RECREATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN I

Salary : $40,776.00 Annually

Location : New Bern, NC

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 11076

Department : Recreation and Parks

Opening Date : 06 / 24 / 2024

Closing Date : Continuous

Primary Purpose

Performs semi-skilled to skilled work in the maintenance, and repair of parks and recreation grounds, facilities, and equipment.

Park maintenance staff leads or participates in all projects at our parks. These positions are responsible for the first impression of our parks to include safety and cleanliness.

Essential Functions

Performs semi-skilled to skilled maintenance work for the Parks and Recreation Department. Work involves maintaining park structures and facilities, performing grounds maintenance, cleaning debris and litter, preparing athletic fields, etc.

Employee is also responsible for operating and maintaining heavy equipment and overseeing activities of part-time personnel.

Work is performed independently and is evaluated by observation and the quality of completed assignment. Reports to the Recreation Assistant Director.

Improves and maintains our park facilities to include baseball, softball, football, and soccer fields. Maintaining several recently added facilities including walking trails, sand volleyball courts, disc golf, tennis courts and outdoor fitness equipment.

• Positions will lead or participate in project work to include developing walking trails, installing swing sets, goals posts, creating play spaces and parking areas.
• Maintains grounds; prunes, trims hedges, trees and bushes; mows grass; applies herbicides, pesticides and fertilizer as necessary; operates string trimmers.
• Performs all routine maintenance of equipment to include changing oil, replacing parts and any belt work. Our maintenance technicians service all park related equipment.
• Repairs and paints park facilities, buildings, and playground fixtures; performs minor electrical and mechanical maintenance, plumbing, carpentry, etc.
• Forklift certified so they can contribute to all county related disaster relief efforts.
• Maintains records of all safety checks including ladder, fire extinguishers, eye wash stations and is the primary on safety of all facilities in their section.
• Retrieves equipment necessary for days' work and loads or oversees loading on work trucks.
• Operates heavy equipment, such as tractors, front-end loaders, backhoe, riding mowers, etc.
• Prepares simple records of work performed.
• Assists with the supervision of part-time maintenance technicians.
• Prepares athletic fields for competition : lines ball fields, mows grass, sets up bleachers, goal posts etc.
• Picks up debris and litter and hauls it to specified dump site.
• Oversees community service personnel.
• Responsible for off-site parks

Has frequent communication with the general public, contractors, league officials, tournament officials at our parks which require department knowledge and considerable tact in dealing with the public.

Minimum Education and Experience

Graduation from high school and some experience in general building, grounds and facilities maintenance work; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Working knowledge of the standard methods, materials and equipment employed in basic grounds and facilities maintenance operations.

Working knowledge of the geographical layout of the County's parks and recreation facilities.

Working knowledge of the occupational hazards of assigned maintenance work and the associated safety precautions.

Ability to operate heavy equipment, lawn mowers, power tools and hand tools.

Ability to perform strenuous work under varying weather conditions.

Ability to understand oral and written instructions.

Ability to exercise tact and courtesy in contact with the public.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments.

Additional Information

Possession of a valid North Carolina driver's license.

Possession of a North Carolina Public Pesticide Operator's License

Assists program personnel in recreational activities.

Performs other related work as required.

May be required to serve during times of disaster.

Physical Requirements

Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including mechanics tools, carpentry tools, electrical tools, plumbing tools, welding equipment, painting equipment, etc.

Must be able to operate specialized recreation equipment such as gymnasium, athletic field and swimming pool equipment. Must be able to exert up to 150 pounds of force occasionally, and / or up to 75 pounds of force frequently, and / or 25 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Physical demand requirements are those for Heavy Work.

Craven County offers regular full-time employees a wide variety of employee benefits including :

Health Insurance

Health Insurance is provided by ACS Benefits Services and covers a wide variety of healthcare services. Craven County pays 100% of Employee Only premium cost.

Employees have the option to add child and spouse dependent coverage at their own cost.

Dental Insurance

Dental Insurance is provided through the Delta Dental PPO and Delta Dental Premier network administered by ACS Benefits Services.

It covers a percentage of basic to major dental procedures, including orthodontia for children. Craven County pays 100% of Employee Only premium cost.

Employees have the option to add child and spouse dependent coverage at their own expense.

Life Insurance and AD&D

Craven County provides eligible employees with $10,000 life insurance and accidental dealth and dismemberment coverage through OneAmerica AUL.

Employees have the option to purchase additional coverage and / or dependent coverage at their own expense.

Disability Insurance

Craven County provides eligible employees with $50.00 per week in disability insurance through OneAmerica AUL. Employees have the option to purchase additional disability insurance at their own cost.

North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System

Eligible employees are automatically enrolled in the retirement system and must contribute 6% of their gross salary each pay period.

Once eligibility requirements are met, employees will be able to receive monthly payments for life based on their salary, age, and years of service credit.

NC401k

Craven County contributes 2% of eligible employees' gross salary into the 401(k) account regardless of the employee's deferral amount.

In addition, the County matches employee deferrals up to an additional 3%.

Annual Leave

Regular full-time employees earn annual leave based upon years of service. Eligible employees begin to accrue annual leave as soon as they start but must complete a six month probationary period before they are eligible to use annual leave.

• Less than two years of service earns 10 days per year.
• Two but less than five years of service earns 12 days per year.
• Five but less than 10 years of service earns 15 days per year.
• 10 but less than 20 years of service earns 18 days per year.
• 20 or more years of service earns 20 days per year.

Sick Leave

Regular full-time employees earn 3.69 hours of sick leave per pay period. Craven County accepts eligible sick leave from the State of North Carolina, any of its political subdivisions, any local government entity or authority, or municipality in North Carolina.

Paid Holidays

County employees receive 11-14 paid holidays annually. The Board of County Commissioners may adjust the holiday schedule as deemed necessary.

Longevity

Eligible employees earn $200 in longevity after five years of service by October 31 of the qualifying year. Longevity benefits increase $25 per year up to a maximum of $1,000.

Merit Program

Craven County offers a merit program. Up to 56% of eligible employees may receive a performance-based merit increase each year.

Supplemental Benefits

County employees are also offered a variety of supplemental benefits to select at their own expense such as Life Insurance, Vision Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Critical Care policies, Cancer policies, Long-term Care policies, Hospitalization policies, 457b Deferred Compensation Plan and Aflac.

Employee benefits are subject to change or may be contingent upon funding availability.