Construction Technician - PT

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Construction Technician - PT

Salary

$15.15 - $18.18 Hourly

Location

2407 Market St. Baytown, TX

Job Type

Part Time

Job Number

25-00007

Department

Parks & Recreation

Division

Parks

Opening Date

10/01/2024

Closing Date

Continuous

• Description

• Benefits

• Questions

Job Summary

The Parks & Recreation Construction Technician is responsible for performing skilled construction, maintenance, and repair work on parks, recreational facilities, and public spaces. This role involves operating various tools and equipment, reading blueprints, and ensuring projects are completed safely and on time. Candidates should have experience in construction, excellent problem-solving skills, and a strong commitment to maintaining public spaces.

The Construction Technician repairs and/or constructs park facilities; including playgrounds, pavilions, restrooms, concrete trails, crushed granite trails, signage, arbors, sidewalks, picnic slabs, pipe railing, etc. Sand and paint interiors and exteriors of facilities and park equipment. Repair and construct utilities – water lines, drainage lines and electricity.

Duties

• Loads generator, air compressor, power tools, lumber, playground equipment and other construction materials on trucks and trailers for the job to be completed, and may drive to locations.

• Paints and repairs park equipment, fences, buildings, and picnic tables around 42 parks. Performs basic carpentry, plumbing and electrical repairs. Paints over graffiti and performs all other related repairs as assigned.

• Performs new facility construction of playground equipment, assemble bleachers, picnic tables, picnic shelters, dugouts, and fencing. Performs minor welding and cutting and does concrete work.

• Prepares for special events, including hanging lights and other ornaments for Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, and July 4th.

• Performs preventative maintenance including checking and changing oil and minor repair of equipment including vehicle, lawnmower, chain saw, and weed-eater.

• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Required:

• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record (must obtain TX driver’s license within 90 days).

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) .

  Preferred:

• Previous lawn maintenance experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to perform minor repairs, follow written and oral instructions and operate tools and machinery necessary for maintenance and repairs.

Here at the City of Baytown, in recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you bring. We strive to provide a workplace where differences are honored, with a workforce that reflects the diversity of the people we serve.

Attendance is an essential function of this position. The City reserves the right to require an employee in this position to work overtime. This position provides services or performs duties for the benefit of the general public during emergency situations. These may include services or duties different from those performed in the usual course and scope of your job. In the event of an evacuation, the incumbent in this position may be required to remain to perform needed services.

Overall Position Strength Demands

Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

To promote health and wellness, we provide a comprehensive benefits program (listed below) to meet the needs of you and your family. Our goal is to help you live and work well – 365 days a year.

Medical

• United Healthcare

• Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment

• Annual Deductible (Network) $750 Indiv/$2,250 Family

• In-Network Benefit 80%/20% after plan deductible

• $50 co-pay (general visit)

• RX - $10 Generic/$40 Formulary/$75 Non-Formulary

• Flexible Spending Accounts: Healthcare and Dependent Care expenses

• FREE virtual visits

Dental

• Cigna Dental PPO & DHMO

• Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment

• Preventative & diagnostic covered at 100%

• Annual Deductible: $50/Indiv (Cigna PPO) - No annual deductible for Cigna DHMO

Vision

• Superior Vision

• Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment

• In-Network exam co-pay $10 & $25 materials co-pay

• Frames: $140 Allowance - Contact Lenses: $160 Allowance

Holistic Health & Wellness

• Employee Wellness Center offering FREE primary care medical treatment for employees & dependents on the Medical plan

• FREE access to gyms, Shipt, and Walmart+ through our employee medical insurance

• Gym partnership with Lee College Wellness Center & swimming pool for $58/year

• Employee Assistance Program providing employees and their household family members up to 8 FREE counseling sessions per issue per year, legal and financial assistance, will generator tools, and more!

• Sick Leave Pool providing participants additional paid sick time if accruals are exhausted.

• SmartDollar: free online program providing tips and tools from Dave Ramsey for getting out of debt and building good saving practices

Retirement

• Texas Municipal Retirement System:

• 7% employee contribution with a 14% employer match

• 5 year vesting

• Retirement Eligibility: 20 years of service/any age - or - 5 years of service/at least age 60

• FREE Life Insurance coverage up to 1X your base annual salary

• MissionSquare and Roth IRA plans: additional voluntary employee participation

Disability Insurance

• Equitable:

• Long-term Disability: voluntary elected coverage. Pays 60% of monthly earnings up to $8,000 per month up to social security age, depending on the disability

• Short-term Disability: voluntary elected coverage. Pays 60% of weekly earnings up to $1,000 per week for up to the first 13 weeks of a disability

Training and Tuition Assistance

• The HUB Employee Training Center: we invest in you by equipping you with the knowledge and skills needed to live out our Purpose and Core Values

• Access to funding up to $1,500 per semester or $3,000 per year for tuition toward courses that are job-related or will enhance your work performance

Generous Paid Sick, Vacation, & Holiday Leave

• 10 holidays per year and one personal employee day per year

• 15 days sick leave per year

• Starting at 10 days of vacation per year; up to 25 days per year

• Sick and Vacation hours roll over annually up to the maximum limit

• 15 days Paid Parental Leave

To explore all of the benefits we offer, please visit: https://baytownbenefits.com/

01

Do you possess a High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)?

• Yes

• No

  02

  Do you have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record? (Must obtain TX driver's license within 90 days)

• Yes

• No

  03

  Please describe your lawn maintenance experience. If this does not apply to you, please put N/A.

  04

  Please select all the heavy equipment you have intermediate experience with.

• Weedeater

• Slope Mower

• Backhoe

• Compactor

• Rollers

• Bulldozer

• Concrete Truck

• Dump Truck

• Gradall

• Loader

• Picker Truck

• Sweeper Truck

• Water Truck

• None of the listed equipment.

  Required Question

Agency

City of Baytown

Address

2401 Market Street Baytown, Texas, 77520

Phone

281-422-8281

Website

http://www.baytown.org

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