Position Profile

Status:  Full-time regular, position non-exempt

Salary:  Starts at $33.12 - $39.04 per hour (Steps A – E, 2024 rate)

Additional Pay: Employees are eligible for additional premium pay types (emergency seasonal disruption pay and snowplow on-call pager pay)

Benefits: Qualifies for full-time benefits date of hire

Location: Maintenance Facility (15150 Technology Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55344)

Hours:  Standard business hours (7:00am–3:00pm) on a flexible schedule that will include weekends (Saturday and Sunday).  Must respond in emergency situations.

Reporting Relationship: Reports to Parks Maintenance Supervisor

Parks & Natural Resources

The Parks and Natural Resources Division is responsible for providing the citizens and users of the City’s park system with safe, properly maintained, and high quality facilities.  The Division is responsible for developing and maintaining the park and open space system with facilities that meet the community needs. Wildlife, forestry and natural resources management are a top priority of this division.

Position Responsibilities

The Parks Maintenance Technician accomplishes tasks within a team environment to provide the citizens of Eden Prairie and other users of the City’s parks system with safe and properly maintained facilities. The primary position responsibilities and areas of impact are:

1. Performs the daily operations of the park and forestry maintenance programs ensuring work safety, reporting accidents in a timely manner, supervising, and assisting park department seasonal employees.
2. Develops a working knowledge of park system and operation policies; develops the skills to operate park maintenance equipment.
3. Serves as a direct liaison to customers in daily park operations; responds to issues and addresses concerns; upholds reputation of City to the public. 
4. Responds to emergency situations; must maintain appropriate licenses per position requirements.
5. Completes projects as directed.
6. Maintains an excellent driving record and a Commercial Driver’s License.
7. In snow events, ensure that park locations and trails are properly snow plowed in a timely manner. Assist the streets division with snow-plowing on all other streets.

While these areas are the primary focus of the position, we believe strongly in teamwork and employees will be called upon to perform a variety of duties as a part of their role with the City.

City of Eden Prairie Values

We are a service organization. We take pride in what we do. We cultivate a supportive, encouraging and productive culture with a strong customer focus. We promote wellness and plan work/life balance into our goals. We value differences and foster inclusion. We achieve success by exhibiting our core values: collaboration, innovation, integrity, performance and relationships.

Position Requirements

Education: High school diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) is required; Bachelor’s or Associates Degree or two year technical degree/certificate in a related field preferred; must obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL-Class A) with air brakes and tanker endorsement within first 18 months of employment.

Work Experience: One year of related experience required; previous experience with landscaping or heavy equipment operation preferred.  Preventive maintenance experience with turf, irrigation, light construction, and maintenance equipment preferred. Additionally, previous experience with tree felling, pruning, safe chainsaw operation, and snow removal experience is also preferred.

Physical Requirements: Occasionally exertion of force in excess of 50 and/or up to 100 pounds to move objects or equipment accessories is required. Must be able to exert 20-50 pounds of force frequently to move objects. 

Working Conditions: Most work is performed in a field environment involving working inside and outside of vehicles.  Seasonal conditions can include excessive heat or cold.  Conditions can include working in wet, muddy, slippery, dusty, icy and windy conditions. At these times there may be intermittent exposure to very disagreeable working conditions.  Some assignments involve exposure to pesticides and fertilizer/chemicals. Most work is performed off of publicly traveled areas but workers must pay attention to the public using the parks and trail system. There is considerable attention to detail when handling equipment in tight quarters or around people. Occasionally there is exposure to traffic and moving equipment. 

Position Specific Expectations

Accountability: Follows through on commitments; focuses on appropriate tasks throughout the shift; takes responsibilities for actions both as an individual and on behalf of the organization; actions and words are in sync; follows all policies and procedures; maintains confidentiality; is prepared and punctual to all scheduled shifts.

Sound Judgment: Able to make a decision based on the right mixture of facts; determines a course of action after weighing and analyzing different options.

Attention to Detail: Able to find errors in work and solve problems; anticipates issues and performs at a high level of accuracy; sets up systems to ensure errors are not repeated.

Communication: Able to convey a message to get a point across; communicates in a clear and concise manner; able to write clearly and succinctly; tailors message to a variety of communication settings and styles.

City of Eden Prairie Pre-employment Process

The City of Eden Prairie conducts the following pre-employment checks for the Park Maintenance Technician position.

• Professional Reference Check
• Background Check
• Driver’s Check (must have a valid driver’s license and excellent driving record)
• Pre-employment Physical
• Drug and Alcohol Test
• CDL Process
• Education and work history verification

All final candidates must successfully complete and pass the City’s evaluation of the pre-employment process before their first day of employment.

City of Eden Prairie Application Timeline

To apply, please go to www.edenprairie.org and click on the jobs tab on the top of the page.

Application Posted: Wednesday, August 7^th, 2024 

Application Deadline: Wednesday, August 21^st, 2024, by 8:30am (central time)

Review Applications: by Friday, August 23^rd, 2024

First Round Interviews (Virtual): week of August 26^th, 2024

Final Interviews (In-Person): week of September 2^nd, 2024 (after Labor Day)

Pre-employment Process: September 2024  

Anticipated Start Date: Late September/Early October 2024