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Parks Department Maintenance Tech/Street Dept. Equipment Operator Jobs in Pocatello, ID at Pocatello Fire Department
Title: Parks Department Maintenance Tech/Street Dept. Equipment Operator
Company: Pocatello Fire Department
Location: Pocatello, ID
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2532263
- This is a hybrid position. This position works as a Parks Department
Maintenance Technician from April 1 to September 30 each year and then
works as an Equipment Operator in the Street Department from October 1
to March 31.**
Full job descriptions can be found on the[City's
website](https://pocatello.gov/698/Job-Descriptions).
The**Parks & Recreation Maintenance Technician**performs a variety of
construction, maintenance and repair duties on the City parks buildings,
facilities, public areas, and grounds. Some positions may have
specialization or specific assignments such as arborist, swimming pool
maintenance or irrigation/sprinkler maintenance. The job is in the
public eye and represents the City at local parks, providing customer
service and answering questions of park visitors.
The job may direct part-time/seasonal employees. The job is supervised
by the Parks Maintenance Supervisor.
The job requires knowledge of building trade skills, grounds keeping and
landscaping skills, and the ability to operate the tools and equipment
required to complete the assigned tasks. The job requires the ability to
maintain a collaborative and cooperative working relationship with
elected and appointed officials, other City employees, other
organizations, and the general public.
The work environment includes a building and grounds maintenance
environment and outdoor weather conditions including extreme
temperatures. The job is occasionally exposed to hazardous chemicals,
light and medium equipment, power equipment, and noisy and/or loud
equipment, which subjects the employee to mechanical hazards. The job
requires operating light and medium equipment and power tools and
operating vehicles.
The**Equipment Operator**is a journey level position operating light and
medium equipment and performing maintenance duties for Street Operations
Department.
The job requires knowledge of the operation of power tools and light and
medium equipment such as dump trucks with trailers, backhoes, loaders,
sweepers, equipment transport vehicles, and snow plowing equipment. It
requires knowledge of maintenance techniques for streets, storm drains,
and levees.
The job requires the ability to maintain a collaborative and cooperative
working relationship with elected and appointed officials, other City
employees, other organizations, and the general public.
The work environment is a public street environment that may include
exposure to adverse weather conditions, trench excavation, traffic
hazards, moving vehicles and heavy equipment at the job site, and
hazards involving the use of power tools and equipment. The noise level
is generally moderate but with occasional exposure to noisy and/or loud
equipment.
- Both jobs are on-call positions, responding to emergency situations.
Employees designated as immediate response personnel must live thirty
- minutes or less from their usual daily work site.**
**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
Maintenance Technician
- Performs a variety of building construction and maintenance work
including carpentry, painting, electrical, plumbing, welding, and
concrete assignments.
- May perform specialized assignments or have specific areas of
responsibility as an arborist, swimming pool maintenance or
irrigation/sprinkler repair and maintenance.
- Performs grounds keeping and landscaping work in the City parks,
public areas, and recreation/sports areas, including, but not
limited to, mowing, tree trimming, fertilizing, irrigation, and pest
and weed control. Maintains, repairs, and installs automated
sprinkling/irrigation system.
- Designs and updates Park sprinklers/maps on AutoCad.
- Operates all equipment in the Parks Department inventory including,
but not limited to, m tor vehicles, excavator, loader, backhoe,
bucket truck, and dump truck.
- Operates hand and power tools. Maintains, services and repairs
equipment and tools.
- May direct work activities of seasonal/part-time employees.
- Maintains inspection, maintenance, and repair records,
documentation, and logs. Makes purchases with City purchasing card
and reconciles purchase orders and billing monthly.
- If assigned to irrigation/sprinkler maintenance, designs, installs,
maintains, and repairs automated irrigation systems, including
automated operating systems, in all parts of the City.
- Performs other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description
restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and
responsibilities to this position at any time.
Equipment Operator
Operates power tools and light and medium equipment including, but not
limited to, backhoes, loaders, compactors and dump trucks with trailers.
Other equipment may include sweeper, camera van, equipment transport
vehicles, snow plows, and related maintenance equipment of the assigned
department.
Performs flagging and traffic control duties at work sites. Performs
basic maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
