Landscape/Irrigation Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Abacus Corporation is a family-owned staffing leader with 80+ years of experience, providing modern workforce solutions nationwide. With a supportive culture and over 25,000 employees, we offer long-term jobs, competitive pay, benefits, and real growth opportunities.

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Position: Landscape & Irrigation Technician

Location: Paradise Valley, AZ 85253

Pay: $25.00-$33.00/hr. (DOE) - Weekly pay!

Full-time, contract position.

The Landscape and Irrigation Technician for the Town of Paradise Valley perform a variety of semi-skilled and manual labor duties, repairs and maintains public streets and associated rights-of-way, landscaped medians and grounds, including operation of light to medium motorized equipment and power tools.

More specifically, the Public Works Technician (working title of Landscape and Irrigation Technician):

• Performs routine landscaping, including weed control, pruning bushes and trees, and repairing irrigation systems on public streets and right-of-ways.
• Performs a variety of maintenance tasks associated with the repair of streets and works with a variety of construction materials including asphalt, gravel, and concrete.
• Operates a variety of light to medium power tools, equipment, such as jackhammer, chainsaw, tamping machine, air compressor, pickup truck, trailer, street sweeper, dump truck, loader, roller, water truck, aerial lift truck, backhoe, and other equipment utilized in the construction, maintenance, and repair of streets and other infrastructure.
• Perform routine maintenance and repairs on Town buildings including plumbing, electrical, and carpentry work.
• Performs operator maintenance as needed on vehicles and equipment.
• Perform duties on call (24 hours/day, 7 days/week) as scheduled throughout the year.
• Posts notices and checks on right-of-way permits.
• Maintains daily work records and compiles lists of to-do items.
• Investigates and resolves resident concerns or complaints.

Requires:

• A valid class D Arizona driver's license.
• Candidates must be 21 years of age at the time of hire.
  

Prefers:

• An Arizona class B commercial driver's license with a tanker endorsement (will be required within 6 months from hire date).
• An Arizona Department of Agriculture applicator certification for weed control (will be required within 12 months of the hire date).
• A high school diploma or GED.
• One year of full-time street construction, maintenance work, or irrigation and landscape systems work, involving the operation of light to heavy motorized equipment.
• Related experience in a local municipality.
  

If interested, please contact our office at 623-466-8878