Park Maintenance Technician

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  Separate Promotional and Open (external) Eligibility Lists will be established.
• The Promotional Eligibility List will be comprised of current City employees (full or part-time) who meet the minimum qualifications and successfully complete any required selection processes.
• The Open Eligibility List will consist of external applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and successfully complete any required selection processes.
• The hiring department will consider the Promotional Eligibility List prior to considering candidates on the Open Eligibility List.

Are you motivated to take on a leadership role and actively contribute to a thriving, expanding community? The city of Ontario’s Parks and Streets Maintenance Department is offering an excellent opportunity for an individual ready to be the driving force behind the community’s advancement. The Park Maintenance Technician is responsible for leading a small crew, and performing skilled work in a variety of park, parkways, median, and other public service activities involving installation, maintenance and repair work using hand tools, trucks, and heavy equipment.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to operate and maintain a variety of power equipment and hand tools; operate light and medium-duty equipment; and perform other related work as necessary. Additionally, the successful candidate will be a role model for the City's Approach to Public Service and exhibit the qualities of a "Five Tool Player" – Leader, Thinker, Communicator, Operator and Public Servant.

The Parks and Streets Maintenance Department

The Parks and Streets Maintenance Department is committed to creating and strengthening community value by enhancing the quality of life in the City of Ontario through our professional services, maintaining and preserving parkland, public facilities, and City infrastructure. This includes the maintenance service programs and operations to the City park system, public grounds, roadway maintenance, storm drains, street sweeping, sidewalks and public right-of-way, tree trimming, graffiti abatement, traffic signs, street painting and striping, debris removal, and contract maintenance services.

Within these program areas, the department provides services for non-structural overlays and pothole repair, landscape and irrigation maintenance, street striping and sign repairs, concrete repair and maintenance of sidewalk/curb/gutter, street sweeping and debris removal, and graffiti abatement.

Public Works Agency

The Public Works Agency provides essential construction, integrated waste and recycling collection, fleet and facility maintenance and repair services to the citizens and businesses of Ontario through the Parks and Steets Maintenance, Municipal Services, Design and Construction, Engineering, Integrated Waste, and Administration Departments. The Public Works Agency strives to meet the daily challenges of maintaining exceptional levels of service to our residents and community, providing stellar customer service, and maximizing all resources to develop and maintain value for the City. The Agency has an annual budget of over $152 million.
The City of Ontario is a dynamic leading community in the Inland Empire with a variety of full-time and part-time employment and volunteer opportunities. Ontario enjoys the reputation of being a progressive City which provides solid leadership to its citizens and to the business community. The City provides a full range of services to the community including; Police, Fire, Management Services, Community Life & Culture, Community Development, Economic Development, Financial Services, Human Resources/Risk Management, Public Works, and the Ontario Municipal Utilities Company. The City's team is staffed with approximately 1,517 full-time equivalent diverse and talented employees who work to support a common goal of providing excellent service to the community.

The functions typically performed by the Park Maintenance Technician include the following:

• Drives a truck and operates heavy equipment such as skip loaders, trenchers, riding mowers, brush chippers, and smaller equipment such as paint sprayers, hydro blasters, and chain saws.
• Installs, monitors, maintains, and repairs irrigation and drainage systems.
• Sprays herbicides, weeds, and edges.
• Prunes, trims, and removes trees, shrubs, and brush.
• Mows, edges, and rakes turf area in parks, parkways, and median strips.
• Completes daily service requests and work logs.
• Leads and participates in the work of a small crew, coordinates assignments with crew, reviews finished work and oversees worksite safety.

How to Apply

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• List any relevant experience and education that demonstrates that you qualify for the position.
• List all periods of employment for at least the past 10 years, beginning with your most recent or present employer (including, if applicable, all employment with the City of Ontario).
• Separately list each position held, including different positions with the same employer.

A resume may be attached to your application but will not substitute for the proper completion of your application. Applications that are not properly completed may be rejected.

Supplemental Questions

To complete your application for this position you will be prompted to respond to supplemental questions. This information will be used as part of the application screening and selection process and is designed to help you present your qualifications for this position. This may include a selection step in which your application and supplemental questions are reviewed and scored by a panel of raters familiar with this position. Incomplete responses, false statements, omission, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. Your responses should be consistent with the information provided on your application. Please provide succinct, concise, descriptive, and detailed information for each question. If you have no experience, write "no experience" for the appropriate question.

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