Position Summary
Under general supervision of the Park & Recreation Director, this position performs a wide variety of skilled technical maintenance, repair, installation, alteration, and construction activities of City aquatic facilities, parks, park landscapes, park facilities, City Visitor Center, and other City facilities as needed, involving carpentry, plumbing, painting, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), and electrical trades; and performs related work as required.

Class Characteristics
This is a journey level of maintenance class that performs a full range of skilled trades required to ensure that City infrastructure, systems, and facilities to which assigned are maintained in a safe and effective working condition and provide the highest level of safety for public and staff use. Incumbents are primarily responsible for performing skilled work in a specialized area of expertise requiring special licenses and/or certification. The class is distinguished from a Supervisor in that the latter is a first-line supervisor overseeing the work of maintenance staff.

Essential Functions (Illustrative Only)

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of various positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Performs skilled maintenance and repair of City aquatic facilities, parks, and facilities, including basic carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical work, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), and pool maintenance; assists with semi-skilled work as needed.
• Performs routine to complex pool area repair and maintenance, including control circuits, motors, wiring, electrical circuits, ventilation gear, pumps, pipes, feed lines, dehumidifiers, telemetry systems, and other equipment; maintains water chemistry and safely handles and stores hazardous chemicals; inspects and performs maintenance on dehumidifiers; and ensures the cleanliness of assigned facilities.
• Repairs and replaces plumbing fixtures, including sinks, toilets, faucets, and pipes.
• Performs journey-level carpentry work, including the construction, installation, remodeling, and repair of cabinets, partitions, walls, windows, doors, roofs, foundations, and other carpentry work.
• Performs electrical repair, installation, and troubleshooting of faulty outlets, light ballasts, switches, light fixtures, and transformers; installs electrical, conduit, and wiring; installs hardware and wiring for computers; puts connectors on cabling; moves phone lines.
• Prepares surfaces for painting or repainting; appropriately applies paint, varnish, shellac, enamel, lacquer, and other protective or decorative finishes to various interior and exterior surfaces using and operating the appropriate equipment.
• Assists with the selection and supervision of independent contractors and helps monitor existing contracts with service providers.
• Installs, adjusts, repairs, inspects, tests, calibrates, troubleshoots, maintains, and services a wide variety of HVAC and refrigeration equipment.
• Operates, maintains, and repairs a variety of mechanical and power tools, equipment, and testing instruments.
• Reads and interprets technical manuals, sketches, and diagrams to facilitate installation, servicing, repair, and replacement services and activities.
• Observes safe work methods and makes appropriate use of related safety equipment; ensures compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations.
• Maintains public facilities, storage sites, and other work areas in a clean and orderly condition, including securing equipment at the close of the workday.
• Maintains accurate manual and computerized logs and records of work performed and materials and equipment used; prepares reports as required.
• Responds to requests and complaints from the public and answers questions or refers to supervisor, as necessary.
• Responds to and performs emergency repairs and other emergency services, as necessary.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Competencies

1. Communication Proficiency
2. Detail Oriented
3. Organization Skills
4. Problem Solving Abilities
5. Initiative
6. Interpersonal Skills

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Basic principles of government-based budgets and procurement practices.
• Principles, practices, methods, equipment, materials, and tools used in maintenance and repair of City buildings and facilities, including carpentry, plumbing, painting, mechanical and electrical work.
• Principles, theories, and standard practices of several skilled maintenance trades as they apply to maintenance and repair of parks, facilities, and related equipment as found in the City.
• The operation and minor maintenance of a variety of hand and power tools, vehicles, and power equipment.
• Applicable  Federal, State, and local laws, codes, and regulations.
• Occupational hazards and safety equipment and practices related to the work.
• Modern office practices, methods, computer equipment and basic computer software.
• Principles and procedures of record keeping and reporting.
• Safe driving rules and practices.
• English use, spelling, vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation.
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service to public and City staff, in person and over the telephone.

System Skills

• Judgement: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate method.
• Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and changes in conditions and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the intended goals and capabilities of the system.

Ability to:

• Perform a variety of complex technical tasks in construction, maintenance, renovation, and repair in City parks, buildings, and facilities.
• Perform skilled work in carpentry, plumbing, roofing, painting, mechanical, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, swimming pool, and electrical trades.
• Perform duties in a manner to maximize public safety in the area of park and facility maintenance and construction.
• Safely and effectively use and operate hand tools, mechanical equipment, power tools, and light to medium equipment required for the work.
• Maintain tools and equipment in a clean working condition providing for proper security.
• Accurately determine project material and equipment needs and recommend purchases.
• Interpret, apply, explain, and ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations and City policies and procedures pertaining to assigned programs and functions.
• Read, interpret, and apply a wide variety of technical information from manuals, drawings, specifications, layouts, and schematics.
• Maintain accurate logs, records, and basic written records of work performed.
• Follow City policies and procedures related to assigned duties.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Make accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Organize and prioritize a variety of projects and multiple tasks in an effective and timely manner; organize own work, set priorities, and meet critical time deadlines.
• Operate modern office equipment including computer equipment and specialized software applications programs.
• Use English effectively to communicate in person, over the telephone and in writing.
• Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy, procedural, and legal guidelines.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Supervisory Responsibility
Receives general supervision from the Park & Recreation Director. Exercises technical and functional direction over and provides training to lower-levelBuilding Attendants, Custodians, or less experienced staff on a project basis or as assigned.

Work Environment
This position routinely works indoors but may work in the field. May be exposed to loud noise levels, cold and hot temperatures, inclement weather conditions, road hazards, vibration, confining work spaces, chemicals, mechanical and/or electrical hazards, and hazardous physical substances or fumes. Employees may interact with upset staff and/or public ad private representatives and contractors in interpreting and enforcing city policies and procedures.

Physical Demands
Must possess mobility to work in the field; strength, stamina, and mobility to perform medium to heavy physical work, to work in confined spaces and around machines, to climb and descend ladders, to operate varied hand and power tools and light to heavy construction equipment and vehicles, and to operate a motor vehicle and visit various City sites; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone. The job involves frequent walking in operational areas to identify problems or hazards. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate above-mentioned tools and equipment. Positions in this classification bend, stoop, kneel, reach, and climb to perform work and inspect work sites. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 75 pounds, or heavier weights with the use of proper equipment.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time hourly position allocated 40 hours per week. Normal hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. May be required to be on-call and to work various shifts or emergencies on evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Travel
Limited travel is required for this position.

Education and Experience
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Equivalent to the completion of an Associate’s degree or equivalent education from an accredited educational institution with major coursework in maintenance or a related field, preferred, or

Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth (12^th) grade and three (3) years’ experience in construction or building maintenance, including one or more skilled trades.

License and Certifications:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate valid driver’s license.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain and maintain a valid First Aid and CPR/AED certificate issued by the American Red Cross.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain a Certified Pool Operator (CPO) certification