Grounds Technician II

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Job Details:

THIS is manual labor performing semi-skilled tasks or assisting skilled workers. Positions allocated to this classification report to a designated supervisor and work under direct or limited supervision. Work in this class is distinguished from higher classes by its lack of supervisory duties and from lower classes by its emphasis on semi-skilled parks maintenance and construction.

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This particular Grounds Technician II position is zoned to work on Alachua County school grounds, in which will require the selected candidate to successfully complete and pass a level II background check. If selected, further instruction will be given to the candidate on next steps in the process.

Job Description:

Positions allocated to this classification report to a designated supervisor and work under direct or limited supervision.  Work in this class is distinguished from higher classes by its lack of supervisory duties and from lower classes by its emphasis on semi-skilled parks maintenance and construction.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Depending on area of assignment:

Performs routine trail, grounds and landscaping work, including but not limited to: pruning or trimming vegetation, pulling weeds, mowing, spraying or applying herbicide and fertilizer, raking or blowing leaves, edging curbs, loading trimmings onto truck, picking up trash and blowing or sweeping debris off parking lots and sidewalks.

Performs basic installation of city trees, shrubs, and bedding plants, including but not limited to: preparing planting sites, digging holes, setting and watering plants and preparing appropriate supporting structures.

Operates motorized equipment such as mowers, tractors, frontend loader, backhoe trucks, dump trucks, and trailers used to transport materials and equipment to maintain parks, grounds, athletic fields and other areas.  Operates other equipment as required.  Services and washes vehicles.

Inspects and perform scheduled preventative maintenance on assigned equipment, including but not limited to: checking and making appropriate adjustments, lubricating, performing fluid and filter changes, replacing components and lighting maintenance and repairs.

Performs athletic field maintenance, including but not limited to: chalking, dragging and watering infields and warning tracks, packing holes on pitchers mounds, home plates and bullpens, laying out fields, painting lines and bases, picking up trash and removing practice equipment from fields.

Assists with the maintenance, assembly and repair of recreation equipment.

Assists or performs basic electrical, carpentry, plumbing, painting, concrete, and other trade work.  Uses and maintains power hand tools, such as drills, nailing guns and circular saws.

Performs hand and bench work in a carpentry shop and performs welding and metal repairs.

Performs excellent customer service by providing information and assistance to citizens who visit the City’s parks or conservation areas.

Supports City special events and programs by updating, repairing and caring for displays and exhibits, moving and lifting of heavy equipment, tables, and chairs, setting up barricades and other temporary traffic control devices, providing flagging services and cleaning up at the end of events.

Assists in moving and storing office equipment and cleaning and maintaining buildings and facilities.

Ensures Park facilities are properly secured after normal hours and responds to emergencies and disasters.  Enforces compliance with building rules and regulations.

Participates as a member of a trained, professional prescribed burn team.

Participates as a member of a trained exotic pest plant control team.

Prepares and/or enters work orders.

Attends work on continuous and regular basis.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Completion of high school or equivalency diploma and one year experience in laboring work, professional landscape work or park maintenance, including the use of hand and power tools and motorized equipment including trucks, trailers, mowers and tractors and equipment maintenance, repair and construction work; or an equivalent combination of training and experience which provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATES

Depending on area of assignment :

A valid Florida Driver License is required.

May be required to obtain and maintain CPR and First Aid certifications.

May be required to obtain and maintain certifications for: S:190/S-130, I-100 and standards of Survival prescribed fire course.

May be required to obtain State of Florida Dept. of Corrections Inmate Training certification within 6 months.