Maintenance Equipment Operator - Part time

About the role

The Greater Vallejo Recreation District is seeking a Part Time Maintenance Equipment Operator to join our team. This position assists full-time maintenance crew and performs skilled work in the operation and maintenance of equipment used in the upkeep of parks, athletic fields, landscaped areas, trails, and recreational facilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist full-time maintenance crew in all aspects of park, facilities and buildings maintenance as directed.
• Operate equipment such as tractors, mowers, utility vehicles, loaders, and other grounds maintenance machinery.
• Mow, trim, edge, and maintain turf areas, sports fields, and landscaped grounds.
• Perform routine inspections, cleaning, fueling, and minor maintenance of equipment.
• Follow all safety procedures and report equipment malfunctions or unsafe conditions.
• Maintain accurate records of equipment use and maintenance activities.
• Maintain landscaping in District parks, grounds and buildings using a variety of hand and power tools; prune shrubs and trees; mow and edge lawns and fields as directed.
• Perform minor repairs on irrigation system; dig holes to expose irrigation pipe; repair as needed.
• Clean park grounds, buildings and facilities; clean restrooms, offices and empty trash receptacles; haul thrash and debris as directed.
• Routinely inspect walls, sidewalks and play equipment for graffiti and remove as directed.
• Inspect play equipment for unsafe structures and hazards; repair as necessary of refer to supervisor.
• Prepare baseball and softball fields in advance of games, including watering, dragging the infields, and chalking appropriate lines; set out bases; clean dugouts and bleachers and empty thrash.
• Perform turf maintenance functions on turf areas including mowing, fertilizing, aerating topdressing, and overseeing as directed.
• Perform routine maintenance on work trucks; wash and detail trucks.
• Work day or evening hours and assigned weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic methods and techniques of general construction, grounds maintenance and custodial work.
• Ability to learn to perform a variety of maintenance, construction, custodial and repair work in the area of work assigned.
• Learn fertilizer composition and application; plant identification, care, pruning, and maintenance practices.
• Learn mowing techniques and operation of a variety of vehicular and stationary mechanical equipment in a safe and effective manner.
• Perform heavy manual labor and a variety of manual tasks for extended periods of time and in unfavorable weather conditions.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Maintain mental capacity, which allows for effective interaction and communication with others.