Maintenance Technician I - Parks Management

About the role

The City of Roanoke Parks and Recreation Department is seeking a Maintenance Technician I to perform skilled turf and athletic field maintenance including mowing, weed-eating, edging, leaf mulching, aerating, fertilizing, seeding, dragging and marking.

Responsibilities

• Makes repairs and renovations to fields and grounds including mowing, mulching, aeration, grading, seeding, and sodding
• Prepares fields for game play, including marking and dragging operations
• Performs tasks such as fertilizer and pesticide application
• Diagnoses, adjusts, repairs, and services the full range of power-driven equipment used in athletic field maintenance and sports turf management
• Affords assistance with event support, snow removal and other emergency tasks, including some nights and weekends, as needed
• Discusses job requirements with and receives detailed instruction from supervisor
• Inspects work in progress to assure conformance with instructions
• Maintains time and material records and prepares simple reports
• Collaborates with other department operational and technical personnel in the performance of assigned tasks
• Operates heavy and light equipment in snow removal

Requirements

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
• One to three years of experience and/or training in athletic turf maintenance and management or equivalent combination of education and experience
• A Class B Commercial Driver License is preferred but the ability to obtain a Class B CDL learners permit and license within 12 months of hiring is a minimum
• Possessing a Registered Technician Spraying license, a Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certification and a Fertilizer Applicator Certification are preferred but the ability to obtain all three within 18 months is required

Qualifications

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and one to three years of experience and/or training in athletic turf maintenance and management or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred

Skills

• Hands-on work
• Outdoor work
• Direct results of effort

Benefits

• Paid leave
• Extended Illness Leave
• Mental Health & Well-Being Leave
• Shared Leave Bank
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Retirement

Pay

Details about pay are provided in the Benefits section.

Schedule

Details about schedule are provided in the Benefits section.