Park Maintenance Technician I-II

Grambling State University; Zwolle (LA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Grambling State University’s North Toledo Bend State Park position focuses on maintaining the quality, appearance, and safety of facilities and grounds in Zwolle, LA. The role involves repairs to buildings, equipment, and grounds to ensure guest safety and park operations run smoothly.

The duties include routine maintenance, operating park equipment, custodial tasks, and minor repairs across plumbing, carpentry, electrical, and painting.

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.

Education

Experience in building construction trades / maintenance

Six semester hours in construction management / construction technology / engineering

Job description

Grambling State University’s North Toledo Bend State Park position focuses on maintaining the quality, appearance, and safety of facilities and grounds in Zwolle, LA. The role involves repairs to buildings, equipment, and grounds to ensure guest safety and park operations run smoothly.

The duties include routine maintenance, operating park equipment, custodial tasks, and minor repairs across plumbing, carpentry, electrical, and painting.