Irrigation Specialist

Oxnard School District; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The Oxnard School District is seeking two Irrigation Specialists to perform maintenance, repair, and design work on district irrigation systems. Work involves testing backflow devices, reading blueprints, and ensuring safety compliance on school grounds.

Qualifications include a minimum of three years in irrigation maintenance, a high school diploma or equivalent with specialized irrigation training, and a valid driver’s license plus a backflow tester certificate within one year of employment.

Qualifications

• Three years of increasingly responsible irrigation system maintenance and repair.
• Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by specialized training in irrigation system maintenance and repair or a related field.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid driver's license.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Limited Backflow Device Tester’s Certificate within twelve months following date of employment and maintain license during course of employment.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance and repair work on automatic and manually operated irrigation systems to assure proper operation.
• Adjust and perform major and minor repairs on control clocks and sprinkler heads; maintain lines and sprinkler heads clear of debris.
• Perform backflow prevention device testing and install/repair backflow devices.
• Design and install irrigation systems for school grounds areas; read blueprints and sketches; ensure compliance with guidelines.
• Order and maintain inventory of parts and materials for sprinkler repair work.
• Prepare and maintain records and reports related to daily work activities.

Skills

Irrigation maintenance

Preventive maintenance

Lead duties

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Specialized irrigation maintenance training

Job description

Current vacancy:

2 Irrigation Specialist positions - 8.0 hours per day, 246 work days per year

An eligibility list will also be established to fill all vacancies over the course of the next year.

To perform a variety of maintenance and repair work to automated and manual irrigation systems; to perform backflow prevention device testing; and to perform a variety of technical duties relative to assigned area of responsibility.

Essential Functions:

1. Perform a variety of preventive maintenance and repair work on automatic and manually operated irrigation systems to assure proper operation.
2. Adjust and perform major and minor repairs on control clocks and sprinkler heads; maintain lines and sprinkler heads clear of debris; rebuild sprinklers, valves and related equipment.
3. Replace and perform major and minor repair on valves; repair and/or replace broken or leaking lines; trace and locate damaged wires.
4. Perform backflow prevention device testing; ensure all testing complies with mandated rules and regulations; install and repair backflow devices.
5. Design and install irrigation systems for school grounds areas; read blueprints and sketches; ensure all work is conducted in accordance with guidelines.
6. Order and maintain inventory of parts and materials for sprinkler repair work.
7. Prepare and maintain records and reports related to daily work activities.
8. Operate District vehicles such as trucks, tractors and dump trucks.
9. Operate a variety of tools and equipment used in the repair and maintenance of irrigation systems including small hand tools.
10. Perform lead duties and assign work on various major projects requiring work direction and guidance as assigned.
11. Observe and implement proper safety practices; perform general clean-up at work site.
12. Respond to emergency calls for irrigation systems and repairs.
13. Perform related duties as assigned.

Experience and Training Guidelines

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience: Three years of increasingly responsible irrigation system maintenance and repair

Training: Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by specialized training in irrigation system maintenance and repair or a related field.

License or Certificate

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid driver’s license.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Limited Backflow Device Tester's Certificate within twelve months following date of employment and maintain license during course of employment.

All licenses, certificates, and other requirements listed above are required at the time of employment and must be maintained during the course of employment unless otherwise noted.

This is a Dual Certification recruitment: Candidates who attain a passing score on each examination part will be placed in rank order on an eligibility list after promotional credits are added to the composite test scores of promotional candidates. These examinations are open to permanent employees and the public.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: The Board of Education is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in district programs and activities. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital, pregnancy, parental status, reproductive health, decision making, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE: The Oxnard School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability or affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups or any other basis protected by law or regulation, in its educational program(s) or employment. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Dr. Scott Carroll, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Title IX Coordinator, 1051 South A Street, Oxnard, CA 93030, (805) 385- 1501, [e-mail]