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Senior Maintenance Technician (Grounds Maintenance)

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Senior Maintenance Technician (Grounds Maintenance)

Salary

$46,093.00 - $78,853.00 Annually

Location

Durham, NC

Job Type

Full time with benefits

Job Number

25-05444

Department

Parks and Recreation

Opening Date

05/07/2025

Closing Date

5/21/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

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Position Description

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

A nationally accredited team of passionate professionals devoted to building better lives and a better community through the power of parks and recreation. Our talented team at Durham Parks and Recreation (https://www.dprplaymore.org/27/ABOUT-US) is devoted to community service and provides a diverse range of programs, services, opportunities, and experiences while being united through our core pillars of creating equitable economic impacts; advancing conservation; rejuvenating health and wellness; enhancing quality of life and sustaining social equity.

Hiring Range: $46,093.00 - $53,373.00

Work Days/Hours: Monday - Friday

6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (some evenings and weekends required)

Position to provide professional level grounds keeping services for City of Durham parks including, removal of all trash and debris from parks; blowing cleaning of hard surfaces, shelters, and courts; and cleaning of park restrooms. Provide park and grounds cleanup and event setup services on weekends and as needed. Perform seasonal projects as assigned including winter leaf pick up, brush clearing, snow and ice removal, storm cleanup, and athletic field maintenance. Employee will be required to use a City issued smart phone and asset management software (Cityworks) to document work completion. Employee will be required to operate special park cleanup (packer) trucks. Employee must be reliable and punctual (ability to work assigned schedule).

Duties/Responsibilities

+ Leading a crew, including assigning and inspecting work, with park landscaping responsibilities along with those relating to turf care, mowing, athletic field and/or ballfield maintenance,

+ Performs technical work, service checks, and preventative maintenance on landscaping, turf care, and other applicable equipment, systems, and vehicles; administers and schedules repairs; tracks equipment recalls; replaces defective equipment or parts; and operates light-duty equipment, power tools.

+ Coordinates work maintaining grounds. Will be assigned to clean and sanitize bathrooms and set ups and tear downs for special events.

+ Maintains supply inventory; stocks equipment; gathers and compiles information, prepares routine reports; maintains records and databases; and proofs work for accuracy and completeness.

+ Provides customer service; responds to customer questions and concerns; resolves or escalates issues; and provides information on policies and procedures.

+ Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

+ High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC).

+ Three years of ground maintenance experience.

Additional Preferred Skills

+ Willing to work a flex schedule (evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.

+ Experience using a smart phone.

+ Willing to work in inclement weather (rainy, snowy, ice, hot/cold, etc..)

+ NC Pesticide license.

+ A valid North Carolina Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record.

Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

+ 12-13 paid holidays per year

+ 13 standard work days of vacation per year

+ 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement

+ 2 weeks paid military leave per year

+ Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans

+ State and City retirement plans

+ Short and long term disability plans

+ Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions

+ City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System

+ Paid funeral leave

+ Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling

+ Paid life insurance equal to annual salary

+ 48 hours for volunteer work each year*

+ 4 hours parental leave each year

+ Workman's Compensation Insurance

+ 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

+ State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

+ State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire

+ Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire

+ Dental and life insurance, after one year of service

+ Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

+ City of Durham Website

+ Walk in

+ Job fair

+ Employee referral

+ Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***

+ Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***

+ Craig's List

+ Facebook

+ LinkedIn

+ GlassDoor

+ governmentjobs.com

+ Monster.com

+ Indeed.com

+ Employment Security Commission

+ Magazine/Newspaper

+ Other

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If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

03

Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

+ Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

+ High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

+ Associates Degree

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ Master's Degree

+ PhD or Juris Doctorate

04

Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license?

+ Yes

+ No

05

If you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license, what type/class of license do you have? If you have no valid NC driver's license, indicate N/A.

06

How many years of grounds maintenance experience do you have?

+ No related experience

+ Less than 1 year of experience

+ 1 year but less than 3 years

+ 3 years but less than 5 years

+ 5 or more years

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Are you willing to work a flex schedule (evenings, weekends, and/or holidays?

+ No

+ Yes

08

Do you have experience using a smart phone?

+ No

+ Yes

09

Ae you willing to work in inclement weather (rainy, snowy, ice, hot/cold, etc.)?

+ No

+ Yes

10

Do you have a NC Pesticide license?

+ No

+ Yes

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