Parks, Facilities & Grounds Maintenance Technician

Douglas County, NV; Nevada (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Town of Minden is seeking a Town Maintenance Specialist to help care for parks, facilities and roadways through custodial tasks, landscaping, and event support. The role involves varied duties across buildings and grounds, with emphasis on quality workmanship and teamwork.

A safety sensitive position with possible weekend or holiday shifts for special events, and required compliance with screenings. High School diploma or GED and two years of related experience are required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED and two years of experience with landscaping, buildings, streets, and heavy equipment operation; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain roadways and other paved areas by cleaning surfaces, laying and raking asphalt, and striping and marking pavement.
• Mow, trim, edge, fertilize, and water parks, playing fields and landscaped areas; weed, prune, mulch, fertilize and spray trees, plants and shrubbery.
• Install, repair and maintain irrigation systems; read blueprints; prepare as-built sketches.
• Set up and tear down for special events; install and remove banners and decorations.
• Drive Town vehicles and equipment to perform varied tasks related to job duties.
• Collect residential and commercial waste and recycling from various receptacles and locations.
• Perform custodial duties: cleaning floors, carpets, restrooms; dusting and polishing surfaces.
• Perform basic building repairs and graffiti removal; maintain drinking fountains.

Skills

Landscaping

Building maintenance

Heavy equipment operation

Job description

Town of Minden is seeking a Town Maintenance Specialist to help care for parks, facilities and roadways through custodial tasks, landscaping, and event support. The role involves varied duties across buildings and grounds, with emphasis on quality workmanship and teamwork.

A safety sensitive position with possible weekend or holiday shifts for special events, and required compliance with screenings. High School diploma or GED and two years of related experience are required.