaining buildings, land, water, grounds, and related facilities.

• Always conscientious of equipment use and demonstrates good leadership to other staff by paying extra attention to visitor use areas and cultural and environmental resources while performing job duties.

Minimum Qualifications (Education and Experience):

The knowledge, skills, and abilities of this position are normally attained through combination of education and experience equivalent to a high school diploma or equivalency and three years of job-related experience. Other combinations of education and experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.