Park Maintenance Technician

City of Allen; Allen (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Allen is seeking a dedicated maintenance worker to ensure the upkeep of city parks and playground equipment. The role includes inspecting playgrounds, performing repairs, and maintaining safety standards, while also handling routine administrative tasks and coordinating with staff.

The position offers a full-time schedule with early hours (6am-4:30pm, Monday-Thursday), benefits, and adherence to city safety protocols. A CPSI certification may be required within one year.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent with six months of advanced study or training past high school equivalency and one year of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintains park playgrounds by inspecting equipment, determining maintenance needs, performing preventative maintenance, making repairs, replacing worn items.
• Provides administrative services including maintaining task records, filing work orders, basic computer tasks, and ordering materials.

Skills

Reading ability

Writing simple sentences

Following SOPs

Professional judgment

Math/problem solving

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Hiring Range: $18.7778 - $23.0036 Hourly

Full Range: $18.7778 - $27.2293 Hourly

This posting may close at any time once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Join the City of Allen—a vibrant community of over 100,000 residents where strong economic growth, excellent schools, and an exceptional quality of life make it a great place to live, work, and play.

Our mission is simple: “To achieve excellence in managing community development and city services, continually enhancing the quality of life and public confidence.”

At the City of Allen, our employees bring the PRIDE values to life:

• People First– Prioritizing others
• Respect– Treating everyone with courtesy and dignity
• Integrity– Serving with honesty and trust
• Deliver– Following through and exceeding expectations
• Excel– Driving innovation and continuous improvement

We do Work that MATTERS! Join a team that servesourcommunity and makes a real impact every day. Learn more about the City of Allen at allentx.gov.

The purpose of this position is to ensure the maintenance of city parks and equipment. This is accomplished by maintaining park playgrounds and equipment such as park benches, tables, drinking fountains, basketball goals, tennis nets, slides, swings, and anything attached to the playground structure. This position provides various forms of administrative service and interfacing with other City employees and citizens.

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.

• Maintains park playgrounds by inspecting playground and equipment, determining maintenance needs, performing preventative maintenance, making necessary repairs, maintaining fall zone and replacing worn and defective items.
• Provides various administrative services including maintaining records of tasks performed, completing paper work, filing work orders, basic computer knowledge, and ordering materials as needed.

Education and Experience

Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• High School diploma or equivalent with six (6) months of advanced study or training past the high school equivalency plus one (1) year of relevant experience.

Conditions of Employment

• Safe driving record and Valid Class C Texas Driver’s License
• Clear criminal background check and pre-employment drug screen
• Possess or able to obtain a Certified Playground Safety Inspector Certification (CPSI) within one (1) year of employment. Certification must remain valid for the duration of employment.

Hours/Work Schedule

• This is a full-time non-exempt position with benefits.
• Work schedule is Monday - Thursday 6am-4:30pm.
• Schedule maybe modified if department needs arise.
• May be required to work overtime if needed.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

This position is classified as Very Heavy and requires the physical ability to perform the essential functions of the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform these functions. Typical physical demands include:

• Constant physical activity including lifting, carrying, climbing, or prolonged standing.
• Exerting over 100 lbs. occasionally, 50-100 lbs. frequently, or up to 20-50 lbs. constantly.
• Lifting/carrying 50–75+ lbs; frequent pushing/pulling.
• High manual dexterity and mobility required.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to read papers, periodicals, journals, manuals, dictionaries, thesauruses, and encyclopedias. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in high school up to college. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.
• Ability to deal with system of real numbers; practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios/proportions and measurement. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in high school up to college. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.
• Ability to write simple sentences containing subject, verb, and object, and/or series of numbers, names, and addresses. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in elementary school up to high school. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.
• Receives general directions. The employee normally performs the job by following established standard operating procedures and/or policies. The employee may choose the appropriate procedure or policy. Performance is reviewed periodically.
• Work involves choices of action within limits set by standard practices and procedures. Professional judgment is required to apply the proper course of action.