Park Technician

To perform repairs and maintenance work on parks, grounds, buildings and facilities and to operate various types of park machinery and equipment. Support Parks, Engineering, and Highway Departments with in-the-field surveying.

• Perform maintenance and repair work on parks, grounds, buildings and facilities.
• Operate equipment used in park construction and maintenance.
• Required to plow snow and salt icy park roads and County facility parking lots.
• Perform daily operator maintenance checks and preventative maintenance.
• Move equipment from one project to another.
• Report problems to dispatcher and management and receive instructions via 2-way radio.
• Perform minor repair on machinery and equipment.
• Complete surveying tasks for PW departments
• Balance surveying and parks responsibilities seasonally.

Supervision Received : Receives supervision from the Parks Manager.

• High school diploma or GED.
• One (1) year experience involving the operation of machinery, tools, and equipment used in park construction and maintenance.
• Valid Wisconsin drivers license (CDL preferred).
• Prompt and regular attendance.
• Knowledge/experience in tree care and maintenance.
• Knowledge/experience in snow plow operations (pick-up/plow/salter).
• Knowledge/experience in surveying and construction plans.

• Knowledge of landscape development, grounds maintenance, comprehensive and turf management programs.
• Ability to interpret construction plans related to surveying
• Pesticide/aquatic applicator certification or ability to obtain licenses.
• General knowledge of building maintenance, plumbing, electrical.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• Ability to communicate and have good rapport with the general public, co-workers and subordinates.
• Ability to work independently with a high degree of initiative and self-motivation.
• Ability to maintain athletic fields.
• Ability to operate vehicles and grounds maintenance equipment.
• Ability to carry out written and oral instructions.
• Basic knowledge of methods, materials and equipment used in related park maintenance.

Physical Qualifications

• Continuous (67-100% of workday) hearing, use of far and near vision and exerting up to 20 pounds of force.
• Frequent (34-66% of workday) standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, climbing using legs and arms for support, ascending and descending ladders, balancing, bending/twisting, reaching, feeling and medium intensity handling and exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
• Occasional (1-33% of workday) sitting, crawling, talking and exerting up to 100 pounds

Working Conditions

• Continuous (67-100% of workday) exposure to moving vehicles and mechanical hazards.
• Frequent (70-100% of workday) exposure to the outside with no effective protection from weather, extreme cold, and temperature changes.
• Occasional (1-33% of workday) exposure to extreme heat, wet or humid conditions, noise, vibrations, heights above 12 ft hazards; exposure to fumes, noxious odors, dust, poor ventilation and physically confined work sites.

Equipment Used

Hand tools such as hammers, power tools, chainsaw, and shovel/broom; transportation vehicles such as an automobile and 35,000 GVW truck; park machinery, construction or building maintenance equipment; personal protective equipment, leather work boots, and hearing and eye protection; tractors, and a 2-way radio. Survey equipment.

This description has been prepared to assist in properly evaluating various classes of responsibilities, skills, working conditions, etc., present in the classification. It is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and characteristic levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind and level of difficulty.