Parks / Beach Worker Coastal Parks J0165 - 01800

Maintenance Technician

Performs general maintenance and repair tasks at assigned county parks. Required to attend annual sea turtle monitoring certification class and comply with the beach maintenance permit.

Must be available to work weekends, holidays, and other irregular hours. The employee is required to be on duty before, during, and after natural disasters and emergencies, as directed by the Department Head.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Maintains park or beach landscape which may include any combination of mowing, trimming trees and bushes, fertilizing and watering, removing garbage and / or working on a garbage truck.
• Repairs park structures and facilities; paints structures and equipment; erects picnic tables, and cabanas.
• Repairs plumbing and electrical in campground and buildings, may pour concrete and do minor welding.
• Operates tractors, mowers, hand tools, portable pumps, generators, and other equipment.
• Cleans and sanitizes restrooms. Cleans vehicles assigned to park. Cleans fishing piers and fish cleaning racks.
• Installs light bulbs on piers and buildings; replaces pier light fixtures on thirty (30) foot poles; and repairs light fixtures and ballasts in all park buildings.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and / or experience : High School or GED plus one year of maintenance and repair work experience. Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities, may be considered for current Nueces County employees only.

Language skills : Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to members of the public and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical skills : Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with IO's and IOO's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning ability : Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, licenses, registrations : Valid Texas motor vehicle operator's license. Any employee who drives a vehicle on official business must have a driving record which meets standards set by the County and the County's insurance carrier.

Other skills and abilities : Knowledge of repair and maintenance techniques. Ability to use various hand operated equipment and small motorized equipment. Ability to work effectively with other employees and the public. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers. Ability to perform arduous physical duties under adverse conditions. Knowledge of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.

Physical demands : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment : While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and / or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Benefits : Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance

Sick leave, paid holidays and vacation

Texas County & District Retirement System