Job Description
Position: Facilities Maintenance Technician, Senior
Salary Range: $25.49/hour to $34.16/hour; Starting Salary DOQ, DOE
Location: Fairgrounds
Employment Type: Full-time (40 hours/week) High Season/ Part-time (25 hours/week) Low Season; FLSA Non-Exempt; Benefits Apply; Open Until Filled
Full Time Benefits Include: • County pays $1,600 per month towards medical, dental, vision, life insurance and employee assistance program for employee and eligible family members • Retirement: Walla Walla County full time employees are eligible for Washington State Department of Retirement Services (DRS) •HRA Veba account: Employer contribution may apply • Wellness program • Access to MetLife Pet Insurance • Deferred compensation plans offered • Twelve paid holidays annually • Vacation accrual •Benefited employees shall accrue sick leave benefits at the percentage rate of hours worked per week, to a maximum of eight (8) hours earned per month based on a forty (40) hour workweek but not less than one (1)hour per every forty (40) hours worked per County Policy 30.05.0
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Brief Duties and Responsibilities: This position encompasses both indoor and outdoor responsibilities focused on maintenance, cleaning, and upkeep of grounds and facilities. Under the direction the Fairgrounds Manager or designee, performs a variety of ground maintenance work for the Fairgrounds and its properties including planting, spraying, fertilizing, pruning, irrigating, and maintaining lawns, plants, trees, shrubs and landscaped areas. Assists with other grounds maintenance projects as needed. Performs a variety of routine grounds maintenance work for the Fairgrounds and assists with a variety of special projects as assigned. Duties are performed under the general supervision of the Fairgrounds Manager.
Working Environment/Physical Abilities: Indoor and outdoor environment; required to drive a vehicle to conduct work. Exposure to adverse weather conditions; dust dirt, chemical fumes, and pollen; working around and with machinery having moving parts. Must be able to lift up to 100-pound objects; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of specialized grounds equipment and power and hand tools; reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally; standing for extended periods of time; walking over rough or uneven surfaces; bending at the waist; kneeling or crouching; digging; carrying, pushing and pulling grounds maintenance equipment; perform heavy physical labor
Minimum Qualifications: Education and Experience: High school diploma or equivalent and one (1) year experience maintaining grass, trees, shrubs, buildings, and operating related equipment. Four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience with building construction, general maintenance, maintaining grass, trees, shrubs, irrigation, chemical application in fertilizers and weed control, pruning and plant knowledge, and operating related equipment including at least one (1) year landscape and irrigation.
Licenses and Other Requirements: Must successfully pass a background check and a driving record check. Valid driver’s license required; valid First Aid and CPR Certificate issued by an authorized agency; must possess or obtain within six months of hire an agriculture pesticide applicators license; must possess or be certified within six months of hire forklift operator certification.
For Application: Application, resume and cover letter required. Job description is available on our website at www.wwcowa.gov where you can apply online.
SELECTION IS BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS, BACKGROUND CHECK, DRIVING RECORD CHECK, AND ORAL INTERVIEWS.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY / AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER / ADA COMPLIANT
Job Information
Employment Type
Full-time
Salary Range
$25.49 - $34.16 per HOUR
Location
Fairgrounds
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Walla Walla County (population 62,000) may be Washington State’s best-kept secret. Located in the Southeastern corner of the state, in the foothills of the Blue Mountains.
Rolling green hills lead to Walla Walla’s patchwork of farms and snowy backdrop of the Blues in the distance. A quaint, well-kept downtown district, lined with lovely brick and stone architecture with first-class retail shops of every description. Fine dining abounds, and Walla Walla’s award-winning wine culture is evident everywhere. With three colleges, a thriving viticulture industry (over 100 wineries), and mild “Four-Season” climate, Walla Walla is home to 32,000 residents. Besides our County seat in Walla Walla, we also proudly serve College Place, Waitsburg, Touchet, Wallula, Burbank, Prescott and Dixie. There is the County Fair, hot air balloons in the summer sky, parades down Main Street… and you’re surrounded by fishing, skiing, boating, cycling, hiking, camping – in the uncrowded outdoor spaces.
Walla Walla County is a great place to live, work and play. It is also the perfect place to raise a family, with excellent schools, public libraries, and parks.
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Rolling green hills lead to Walla Walla’s patchwork of farms and snowy backdrop of the Blues in the distance. A quaint, well-kept downtown district, lined with lovely brick and stone architecture with first-class retail shops of every description. Fine dining abounds, and Walla Walla’s award-winning wine culture is evident everywhere. With three colleges, a thriving viticulture industry (over 100 wineries), and mild “Four-Season” climate, Walla Walla is home to 32,000 residents. Besides our County seat in Walla Walla, we also proudly serve College Place, Waitsburg, Touchet, Wallula, Burbank, Prescott and Dixie. There is the County Fair, hot air balloons in the summer sky, parades down Main Street… and you’re surrounded by fishing, skiing, boating, cycling, hiking, camping – in the uncrowded outdoor spaces.
Walla Walla County is a great place to live, work and play. It is also the perfect place to raise a family, with excellent schools, public libraries, and parks.