Recreation Maintenance Worker I

Overview

Join the award-winning Johnson County Park and Recreation District (JCPRD) team and help make a real impact in this community! As part of our National Gold Medal Award–winning organization, you’ll help bring joy, adventure, and enrichment to millions each year. JCPRD welcomes over 7 million visitors to our parks and engages 3 million+ participants in more than 4,000 programs—and we’re still growing.

 When you work at JCPRD, you’re joining a team recognized locally, regionally, and nationally for excellence in parks, recreation, culture, education, and public service. Enjoy outstanding benefits, retirement plans, employee incentives, and a workplace culture built on passion, creativity, and teamwork.

 Named Best Large Employer in Johnson County for two years running, JCPRD is the perfect place to grow your career, make a difference, and have fun doing it. Come work where you play—and help us inspire healthier, happier lives for everyone!

Job Description

Essential Duties:

• Provides daily operational oversight of recreation sports complexes and facilities, ensuring high standards of upkeep, cleanliness, safety, and readiness for public use. Coordinates and monitors routine facility repairs, maintenance activities.  Reporting to the Maintenance Specialist, this position will take ownership of ensuring required building permits, inspections, and licenses remain current and compliant with applicable regulations.  Evaluates field conditions to determine safe playability for leagues, tournaments, and special events.  Assesses field and facility maintenance needs, prioritizes daily work assignments, and directs seasonal staff in routine maintenance, repairs, and equipment upkeep to support safe, efficient, and well-maintained operations.
• Identifies and performs a wide range of grounds, landscape, facility trash, restroom cleaning, and athletic field maintenance duties requiring the operation of vehicles, powered equipment, and specialized tools. Operates and maintains light and medium-duty equipment including tractors, trucks, utv's, skid steers, power brooms, boom lifts, commercial mowers, and snow removal equipment. Performs routine equipment inspections, maintenance, and seasonal changeovers between mowing and snow removal equipment.
• Assist in the oversight of synthetic athletic turf systems, including grooming, decompaction, debris removal, infill management, surface repairs, seam and inlay inspections and routine performance evaluations to ensure safe, high-quality playing surfaces. Help coordinates specialized maintenance practices that maximize turf longevity, appearance, playability, and manufacturer warranty compliance.
• Maintains natural turf and landscaped areas through mowing, fertilization, herbicide applications, soil amendments, aeration, overseeding, erosion repair, mulching, tree and flower planting, and trimming and pruning of trees and shrubs to promote healthy, sustainable landscapes.
• Manages and maintains irrigation systems and the JCPRD backflow prevention program, ensuring efficient water use, system performance, regulatory compliance, and the long-term health and sustainability of natural turf and landscaped areas.
• Works with senior maintenance workers and direct supervisor to oversee the maintenance, repair and scheduling of equipment usage. Works with staff to ensure that all maintenance, repairs and equipment usage is completed in a safe manner and within best practices.
• Assists direct supervisor in the development and implementation of a yearly maintenance plan.
• Provide operational support to Okun Fieldhouse, helping ensure the facility is safe, clean, and ready for daily operations and special events.
• Leads the development of a high performing organization through active demonstration of the county’s pillars of performance, encouraging leadership and empowerment at all levels of the organization; dedicates QII activities for self and staff; actively mentors, coaches, and collaborates with employees to enhance the county mission and vision keeping in mind the common goal of leaving our community better than we found it.

Job Requirements

Minimum Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1 year facility maintenance
• Must be 21 or older.
• Attention to detail.
• Basic mathematical and accounting skills
• Computer software: Microsoft Office Suites
• Keyboarding ability.
• Human relations/interpersonal skills.
• Oral communication skills, including presentations to individuals and small groups.
• Time management skills including the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects or tasks and meet daily deadlines.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Synthetic turf care & maintenance experience
• 1 year park and recreation experience

JCPRD requires reference/background screening for all positions.  Specified criteria may vary by Department.