Part-time Park Technician

Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks in Westerville, OH, seeks a general maintenance worker to perform a wide range of tasks in parks and golf courses. The role includes landscaping, mowing, fertilizing, and basic building trades, with duties in painting, carpentry, plumbing, and electrical work.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and at least one year of semi-skilled maintenance or construction experience, and be able to read manuals and work with safety protocols on

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED plus one year semi-skilled maintenance and repair experience.
• Knowledge of safety practices and procedures, basic building and grounds maintenance methods.
• Ability to read and understand manuals and blueprints may be required.

Responsibilities

• Perform a wide range of general maintenance, repair, and construction activities in parks and/or golf course.
• May perform landscaping and golf course maintenance duties such as mowing, fertilizing, hedge trimming.
• Perform basic painting, carpentry, masonry, plumbing, and electrical work.
• Operate equipment including trucks, mowers, tractors, power tools and chainsaws.
• Perform preventative maintenance and minor repairs on vehicles and equipment.
• Assist in construction of bridges, fences, trails, etc.

Skills

Customer service

Safety practices

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Manuals literacy

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Performs a wide range of general maintenance, repair, and construction activities in parks and/or golf course.

May perform a variety of landscaping and golf course maintenance duties such as mowing, fertilizing, hedge trimming, etc.

Performs basic painting, carpentry, masonry, plumbing, and electrical work.

Performs equipment maintenance based on assignment including vehicles, mowers, tractors, grounds maintenance equipment, golf carts, etc.

Performs manual labor, duties related to construction, and development of park projects as assigned.

Cleans Park District facilities and vehicles; performs other custodial work including trash and litter pick up.

Operates equipment including but not limited to trucks, mowers, tractors, power tools and chainsaws.

May operate heavy motorized construction equipment including but not limited to bulldozer, grader, loader, trencher, backhoe.

May train and oversee work of interns and volunteers.

May plant, fertilize, prune, and transplant trees.

May assist in the repair of buildings, signs, tables, etc.

Assists in construction of bridges, fences, trails, etc.

Performs preventative maintenance and minor repairs on vehicles and equipment.

Education/Experience:

Completion of secondary education (high school or GED) plus one year semi-skilled maintenance and repair experience, or one year's experience in construction trades and/or operating heavy construction equipment or the equivalent. Knowledge of safety practices and procedures, basic building and grounds maintenance methods, principles of construction, equipment operation and construction trades.

Attendance:

Being present at work is an essential function of the position.

Team-Oriented:

Works on a team. Outstanding customer service, communications and interpersonal skills.

Language Skills:

Ability to communicate effectively and courteously with coworkers and general public on a daily basis.

Mathematical Skills:

Basic mathematics skills; ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, fractions, decimals.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to carry out instructions and deal with problems involving few variables within a familiar context.Ability to work with a minimum amount of supervision. Ability to read and understand manuals.

Licenses, Registrations:

Possession of a valid Ohio driver license; may be required to obtain a validOhio commercial driver's license of the appropriate class and with the appropriate endorsement(s),insurableby the Park District's insurance carrier, and ability to conform to the driving standards policy as approved bythe Board of Park Commissioners.May be required to obtain a pesticide applicator's license.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, talk and hear, operate grounds maintenance and heavy equipment, lift heavy objects, operate power and hand tools, drive park vehicles, off-road vehicles, and golf carts, etc. The employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms, etc. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Work Environment:

While performing the regular duties of the job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions. The employee spends a portion of their time working in the shop. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Any Additional Information:

May be required to read and interpret blueprints and sketches in connection with grading or digging and utility installation and repair; diagnose mechanical failure of equipment. Ability and willingness to cooperate with coworkers on group projects. Ability to complete routine forms.

The above Description represents the essentialand most significant dutiesof this position. It is not intended to exclude other work duties, assignments and responsibilities not mentioned herein.

The Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks has a longstanding commitment to provide a safe, quality-oriented and productive work environment. Alcohol and drug abuse poses a threat to the health and safety of Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks' employees and to the security of the company's equipment and facilities. For these reasons, Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks is committed to the elimination of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the workplace.