Playground Maintenance Specialist
7 days ago
**Description**:
- Do you have experience in Playgrounds and are interested in joining an award-winning program to continue your professional growth?
- Are you a team player and enjoy working in a position with varied work responsibilities?
- Do you love attention to detail and completing projects for park improvements?
**Examples of Important Duties**:
- Operates trucks, truck and trailer combination, front-end loader, backhoe, dump trucks with plows, bucket trucks, trash trucks, and tank trucks, spreaders, and sprayers. Operates complex equipment and vehicles. Performs routine safety inspection and maintenance of vehicles and equipment.
- On a regular basis (more than 50% of the time), provides general direction and instructions on proper procedures and safety to a small work group. Informs the Leader or Supervisor of job progress and completion and any problems requiring attention. May collect and/or enter data into daily reports and work order completion. Assists with training seasonal staff.
- Performs complex playground equipment repair with large tractor operation with attachments to repair/replace playground equipment for safety. Cuts and lays sod and other landscaping duties. Operates tree spade to plant trees, shrubs, and plants, according to established standards. Trims and prunes trees and shrubs.
- Operates large equipment which requires expert knowledge to install engineered wood fiber in playgrounds, repairs sections of pour in place and tiled surfacing using complex processes and chemicals for adhesion.
- Inspects playgrounds for playground safety hazards, surface safety, and surrounding areas, develops work orders for improvements and approves completion of projects for detailed work involving sensitive measurements for playground equipment spacing per industry standards.
- Performs tree maintenance duties. Positions bucket truck and sets outriggers. Trims and fells trees. Operates chain saws. Operates ropes from ground level to assist Tree Climber in cutting down trees. Raises and lowers equipment. Lowers tree limbs with ropes. Operates chipping machine to grind brush into mulch. Operates stump grinder to remove tree stumps.
- Conducts Park inspections for safety and submits detailed reports to supervisor for maintenance prioritization and resource allocation. Inspections. Makes recommendations for Americans with Disability Act access improvements.
- Reports on unsafe or hazardous conditions of park facilities and amenities.
- Assists in setting up, monitoring, and taking down Commission programs and rental events. Inform visitors of rules and regulations. Opens and closes Commission facilities.
- Interacts with visitors daily in a courteous and effective manner.
- Snow removal and other related weather duties.
**Important Work Characteristics**
- Ability to: (1) understand a system of procedures; (2) read and write routine correspondence; (3) provide courteous service; and (4) lift up to 100 pounds desirable.
- _May be developed after employment in this job class._
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**Preferred Qualifications**
- Two years of experience in playgrounds or grounds maintenance industry in relation to maintenance, safety inspection, and renovation.
- Knowledge of technology to perform inspections and enter data into portable electronic equipment. Ability to use Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with hand tools for playground repairs and replacement to include compact drills, wrenches, impact drills, heat tools, and pressure washers.
**Minimum Qualifications**:
- High school diploma or Certificate of General Educational Development (GED).
- Four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in groundskeeping, building maintenance or park maintenance.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted, which together total four (4) years.
- Valid driver’s license in accordance with both State and Commission rules and regulations. Driver’s license must be unencumbered by restrictions, revocations, suspensions, or points that could limit the employee’s ability to drive Commission vehicles or perform driving duties required of their position.
- Pass Commission medical examination.
- Depending upon the area of assignment, some positions in this class require within 12 months of hire (a) Commercial driver’s license (CDL) with appropriate endorsements; (b) obtainment of certifications including:
**Supplemental Information**:
Class/Specification: Principal Parks/Facilities Maintenance Worker
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