Maintenance Worker

Town of Parker; Arizona; On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Town of Parker seeks a Maintenance Worker to maintain parks, cemetery, streets, alleys and landscaped areas under the supervision of the Public Works Supervisor. Duties include pruning, mowing, irrigation, equipment maintenance, street repairs, sign maintenance, building upkeep, and operation of equipment such as mowers, tractors, and street sweepers.

Requires 2 years of maintenance experience and a valid Arizona driver’s license, with background check and drug testing.

Qualifications

• Two (2) years of experience in general maintenance work.
• Must have Arizona driver's license at appointment and maintain it.
• Ability to pass extensive background check.
• Must obtain fingerprint clearance card and pass drug test.

Responsibilities

• Maintain parks, cemetery, streets, alleys, and landscaped areas.
• Prune trees, trim shrubs, mow, edge, and perform trash/weed control.
• Assist with irrigation, fencing, base/plate/anchor work, and field maintenance.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Grounds maintenance

Equipment operation

Safety awareness

Reading instructions

Tools

Mowers

Blowers

Weed trimmers

Tractors

Job description

Town of Parker Position: Maintenance Worker

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

Under immediate supervision of the Public Works Supervisor, maintains parks, cemetery, streets, alleys, and landscaped areas in and around traffic islands, Town buildings, and roadsides.

Prunes trees, trims shrubs, mows, and edges; responsible for trash and weed control; performs cemetery park and ball field maintenance, including irrigation, fencing, top dressing, and base/plate/anchor installation; assists with overseeding, aerating, and mowing operations; assists with construction work, including pouring concrete, framing, painting, plumbing, roofing, and minor electrical repair; performs routine maintenance of equipment, tools, and vehicles.

Sprays herbicides for pre-emergent and periodic spot spraying of weeds around ball fields, parks and right of ways; installs irrigation systems; drags baseball infields; performs street repairs, including patching potholes, filling cracks in the pavement surface, and applying surface treatments; sweeps street using a mechanical street sweeper or kick broom; controls weeds by mowing or using herbicides to control growth along rights-of-way.

Provides and installs safety barricades and channelizes traffic around construction areas; cleans, and levels alley roadways; maintains and repairs Town-owned traffic signage; makes new signs as needed; maintains streets, sidewalks, drainage, and rights-of-way; checks for curb and street damage; removes and replaces broken curbs, gutters, and sidewalks.

Maintains buildings, including maintenance of the landscape associated with Town buildings; performs minor electrical, plumbing, framing, carpentry, and building maintenance tasks. Operates boom truck, ditcher, dump truck, mower, tractor, loader, bucket truck, backhoe, street sweeper, kick broom, and any other equipment needed to perform the tasks.

Minimum Qualifications & Position Requirements

Education and Experience

• Two (2) years of experience in general maintenance work.
• A valid Arizona driver's license will be required at the time of appointment and must be maintained throughout employment. Preference given to those applicants who possess a valid CDL.
• Must have the ability to pass an extensive background check.
• Must be able to obtain a fingerprint clearance card and pass a drug test.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of basic construction and maintenance practices, methods, and techniques.
• Knowledge of grounds keeping, landscaping, and building maintenance practices and techniques.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with town staff and the public.
• Skill in operating mowers, blowers, weed trimmers, tractors, and other equipment.
• Skill in following oral and written instructions.
• Skill in using common hand and power tools.
• Skill in working outdoors in all weather conditions while performing vigorous physical activities.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: The Town of Parker is an equal opportunity employer. It is the town's policy to provide employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. When advised, reasonable accommodations will be made in order for an otherwise qualified applicant with a disability to participate in any phase of the recruitment process. Please contact the Town of Parker at 928-669-9265 to request an accommodation. Requests should be made forty-eight hours in advance or as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.