Natural Areas & Trails Technician I Fire Mitigation

Description

Anticipated Hiring Range : $19.57 - $22.55 hourly

Benefits : This position is benefits eligible. Please view our benefits guide here.

• This position is a full-time term-limited position funded for 1 year from the date of hire with the possibility of becoming permanent if additional funding is approved at a later date. This position is benefit eligible.

Job Summary :

The Natural Areas & Trails (NAT) division within the Citys Culture Parks and Recreation Department manages over 2000 acres of natural areas and the citys 30-mile trail system including eleven miles of the regional Poudre River Trail. This growing program is seeking a passionate creative and motivated professional to join the team as a Natural Areas & Trails Technician l to strive toward NATs vision of a community connected to nature.

This technician will act as part of the NAT maintenance crew with work primarily focused on tasks related to wildfire mitigation in the Citys natural areas and adjacent properties. Management tasks may include fire mitigation mowing chemical application and native vegetation management (approx. 75% of time). The Technician I will also complete maintenance tasks including landscape maintenance hard and soft surface maintenance amenity repairs and upkeep snow removal irrigation repairs small equipment use and preventative maintenance and special event assignments (approx. 25% of time).

Experience Knowledge Skills :

Minimum Requirements

categories within the first 90 days of employment if applicant does not currently possess one.

inspection.

OR

candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job AND

Preferred

Workforce etc.).

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

carpentry.

ATV / UTV mounted snowplows Tractors with mowing seeding grading excavation tillage and

cleaning implements.

trimmer chainsaw etc.

Essential Functions :

Operate tractors walk behind mowers and string trimmers used for mowing.

equipment.

clean up.

chemical mechanical cultural and biological controls.

mowing shelter maintenance and site cleanup.

Travel

nearby cities. Employees frequently travel to field sites client locations or other City buildings as part of

their job duties. Access to a personal or City fleet vehicle may be required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Work Environment andPhysical Requirements :

Work Environment :

Physical Requirements :

Frequent use of light or medium weight objects (e.g. 25-50 lbs) and use of medium weight tools.

EOE Statement : The City of Greeleyprovides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

ADA Statement : We are committed to an inclusive and barrier-free search process. We provide accommodations for applicants requesting accommodation through the search process such as alternative formats of this posting. Individuals with disabilities in need of accommodations throughout the search process should contact the ADA Coordinator at : .

Conditions of Employment : Candidates must successfully complete all pre-employment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Pre-employment screenings include a drug test a background and national sex offender search a motor vehicle record search and for some positions a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process including but not limited to EOE Reasonable Accommodation and pre-employment screenings please visit our career page HERE.

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Hardware & Networking,Food & Beverage,Field,Inventory Management,Back Office

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Hourly Salary Salary : 19 - 22