Maintenance Specialist I (Parks)

The starting salary for this position is $52,990 to $62,338, depending on qualifications. The full range is $52,990 to $84,272.

Parks and Recreation Department
The Parks Division of the Parks and Recreation Department provides development and maintenance for all park grounds and amenities. Primary responsibilities include providing grounds maintenance to 385 acres of parkland, over 250 acres of roadways, creek banks and well sites as well as numerous municipal facilities and properties. Staff from this Division also maintains all park facilities including restrooms, playgrounds, irrigation systems, two aquatic facilities, the Connie Link Amphitheater, 12.5 linear miles of Constitution Trail, Champion Fields and Maxwell South, as well as other baseball and softball fields.
Maintenance Specialist I
This is an entry level position involving the performance of semi-skilled and skilled labor of average difficulty under direct supervision.  A person in this classification is responsible for maintaining their share of a team effort to accomplish assigned goals.

• Assists in maintaining park grounds and right of ways and other Town properties such as softball, baseball and soccer fields, tennis courts, and playground equipment.
• Assists in various landscaping activities such as tree planting & removal, planting flowers and perennials, weeding, watering, fertilization, and installation of pavers and retaining walls.
• Assists in turfgrass mowing operations that include park, roadway and municipal property areas utilizing tractors, riding and push mowers, string trimmers, and blowers.
• Assists in performance of building maintenance on Park Maintenance garages, restrooms, shelters, press boxes, including carpentry, roofing, plumbing and electrical installation and repairs, painting and custodial work.
• Assists in performing maintenance and repairs on swimming pools, including building maintenance, filter systems and water slide maintenance.
• Assists with the service and maintenance of Park trucks, tractors, utility vehicles and maintains up to date equipment preventative maintenance records.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Must possess and maintain a valid class "D" Illinois Drivers's License and have ability to obtain a Commercial Drivers License.
• Ability to acquire and maintain an Illinois Department of Agriculture Pesticide Operator's License.
• Ability to learn the operation and maintenance procedures of all equipment, including trucks, tractors, loaders, hand and power tools, mowing units, push mowers and string trimmers.
• Physical ability to perform a wide variety of manual labor in a wide variety of inclement weather, especially as it relates to the back, legs and arms.
• Ability to deal with the public effectively, courteously and tactfully.
• Some basic mechanical skills and abilities.