Job Description

The current vacancy is in the Riverview/Hohokam/Fitch Park Assignment.This recruitment will also be used to establish an eligible list for possible future vacancies in all assignment areas.

First review of applications will be Tuesday, May 27, 2025; and weekly thereafter as needed.

A Parks Maintenance Leader is a working supervisor who plans, directs, and reviews the work for assigned crew, and part-time and temporary employees performing maintenance and repair work in support of the City’s Athletic Fields, Riverview/Hohokam/Fitch Park, Convention Center & Amphitheater or Cemetery grounds.  Supervisory responsibilities include:  assisting in the selection of staff; training subordinates; establishing goals and tasks; identifying, coordinating, and evaluating projects; prioritizing, scheduling, assisting, and monitoring daily work; coordinating the weekend crews; conducting performance appraisals; and monitoring leaves of absence.  In addition, employees provide input for the section budget, and coordinate equipment needs with a Turf Equipment Mechanic I or II, Event & Operations Supervisor or Parks Equipment Mechanic.  Maintenance duties include day-to-day maintenance of the turf and facilities at the City’s Athletic Fields, Riverview/Hohokam/Fitch Park, Convention Center & Amphitheater, or Cemetery.  This class is responsible for performing related duties as required.Supervision is received from a Parks and Commercial Facilities Maintenance Foreman or an Event & Operations Supervisor who reviews work through conferences, reports, spot-checking, and results achieved.   A Parks Maintenance Leader may be subject to yearly rotational stand-by duty and 24-hour call-out.  This class is FLSA nonexempt.

Please refer to the link below for the full job description and additional information regarding assignments, preferred qualifications, and essential functions.

Qualifications & Requirements

All employees of the City of Mesa are expected to uphold and exhibit the City’s shared employee values of Knowledge, Respect, and Integrity.Minimum Qualifications Required.  Any combination of training, education, and experience equivalent to graduation from high school or GED.  Considerable (3 – 5 years) experience in the care and maintenance of turf, athletic fields, parks grounds, landscaping, athletic field structures, cemetery grounds, and/or related equipment and facilities.

Special Requirements.  Must possess a valid Class D Arizona Driver’s License by hire or promotion date.  Must possess certification as a Pest Management Professional from Arizona’s Office of Pest Management in the categories of C-Ornamental & Turf and F-Right-of-Way within six months of hire date (Athletic Fields, Riverview/Hohokam/Fitch Park, and Cemetery Assignments).  Must meet the qualifications to wear a tight-fitting respirator by passing a medical evaluation in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.134 by hire or promotion date and must maintain certification (Athletic Fields, Riverview/Hohokam/Fitch Park, and Parks & Basins Assignments).  Must complete Department of Transportation (DOT) Reasonable Suspicion Training for supervisors within 30 days of supervisory assignment of DOT safety sensitive employees (Parks & Basins Assignment).

Preferred/Desirable Qualifications.Some experience working in a lead or supervisory capacity is preferred.  Experience and/or training in irrigation or sprinkler repair and installation is highly desirable.  Irrigation and baseball/softball turf maintenance experience is preferred. 

Link to Job Description

http://apps.mesaaz.gov/JobDescriptions/Documents/JobDescriptions/cs4007.pdf

Employer

City of Mesa

Address

PO Box 1466Mesa, Arizona, 85211-1466

Phone

480-644-2758
480-644-3240

Website

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mesaaz

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