Trades Technician - The Epic Recreation Center

City of Grand Prairie, TX
Grand Prairie, Texas United States  View Map
Posted: Feb 01, 2025
  • Salary: $17.82 - $25.47 Hourly USD
  • Full Time
  • Construction and Skilled Trades
  • Parks and Recreation
  • Job Description

    Job Summary

    Join our Parks team as a Trades Technician and play a vital role in keeping our city’s facilities safe and well-maintained! You'll handle routine and corrective maintenance on buildings and security systems while also supporting other divisions and engaging with city employees and citizens. Make a difference in your community-apply today!


    Essential Job Functions

    • Maintains the facilities by safely performing electrical, carpentry, plumbing, grounds, and mechanical repairs, including, but not limited to: troubleshooting maintenance issues; painting interior and exterior walls, texturing and drywall repairs, ceilings and fixtures, doors and closures, windows and cabinets, locksmithing, HVAC, plumbing except those that requiring the attention of a licensed specialist.

    • Assists with construction projects: remodel of offices, restrooms, roofing, and concrete, sheetrock, painting, and plumbing; installing pole and gate barricades; inspecting sites for hazards; installing decorations.

    • Maintains the facilities systems including, but not limited to large generator maintenance, electrical and electronic equipment including air conditioning and heating systems, repairing and replacing interior and exterior lights and parts of lighting system. Preserves condition of fountains by maintaining water chemistry, electrical motor and pump repairs. Using the pressure washer to clean, and for the removal of graffiti.

    • Operates and maintains facilities and support equipment, including but not limited to lifts, pressure washers, and powered tools.

    • Creates and updates reports and documents services performed.

    • Maintains supplies by taking inventory; reviewing supply requests; may be ordering supplies from vendors; and unloading supplies as they arrive.

    • Provides customer service to the public and employees by providing information as requested; and ensuring the safety and security of employees and customers.


    Minimum Qualifications

    • Formal Education / Knowledge: Level of knowledge equivalent to HS diploma/GED. Work requires the ability to read and understand written instructions, to understand simple processes and the routine operation of tools and equipment. Supplemented by specialized training in HVAC, plumbing, electrical technology, construction or a related field.

    • Experience: Two years’ experience in a related field.

    • Certification and Other Requirements: Valid Texas Class C Driver's License


    The City offers a full range of benefits for full time employees, including, but not limited to the plans as defined in the Benefits Guide. Summary of Benefits

    Closing Date/Time: 2/28/2025 5:00 PM Central
  • Special Instructions

    2/28/2025 5:00 PM Central
  • ABOUT THE COMPANY

    • City of Grand Prairie
    • City of Grand Prairie

     

    Welcome to the City of Grand Prairie!  We Live Life Grand here – about 200,640 residents call Grand Prairie home, and we’re still growing.  Grand Prairie is the 16th largest city in Texas and the 125th largest city in the United States, but we still have small town values.  We are rated the #1 Best Place to Retire in the U.S., 2nd Happiest City in Texas, 5th Best City for First-Time Home Buyers in Texas, 7th Safest Large City in Texas, and in the Top 50 U.S. Best Place to
    Raise a Family!

    We have attractions that draw almost 10 million visitors a year to: 

    • Epic Waters Indoor Water Park showcasing 80,000 square feet of year-round water fun referred to as a “cruise ship on land”
    • The Summit Active Adult Center with state-of-the-art fitness training, indoor infinity edge pool with lap lanes and exercise vortex, theater, game room, sauna
    • PlayGrand Adventures (10-acre, all-accessible playground) is an exciting opportunity to provide a safe and fun playground experience for all ages and abilities (open late 2019)
    • Firehouse Gastro Park restaurant downtown (conversion of historic Firehouse #1)
    • Lone Star Park Thoroughbred Horse Race Track
    • The Theatre at Grand Prairie concert venue
    • Historic Uptown Theater in downtown
    • IKEA, Living Spaces and the Premium Outlet Mall
    • Traders Village
    • Lake Joe Pool
    • Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! And Palace of Wax
    • Epic Central Park, a 172-acre park with five lakes, a Grand Lawn amphitheater, trails and a water and light show
    • Chicken N’ Pickle
    • Bolder Adventure Park
    • The Epic Arts, Fitness and Entertainment Center with $1 million in cardio and strength training equipment, indoor walking/jogging track, group fitness and more

    Grand Prairie recently welcomed more than 50 new restaurants and retail stores along SH 161, and development continues at a brisk pace. The city offers a vibrant lifestyle, with the best parks in the nation, more amenities than most, affordable to affluent housing and friendly neighbors.

    City employees work hard to ensure Grand Prairie is known as an organization that creates Raving Fans by delivering world-class service.  Our employee family and elected officials constantly live our values, aggressively move toward our vision and are always looking for ways to make the business of running a city even better.The hard work, positive input and optimism of all our city employees all play a key role in our success.  We look forward to you joining our
    team!

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