Parks Department Maintenance Technician / Street Department Equipment Operator

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Maintains, repairs, and installs automated sprinkling/irrigation system.
• Maintains inspection, maintenance, and repair records, documentation, and logs.
• Makes purchases with City purchasing card and reconciles purchase orders and billing monthly.
• Designs and updates Park sprinklers/maps on AutoCad.
• Operates all equipment in the Parks Department inventory including, but not limited to, motor vehicles, excavator, loader, backhoe, bucket truck, and dump truck.
• Operates hand and power tools.
• Maintains, services and repairs equipment and tools.
• Maintains levee system by cutting trees and clearing brush, cleaning head gates, and clearing debris basins.
• Maintains storm drain systems by clearing lines, spillways, debris grates, and debris basins using jet trucks and related equipment.
• Patches holes and seals cracks in asphalt pavement with hot asphalt and crack seal mixture.
• Transports hot asphalt, chips for chip sealing, and other repair and maintenance materials to repair and stockpile sites.
• Transports debris from repair sites to dump, storage and/or recycling sites.
• Mixes pretreatment (salt brine) solution for application ahead of storms.
• Trains to operate all equipment used by the Department.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Class A CDL with specified endorsements
• Flagging certification
• CPR and First Aid certification
• Two (2) years of general grounds keeping or building maintenance experience is preferred
• Two (2) years of light and medium equipment experience is preferred

Qualifications

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.

Skills

• Building trade skills
• Grounds keeping and landscaping skills
• Ability to operate tools and equipment

Benefits

The City of Pocatello offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, PERSI Retirement, PERSI Choice 401(k), 457 Retirement Planning, HRA VEBA Contributions, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, Medical Dependent Care, Vacation Time, Sick Time, 11 Paid Holidays, Education Assistance, Employee Wellness Program, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible, Employer Company Description.