Park Facilities & Trails Maintenance Technician

Grambling State University; Madisonville (LA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Louisiana Office of State Parks is seeking a Maintenance Repairer at Fairview-Riverside State Park in Madisonville, LA. The role maintains facilities and grounds, performs repairs, and operates park equipment to ensure guest safety and park quality.

Responsibilities include general repairs to buildings, grounds upkeep, preventative maintenance, and occasional travel within the park system. Candidates need basic maintenance experience or related coursework.

Qualifications

• One year of experience or training in the building construction trades, building maintenance, maintenance or repair of mechanical equipment, or park operations and grounds maintenance.
• Six semester hours in construction management, construction technology, or engineering, or any combination of these courses.

Responsibilities

• Makes general repairs to buildings, interiors, exteriors, furniture, fixtures, air conditioners, heating systems, and other mechanical and related fields such as plumbing, carpentry, electrical, and painting tasks.
• Maintains and makes general repairs to a variety of motorized equipment including tune-ups, replacement and adjustment of worn or damaged parts, and assembly of major components to determine the extent of damage and repairs necessary.
• Operates and checks for safety and maintenance of a wide variety of hand held equipment, motorized vehicles, tractors, etc.
• Repairs and treats structures such as floors, showers, sinks, walls, roofs, carpets, etc.
• Performs minor troubleshooting, repairs, and adjustments of locks on doors, cabinets, desks, closets, etc.
• Performs routine preventative maintenance to ensure machines run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, or the physical condition of buildings is maintained.
• Operates large equipment to include but not limited to vehicles, utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, front end mowers, skid steers, chippers, tractors, etc.
• Assist with custodial duties to maintain clean and sanitary conditions in the facilities. This includes cleanliness of interior and exterior of facilities to include cabins, meeting rooms, pavilions, etc. Duties can include sweeping, mopping, removing trash and linens; cleaning picnic tables, fire rings, porches, etc.
• Maintain grounds and trails to include trimming trees, clearing dead trees or branches, welding, fertilizing, road maintenance, etc.

Skills

General maintenance

Repair skills

Grounds maintenance

Education

Construction management or construction technology or engineering courses

Job description

The Louisiana Office of State Parks is seeking a Maintenance Repairer at Fairview-Riverside State Park in Madisonville, LA. The role maintains facilities and grounds, performs repairs, and operates park equipment to ensure guest safety and park quality.

Responsibilities include general repairs to buildings, grounds upkeep, preventative maintenance, and occasional travel within the park system. Candidates need basic maintenance experience or related coursework.