SUMMARY Under general supervision, this position performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled tasks in the repair maintenance and preventive maintenance of the grounds, buildings, and equipment at the River Road Reclamation Treatment Plant. This position will be required to work shifts including evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime as needed by the department, and during inclement weather. This position is considered weather essential personnel. Subject to after hour and weekend call backs ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES • Conducts daily inspection of pumps, motors and equipment, buildings and grounds for needed service and maintenance. • Performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled tasks in the repair and maintenance of all types of equipment, structures and grounds. • Performs repairs and replacements of pipe above and below the ground. • Completes preventive maintenance forms and records of work completed, reporting status to supervisor. • Operates light equipment and trucks. • Handles potentially hazardous chlorine and sulfur dioxide in ton cylinders according to standard safety procedures. • Performs grounds maintenance including mowing, pruning, trimming, weed eating, and weed spraying, seeding, watering, and other landscape related projects. • Keeps assigned work areas, buildings and equipment clean. • Assists Equipment Operator in repairs of moving equipment. • Performs other job-related duties as assigned. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Requires a High School Diploma or its equivalent and a minimum of one year of relevant maintenance experience required. Valid Texas Driver’s License required. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES • Ability to operate small office equipment, including copy machines or multi-line telephone systems. • Ability to operate computers for data entry and word processing. • Ability to learn new software and improve processes with existing software. • Strong verbal and written communication skill. • Ability to work cooperatively in a team setting. • Ability to safely operate and repair medium equipment and machinery, such as scissor lifts, forklifts, vehicles or commercial mowers. • Ability to safely operate and repair heavy or complex machinery, such as construction equipment, or water plants. ADA PROFILE Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The employee must also balance, climb, crawl, crouch, walk, stand, kneel, stoop, sit, hear, crouch, feel, finger, grasp, handle, reach, pull, push, speak, see, and talk. Also requires the ability to make rational decisions and perform repetitive motions. WORK ENVIRONMENT The employee works in a dynamic indoor and outdoor environment that requires being sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs. The City of Amarillo is an Equal Opportunity employer and encourages applications from eligible and qualified persons regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information or protected veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. The City of Amarillo provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case by case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Office at 806-378-4294.