Maintenance Worker (Parks)

Maintenance Worker

Welcome to El Dorado Hills Community Services District! We would love to have you on our team! We are seeking a full time Maintenance Worker to join the El Dorado Hills Community Services District which is recognized as the premier park, recreation, and local community services organization with a passion for providing excellent services and facilities and protecting the quality of life and environment of the community.

This position will be working the following shift: Sunday through Thursday

This posting may be used to fill multiple recruitments.

Applications will be reviewed continuously and the District reserves the right to close the recruitment at any time or at the time the position is filled.

About the Position

This Maintenance Worker position will be assigned to Park Maintenance and will perform maintenance and repairs at the various parks throughout the District. An example of duties are:

• Performs a variety of semi-skilled duties in the maintenance, repair, development, and installation of parks fields, grounds, landscapes, lighting, and facilities.
• Operates trucks and other maintenance and construction equipment; maintains and cleans assigned vehicles and equipment; performs traffic control duties.
• Maintains grounds, roadway medians, trails and open spaces by planting turf and preparing athletic fields.
• Operates vehicles and a variety of power-driven equipment such as tractors, generators, mowers, blowers, and weed eaters.
• Mixes and applies fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides under supervision of a licensed Qualified Applicator; when licensed by the State of California as a Qualified Applicator, supervises and instructs other employees in the safe use of pesticides, and keeps accurate logs of chemical uses.
• Plants a variety of shrubs, trees, and flowers; trims hedges, trees, shrubs and flowers; lays sod.
• Inspects, repairs and maintains playground equipment, ensuring all equipment is in a safe operating condition; maintains and inspects park facilities.
• Picks up trash and debris from park grounds; removes graffiti; repairs signs, and vandalized property.
• Services and maintains all park maintenance equipment, including mowers, trucks, tractors, chainsaws and related equipment.
• Inspects tools and equipment for safety and mechanical defects and to ensure they are in proper operating condition; refers maintenance requirements to lead or supervisor.
• Assists with District sponsored functions as assigned by supervisor; provides assistance to other maintenance units as needed.
• Responds to after-hours callouts as assigned.
• Responds to questions and concerns from the general public; provides information as is appropriate and resolves public service complaints.
• Establishes positive working relationships with representatives of community organizations, state/local agencies and associations, District management, District staff and the public.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Typical Qualifications

Education and Experience: Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12th) grade;

AND

Two (2) years of semi-skilled maintenance program experience.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Possession of, or the ability to obtain and maintain, a valid class C California driver's license.
• Possession of a class B California driver's license may be required for some positions
• American Red Cross First Aid, and CPR qualified applicator Certification is desirable.

Knowledge of:

• Materials and equipment used in the maintenance, development, repair and installation of park fields, grounds, landscapes, lighting, and facilities.
• Operational characteristics of standard construction and maintenance tools and equipment.
• Methods and techniques of maintaining the safety of parks and playgrounds.
• Basic knowledge of irrigation system maintenance.
• Basic electric and carpentry principles
• Practices and procedures used in weed abatement, watering, fertilizing, and spraying of plants, turf and trees.
• Operational characteristics and safety requirements for the operation of trucks and other heavy equipment.
• Methods and techniques of complying with safety requirements.
• Traffic safety control and regulations.
• Defensive driving techniques.
• Principles and practices of customer service.
• Professional English grammar, spelling, vocabulary and punctuation.
• Modern office procedures including the use of computers and software applications relevant to the work performed.
• Applicable federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations relevant to work performed.

Ability to:

• Perform parks and facilities maintenance, development, and repair and installation tasks.
• Safely and effectively operate a variety of park, pool, and buildingmaintenance equipment.
• Operate hand and power tools competently and safely.
• Perform heavy manual labor.
• Under supervision, properly handle, monitor and regulate pool chemicals.
• Under supervision, mix and apply herbicides and fertilizers.
• Respond to after hour call-outs as assigned.
• Make sound decisions within established guidelines.
• Demonstrate strong customer service skills.
• Observe and follow safety principles and work in a safe manner.
• Develop the proper attitudes toward safety and health in self and subordinates and ensure that all operations are performed with the utmost regard for the safety and health of all personnel, individuals, constituents and groups.
• Work independently, and as part of a team.
• Follow written and oral directions.
• Effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Supplemental Information

May be required to be on-call and to work various shifts or emergencies on evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Candidates with a disability who may require special assistance in any phase of the application or testing process should advise the Human Resources Department upon submittal of the application. Documentation of the need for an accommodation must accompany the request. El Dorado Hills Community Services District is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Prior to hire, candidates will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment process, including employment verification, pre-employment physical including drug testing, and a Department of Justice (DOJ) fingerprint check. A conviction history will not necessarily disqualify an applicant from appointment. NOTE: The provisions contained in this bulletin may be modified or revoked without notice.