What are the responsibilities and job description for the Irrigation Technician position at City of DeSoto?
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The Irrigation Technician performs journey-level work in the installation, repair, and maintenance of irrigation sprinkler systems on City property to ensure effective watering of golf courses, park areas, and playing fields.
- Manages, designs, permits, and supervises installations; inspects, diagnoses, repairs, and maintains drinking fountains and irrigation systems within Park and Recreation properties; provides a high level of maintenance for turf and landscaping areas within the City.
- Loads and unloads tools, irrigation materials, and equipment onto trucks to ensure necessary tools are available for repairs to be made.
- Performs general technical and preventive maintenance on sprinkler systems, such as checking oils, cleaning parts, and making adjustments to ensure the system is maintained in proper operating condition.
- Makes diagnoses of problems when possible or refers to a journey-level irrigation worker to provide effective repair of sprinkler systems.
- Performs a variety of activities such as digging trenches, driving a tractor to pull a water tank, using chainsaws and weed eaters to assist with irrigation system maintenance.
- Provides quality customer service and competent public interaction.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent
- Three (3) years of installing irrigation or working with landscaping.
- Or equivalent training, education, and/or experience; and
- Valid Driver’s License.
- Valid Texas Irrigator’s License Issued by the Texas Commission Environmental Quality-TCEQ) preferred.
- Knowledge of methods, materials and techniques used in the construction and maintenance of parks
- Knowledge of standard safety processes, work gear and procedures
- Skill in the operation and use of standard office software which includes databases and presentation programs, along with standard Microsoft products
- Skill in the use of hand and power tools
- Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, with co-workers, the public, and elected and appointed officials
Salary : $40,561 - $59,218