Seasonal Park Maintenance 1

APPLICATION MATERIALS

Applicants are required to submit a resume (months and years of previous and/or current employment should be included). Upload your resume as a PDF or WORD document electronically when requested on the online application process.

The first review date for application materials is scheduled for January 3, 2025.

CONTRACT RATE

In addition to the starting Contract Rate of $24.53, Chelan PUD employees who work a seasonal position scheduled for six or more consecutive months also enjoy outstanding benefits which include the option of a zero cost medical plan (medical, dental and vision for all eligible dependents), holidays and personal leave accrual. Chelan PUD employees who work a seasonal position scheduled for less than six (6) consecutive months will receive an additional $.50 per hour in lieu of employee benefits. Additionally, and in accordance with the Washington State Paid Sick Leave Law, such employees will accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours actually worked.

JOB DURATION

Seasonal park positions are open now and may continue to become available during the 2025 season. Position durations vary with openings beginning as early as March to as late as June and ending between September and November. Position durations are based on business needs and subject to change.

Work locations vary and include Chelan/Beebe Bridge Park, Wenatchee Walla Walla Point Park and Kirby Billingsley Hydro Park.

Park employees work five consecutive days, 40 hours per week, including weekends and holidays. Employees have two consecutive days off per week - for example, Monday and Tuesday; subject to change based on operational needs. Work hours vary and may be 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. based on operational needs and subject to change. There is possible overtime on weekends and holidays to accommodate "park closing activities".

JOB POSTING

Join our team at Chelan County Public Utility District. As one of the largest hydroelectric generating utilities in the Northwest, our mission at Chelan PUD is to improve the quality of life for the thousands of people who call our pristine desert and mountain community home.

Overview

Perform park landscape and maintenance duties, using hand or power tools or equipment or cleaning/sanitizing supplies. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: mowing, sod laying, trimming, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation and maintenance, litter and rubbish removal, cleaning and sanitizing restroom and picnic shelter facilities, turf and planting bed maintenance, curb, sidewalk, trail maintenance, operating automotive and grounds maintenance equipment such as ball field grooming equipment, large riding mowers, front end loaders, tillers, power rakes, and small snow removal equipment. Assist in meeting the needs of the general public and special event organizers as directed by the Park Foreman, and Park Management Staff. Accountable for assisting others in maintaining District owned and operated parks.

Responsibilities

- Landscape Maintenance: Debris hauling, leaf removal, planting/barking, sod, shrub care, weeding, tilling, trail and road edging, turf aerating, turf mowing, turf sweeping, turf maintenance, turf thatching, and weed eating.

- Custodial Maintenance: Garbage pickup, litter pickup, rubbish removal, restroom and shelter cleaning and sanitizing.

- Equipment Operation and Maintenance: perform weekly maintenance on equipment such as sharpening blades, greasing, and maintaining fluid levels. Operate large riding mowers, front-end loaders, tillers, power rakes, small snow removal equipment, mowing equipment, pruning equipment, athletic field equipment, pressure washers, etc.

- Recreation Area Maintenance: Baseball, basketball, horseshoe pits, soccer, play equipment, tennis, and volleyball. Grooming, raking, sweeping, trimming, line painting, layout, and managing ball field dust using a fire hose to wet the fields.

- Facility Care and Maintenance: painting, vandalism repair, assist Foreman or PM2 in carpentry and light bulb and or low voltage valve replacements as needed.

- Hard Surface Maintenance: Parking lots, drains, sidewalks, curbs, trail sweeping and edging.

- Marine Maintenance: Boat launch, docks and swim area debris removal and other routine maintenance as required.

- Sign Maintenance: General removal and replacement, graffiti removal, cleaning.

- Utilities Maintenance: irrigation, sprinklers, and swing joint repair and replacement. Lighting: bulb replacement, fixture cleaning.

- Administrative: Counter reading, safety/training, and special events. Campground registration duties, (handling money) Communicate with other staff as needed.

- Maintain regular and predictable attendance: Perform related duties and responsibilities as required. Comply with District policies. Complete all required training. Maintain a working knowledge and comply with District safety procedures and specific safety requirements of this position, and those in accordance with applicable provisions of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and Washington Administrative Code (WAC).

Overtime exemption

Non-Exempt

Qualifications

Experience

- 1 year experience with landscape and facility maintenance preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

- A valid driver's license Upon Hire required and

- A valid Washington State driver's license within 30 Days required

Skills and Abilities: see the full posting at www.chelanpud.org/careers

Drug Screening

Drug screening prior to position entry is required for the following reason(s):

- Drives or operates motorized vehicles for purposes of transporting passengers, including other employees (occasional driving of a District passenger vehicle is not a Safety Sensitive job duty)

- Drives or operates heavy machinery, or uses rotating or heavy equipment, or power machines or tools in the vicinity of the public or other employees

- Works with, in, on, or near distribution or transmission lines or equipment in a manner that can impact the safe flow or distribution of electricity or water, or otherwise create imminent harm to the public or other employees, such as flooding, fire or explosions

Physical Demands & Working Conditions: see the full posting at www.chelanpud.org/careers

District Values

Safety - Protect public and employee health and safety

Stewardship - Acting on behalf of customer-owners, protecting public resources entrusted to us

Trustworthy - Competence, integrity, respect

Operational Excellence - High-quality innovative work execution

Equal Opportunity/ADA

Chelan PUD is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer (EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled). We value diversity at all levels of the organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected classifications as defined by law.

EEO Law Posters can be found on the main Careers (chelanpud.org) page in English and Spanish.

The job functions and physical requirements described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

A valid driver's license is required for this position (verified upon hire). A valid Washington State driver's license is required within 30 days of employment.

DISCLAIMER

The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions for this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibility. This should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods or otherwise to balance the workload.

EEO

Chelan PUD is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer (EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled). We value diversity at all levels of the organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected classifications as defined by law.

EEO Law Posters can be found on the main Careers page in English and Spanish.

Chelan PUD will not be offering any work visa sponsorship for this role.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-I.35(c)

SAFETY-SENSITIVE POSITIONS

Safety-sensitive positions are subject to pre-employment drug screening. An essential function of this job involves duties which categorize this position as safety-sensitive.