Sr. Maintenance & Ops Technician

Mecklenburg County; North Carolina; Sur place; USD 47 000 - 57 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays

Résumé du poste

Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation is seeking a Sr Maintenance and Operations Technician to lead maintenance across the South Region. You will support preventative duties, carpentry tasks, groundskeeping, and field upkeep at Park Road Park and other locations.

The role requires daytime hours with weekends as needed and may involve leading a small crew of part-timers or volunteers. A valid driver's license is required and CDL may be necessary depending on assignment.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience related to the area of assignment.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Responsabilités

• Set up, break down and clean during events.
• Perform routine cleaning of restrooms and rental facilities.
• Mow and trim ballfields; remove debris after storms.
• Assist carpentry and construction tasks; manual labor as needed.
• Layout measurements and field maintenance.
• Operate equipment: mowers, chainsaws, power washers, ATVs.
• May lead a small work crew or volunteers.

Connaissances

Grounds keeping

Carpentry basics

Equipment operation

Two years experience

Formation

High School Diploma or equivalent

Outils

Mowers

Chainsaws

Power washers

ATVs

Description du poste

Follow Your Calling, Find Your Career

Pay starts at $25.53/hr At Mecklenburg County, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. We’re counting on YOUR unique voice and perspective to help Mecklenburg County become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. Did you know that Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation proudly hosts many community events each year? Hummingbird Festival, The Senior Games and Festival in the Park are just a few that our employees and residents look forward to every year! Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department (MCPRD) strives to enrich the lives of our residents. We do this by providing exciting and safe recreational amenities and programs, change to improve our resident’s fitness levels and decrease health care costs. This contributes to a sense of community through events and spaces for the public to socialize, thereby increasing property values and providing tourism venues. We protect open space, natural areas, and our treasured tree canopy through stewardship. We play a critical role in ensuring Mecklenburg County achieves its vision that the county “will be a community of pride and choice for people to LIVE, WORK and RECREATE.” The department serves a population exceeding one million residents and serves the City of Charlotte, six towns, and the unincorporated areas of the county covering 523 square miles. In addition, the department manages over 21,000 acres and 230+ parks, nature preserves, greenways and facilities. The Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Department is continually recognized for its cutting-edge programs, state-of-the-art facilities and unique partnerships. Our success is rooted in our staff. If you are interested in joining a dynamic team, dedicated to building a better community, and being recognized as leaders both in our community and across the country, then Mecklenburg County has great opportunities for you.

Position Summary

Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation is adding a Sr Maintenance and Operations Technician to our Park Operations team in the South Region! This lead position will assist with preventative maintenance duties of our facility and park amenities, carpentry projects, general grounds keeping, and landscaping. The incumbent may also assist with upkeep of our many athletic fields. The selected candidate will be a key member of our team in ensuring our parks remain premier venues for our community and visitors. This position will be based at Park Road Park but will regularly perform maintenance duties at various parks within the South Region. The incumbent can expect to work daytime hours during the week and weekends only as needed based on business demands.

By applying to this position, you are eligible to be considered for a similar role, in which you meet the minimum qualifications for, at other Park and Recreation locations should they become available.

Essential Functions

• Perform setup, breakdown and cleaning during events
• Perform routine and non-routine cleaning services to restrooms and rental facilities
• Remove limbs and debris; blows leaves off sidewalks and greenways; clears mud and water from greenway tunnels after storms, and mow and trim ballfields
• Assist in manual labor such as brick laying, pipe laying, painting, carpentry and other construction tasks
• Layout measurements and line ballfields and assist in performing field maintenance
• Operate power mowers, chainsaws, brush cutter, edger and clippers, power washers, ATVs, litter vacuum, and other equipment used in facility maintenance, landscaping, roadside maintenance, and right of way cleaning.
• Open park gates and removes trash
• Assist repair technicians in duties
• May operate light equipment such as utility vehicles, tractors, mowers and dump trucks
• May serve as a lead on a small work crew, community service workers, volunteers and/or part-timers
• May receive, sort, and package materials

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: Minimum of two (2) years of experience related to area of assignment

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

Combination of relevant experience and relevant education accepted?: N/A

Licenses/Certifications

Requires a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver’s License and County Driving Privileges; Depending on the area of assignment, may require a Class A or B CDL with one or more of the following endorsements, H(Hazardous Materials), N(Tank Vehicle), P (Passenger Transport), S (School Bus/Passenger Transport), T (Double/Triples), or X (Tanker and hazardous Materials)

Computer Skills

General knowledge of applicable computer programs

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Light equipment used in maintenance, grounds keeping, and construction
• Occupational hazards and necessary safety precautions applicable to safe operation of this equipment
• Safe work practices and hazards associated with work
• Use of the tools, equipment, supplies, and methods used in the maintenance activities

Skills

• Filling out daily work sheets and other required forms
• Light trucks, small tractors, mowers and similar automotive equipment

Abilities

• Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures
• Collaboration: Working effectively and cooperatively with others; establishing and maintaining good working relationships
• Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the information provided
• Contributing to Team Success: Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals
• Energy: Consistently maintaining high levels of activity or productivity; operating with vigor, effectiveness, and determination over extended periods of time
• Managing Work: Effectively managing one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills: Having achieved a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; keeping up with current developments and trends in area of expertise

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Works outdoors exposed to varying weather conditions

Compensation And Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Mecklenburg County offers a generous benefits package which greatly increases your total compensation. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, short term disability, long term disability, accident, cancer, critical illness, medical bridge and pet insurance; dependent care, healthcare and commuter flexible spending accounts; health savings account; paid holiday, vacation and sick days; near site clinics for preventive care and illnesses; an employee discount program which provides discounts for retail, dining, shopping, travel, tickets and more; an employee assistance program including financial and legal counseling; access to Mecklenburg County fitness and aquatic facilities; paid family leave; tuition reimbursement; a 5% employer match on retirement savings plan contributions and a defined benefit plan for retirement.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT

This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or working conditions. Other duties may be assigned based on business need and the supervisor’s request. Mecklenburg County reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Designated positions may be required to assist in emergency and/or disaster situations.