• Conducts periodic inspections of waterpark facilities and assesses repairs needed; provides labor and material cost estimates for review by the Waterpark Manager, including necessary tasks and scope of repairs.
• Cleans and maintains pools and waterplay areas and inspects chemical levels to assure conformance with State and County requirements; cleans drains and removes obstructions from water and sewage systems.
• Reads and interprets diagrams, schematics, and drawings; creates and reviews material lists required for different jobs that are performed by City staff or contractors.
• Maintains, diagnoses, repairs, and installs electrical components, systems and power stations; determines correct wiring, power panels, breakers, and conduits that are needed to support circuitry; trouble-shoots, repairs, and installs contactors, transformers, capacitors, ballasts, clocks, lighting fixtures, and other electrical elements.
• Maintains, diagnoses, repairs, and installs pool and water equipment, including mechanical pumping and electrical systems, and related components such as economizers, compressors, transformers, valves, metering equipment, wiring, capacitors, relays, and fuses as well as mechanical components such as pumps, bearings, shaft alignments, amp draws, piping, and metering equipment.
• Operates refrigerant recovery machines; diagnoses, repairs, and installs ice machines and drinking fountains.
• Diagnoses, repairs, maintains, and installs plumbing fixtures and components such as domestic line controls, lavatory controls, water heaters, and commode fixtures.
• Diagnoses, repairs, maintains, and installs carpentry, and completes associated tasks, such as rough framing, walls, windows, window frames, doors, door frames, drywall, and drywall tapings, and finish carpentry, such as molding, door locks, cabinets, hinges, and related components.
• Prepares, mixes, and paints walls, ceilings, and other surfaces; performs masonry work as needed, including plastering, tile, cement, brick, and finishing work, and roof repairs.
• Provides technical guidance to seasonal maintenance workers and performs the most difficult tasks.
• Coordinates and assists contractors with on-site repairs and installations, in accordance with work specifications, safety standards, and City procedures.
• Works with manager to determine mechanical specifications for new attractions and upgrades; purchases depleted stock of materials and orders pool supplies; organizes, transfers, and maintains materials and equipment.
• Operates a variety of motorized vehicles and performs utility duties such as loading, hauling, and unloading of materials and supplies.
• Completes daily work logs.
• Responds to emergency call-out work and assists other departments as needed.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Electrical principles and components, and proper loads and distribution given uses.

• Mechanical, carpentry, plumbing, masonry, and painting methods and practices.

• Pool maintenance practices and appropriate chemical uses. 

• OSHA and County health and safety standards related to waterpark facilities.

• Basic principles and practices of refrigeration and refrigerant gasses and their uses.

• Work planning methods and safety practices and proper uses of equipment.

• Welding and metal fabrication techniques. 

• Basic mathematical principles. 

Waterpark Facility Specialist

ABILITY TO:

• Plan, prioritize, and complete work tasks and guide and assist with tasks being performed by other City employees and contractors, and meet deadlines.

• Operate a variety of motorized vehicles and equipment in a safe and effective manner and maintain appropriate pool chemical balances.

• Perform a variety of pool maintenance, installation, and repair functions as well as electrical, mechanical, plumbing, carpentry, masonry, and painting functions. 

• Read and interpret sketches, schematics, blueprints and electrical wiring diagrams. 

• Work independently in the absence of supervision.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, contractors, the general public and those encountered in the course of the work.

QUALIFICATIONS

A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined above would be:

Graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalent and four years of advanced maintenance experience in the general building and facilities maintenance trades; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Additional training and vocational certification in one or more of the major Building Trades, and associated maintenance services is highly desirable, such as pool and chemical maintenance, building, electrical, carpentry, and plumbing. A Certified Pool Operator designation is highly desirable.

A valid Class C California driver’s license and the ability to maintain insurability under the City’s Vehicle Insurance Policy. May work on-call or be expected to respond to emergency situations.

Must be available to work a flexible schedule including weekends, holidays and split shifts, dependent upon facility needs. Must be fully available from April through October given seasonal usage demands.