Landscape Technician I - Parks & Recreation (Immokalee)

Job Summary

Performs semi-skilled or unskilled work associated with landscape and grounds maintenance within Collier County Parks & Recreation.

Essential Functions

• Performs various tasks involving grounds maintenance or landscaping projects; mows grass; edges landscaped areas, public areas, parking lots, sidewalks, and fence lines; plants and maintains trees, shrubs, and flowers; waters flowers, grass, and landscaped areas; weeds flower beds; trims trees, hedges, and shrubs; cuts down trees and tree limbs; grinds stumps; installs/lays sod; aerates, seeds, fertilizes, and waters grounds; applies herbicides and pesticides; spreads pine straw, mulch, and other grounds materials; rakes and disposes of grass clippings, brush, and other materials; blows leave/debris from walkways; picks up and disposes of debris/litter from grounds and parking lots; empties trash containers; remove dead animals from grounds or roadways; hauls garbage, tree limbs, and vegetation to a landfill or other designated location; dig holes/trenches and shovels materials.

• Performs various tasks involving maintenance of parks, athletic fields, and recreational facilities; drags, grooms, and top-dresses ball fields; spreads clay in ball fields; measures, marks, lays out, and paints playing fields and lines according to specifications; installs, repairs, or adjusts pitching rubbers, home plates, and bases; maintains tennis, basketball, and bocce courts; replaces and repairs tennis nets and volleyball nets; installs and repairs tennis windscreens; repairs playground equipment; maintains boat launching ramps and boat docks; maintains playground and recreational equipment; repairs gates and fences; assembles and repairs bleachers, benches, and picnic tables; sets timers for lights and irrigation systems; sweeps and blows out dugouts; removes debris from fields, grounds, and lake.

• Operates a variety of machinery, equipment, and tools associated with division projects.

• Performs general cleaning/maintenance tasks necessary to keep equipment and tools in operable condition, which may include inspecting equipment, checking/replacing fluids, refueling vehicles, greasing equipment, washing/cleaning equipment, cleaning project work areas, or cleaning shop; monitors equipment operations to maintain efficiency and safety; reports faulty equipment.

• Transports, loads, and unloads equipment and materials used in projects; transports crew workers to/from work sites.

• Monitors inventory levels of supplies and materials; ensures availability of adequate supplies, tools, and materials to conduct work activities; initiates requests for new/replacement materials.

• Follows safety procedures, utilizes safety equipment, and monitors the work environment to ensure the safety of employees and other individuals.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:

• Aids other employees or divisions as needed.

• Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.

• 2 months of related experience preferred.

• Fingerprinting Required.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATES:

• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License with any applicable endorsement(s) to drive a County vehicle as provided in CMA 5805.

Supplemental information

• Salary offers above the minimum pay grade may be considered based on qualifications.

• Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared or declared emergency. The County's Administrative Office will determine who will be required to work on an incident-by-incident basis.

• This job posting is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.