Park Technician 2

Join Metroparks Toledo as a Park Technician 2. In this role, you keep our parks looking their best. You’ll help care for park facilities, open areas, and trails that thousands of people enjoy every day. You play a big role in ensuring we maintain our “Clean, Safe, and Natural” promise.

Day in the Life? This job provides variety. No two days are the same – you may spend a day making repairs, performing preventative maintenance on our equipment, laying mulch, mowing, cleaning, or maintaining our trails. 

Here’s why we think you’ll love working at Metroparks

• Work outside in our beautiful Metroparks.
• Stable employment with a monthly set schedule.
• Competitive pay, health care, retirement, and time off. Read more here. 
• Organized weekly work plan so you can stay focused.
• Grow your career by advancing in levels within Park Technician, Maintenance, Construction, or Park Manager.

You’ll love this job if

• You like to work with your hands, take pride in your work, and like seeing the direct results of your efforts.
• You want to give back to your community by maintaining the Metroparks experience.
• You like variety in your work.  

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Job Summary

Maintenance of grounds, facilities and equipment at assigned park.

Duties and Responsibilities 

Level 1

• Perform basic carpentry to assist in the repair of buildings, signs, tables, etc. for small park projects.
• Assist in basic concrete projects.
• Perform basic routine preventative maintenance (vehicle checks, change oil and fluids, rotate tire) on vehicles and equipment.
• Complete basic equipment operation training and operate equipment safely (utility vehicles, mowing and string trimming, blowers, chain saws, vehicle lift, brush chipper).
• Handle, clean and store all tools safely and properly.
• Adhere to basic safety rules and procedures including equipment tagout procedures and MSDS program.
• Perform snow plowing and application of ice control measures.
• Tree bucking and chipping
• Maintain landscapes and formal landscape beds to established standards. Plant, fertilize, prune and transplant trees and landscape plants.
• Safely apply herbicides/pesticides under a certified applicator.
• Perform basic plumbing projects, winterize restrooms, fountains, etc.
• Perform mowing, weed eating, edging and trimming at assigned park.
• Lead volunteer group maintenance projects.
• Identify and report safety concerns and sub-standard maintenance conditions.
• Clean facilities and vehicles; perform custodial work including trash and litter pick up.
• Complete basic painting and staining projects and properly clean equipment.
• Other Park related duties as assigned.

Level 2 include all of the above, and:

• Perform repair of buildings, signs, tables, etc. for small and medium-sized park projects.
• Perform preventative maintenance and minor repairs on vehicles and equipment.
• Complete equipment operation training and operate equipment safely (skid steer, tractor, stone roller, dump truck).
• Operation, installation and removal of snow plowing and ice control equipment.
• Direct landscape bed maintenance and turf management.
• Application of herbicides and pesticides.
• Basic electrical work.
• Complete basic plumbing projects.
• Perform painting and staining projects.
• Perform medium-sized concrete and masonry projects.
• Plan and implement volunteer-based work projects; lead volunteer groups.
• Identify and properly address safety concerns and sub-standard maintenance conditions.
• Assist with orientation of new park staff, seasonal maintenance staff, interns and volunteers.
• Tree felling, bucking and chipping.
• Direct routine maintenance and audit corrections on park trails.

Equipment Used

• General office equipment 
• Software & Apps: Microsoft Office Suite
• Maintenance Equipment: Variety of riding and walk-behind mowers; small engines, trimmers, saws and pruners, power tools, chainsaws, hand tools, chemical dispensing systems, safety equipment, snow removal equipment,
• Vehicles: utility vehicles, trucks, light and medium-duty tractors

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Schedule: Sunday - Thursday, 6am - 2pm
• Home Work Location: Wildwood
• May require business use of personal vehicle to travel between Metroparks locations.
• Requires frequent lifting and carrying of up to 40 pounds and occasional lifting and carrying of up to 60 pounds; ability to walk and work outdoors for extended periods of time in all types of weather including extreme heat and cold.  

Job Requirements

1. Must be 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
2. Education: High School Diploma or GED
3. Experience: Entry to moderate level experience in general turf, grounds and building maintenance, depending on assigned level.
4. Certifications: Must obtain the following certifications within 1 year of employment and fulfill requalification and recertification requirements:

• CPR and First Aid
• OSHA 10-hour safety training
• Qualified Sawyer trainee
• Trained Service Technician for pesticide application
• Commercial Pesticide Applicator License with 2 additional categories (3A, 4A, 5, 6C, 7, 8, or 10A).
• Qualified Sawyer

Alternates to the position requirements may be made as Metroparks finds appropriate and acceptable.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Level 1 

• Ability to perform tasks with moderate levels of supervision.
• Basic carpentry skills.
• Basic understanding of concrete installation process and tools.
• Basic equipment operation skills (utility vehicles, mowing and string trimming, blowers, chain saws, vehicle lift, brush chipper).
• Basic vehicle maintenance skills.
• Knowledge of proper storage and maintenance of work tools.
• Ability to operate snow plow and ice control equipment safely and effectively.
• Ability to maintain formal landscapes and landscape beds including tree planting, fertilizing, pruning, transplanting.
• Lawn and yard maintenance skills.
• Janitorial skills.
• Basic plumbing skills necessary to complete projects such as winterizing restrooms and fountains, water shut off, clog removal, etc.
• Basic construction-oriented math skills.
• Ability to effectively instruct and lead volunteers.
• Painting skills.
• Knowledge of maintenance and safety standards; understanding of maintenance-related safety rules and procedures including equipment tagout and MSDS program.

Level 2 include all of the above, and:

• Ability to perform tasks with minimal supervision.
• Ability to perform small/medium-sized park maintenance projects such as installation of split rail fence, assembling tables and benches, replacing wood siding, etc.
• Ability to perform vehicle maintenance and minor mechanical repairs (e.g. brake jobs, starter/alternator replacement) with minimal direction.
• Equipment maintenance skills.
• Proficient in operation of equipment (skid steers, tractors, stone rollers, dump trucks, etc.).
• Ability to safely and effectively equip and operate snow plow and ice control equipment.
• Knowledge of basic turf management procedures.
• Proficient in application of pesticides and fertilizers.
• Basic electrical skills.
• Plumbing abilities necessary to complete projects such as replace/repair Sloan valves, traps, supply lines, etc.
• Ability to efficiently and neatly perform painting/staining projects; general understanding of paints and solvents.
• Ability to develop meaningful volunteer projects.
• Ability to effectively orient seasonal staff, new park staff, interns and volunteers to park processes and policies.
• Knowledge of trail audit and maintenance procedures.
• Skills necessary to perform concrete and paver repairs and replacement projects.

Metroparks Toledo is an Equal Opportunity Employer.