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Working as a TriMet employee includes:
1. Perform maintenance, repairs, and installation of irrigation systems. Perform irrigation system Spring Turn on and Fall shut down as designated. Operate clocks (120V, Solar, Battery Powers) and valves for sprinklers as assigned and directed by the Assistant Manager, Landscape.
2. Adjust irrigation controllers, valves, and heads to maximize plant health and water conservation.
3. Program and adjust both "Smart" and "Standard" irrigation controllers, including Rainbird, Rainbird Maxi-com, Hunter, Toro, DIG, and other locally used brands.
4. Repair damaged landscape beds, plants, lawns, and irrigation to pre-damaged conditions.
5. Maintain, prune, plant, transplant, fertilize, irrigate, and hand-water trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals.
6. Maintain and manage preventive maintenance. Provide work status reports. Inform Assistant Manager, Landscape of potential changes in work schedules, equipment, system malfunctions, and labor production concerns. Carry out all assigned work in a timely manner.
7. Order and maintain parts and material inventory. Initiate purchase requisitions and document purchases in reports to the Assistant Manager, Landscape.
8. Monitor maintenance activities to ensure compliance with work schedules, safety, quality, and standard operating procedures.
9. Respond to emergencies as needed per WWA (Working and Wage Agreement).
A High School Diploma/GED or equivalent is required.
Three (3) years of employment with a licensed commercial landscape and irrigation company in foreperson capacity or above are required.
A license with the Department of Agriculture to safety perform spray duties is preferred.
And/Or
Status as a Licensed Landscape and Irrigation Professional in the state of Oregon with good standing and ability to maintain the annual requirements of training is preferred.
Possession of a Class C driver's license with a good driving record is required. Type of Position/Grade/FLSA
Union, Non-Exempt, Regular full-time. Wage: $38.84 per hour. Wage will be in accordance with the current Working and Wage Agreement.
Selection Process
Candidates will be selected based at a minimum on the result of:
1. Application Review/Work Record Review
2. Driving Record Review - Upon submitting your application, you are required to submit a DMV report from every state (except Oregon) where you have held a driver's license in the past ten (10) years. Refer to online instructions to download and attach documents to your application or fax documents to (503) 962- 3477 or (503) 503-962-7440.
3. Verification of High School diploma or GED
4. Supplemental Tests
5. Panel Interview
Supplemental Information
Make sure you describe in detail how your education, training and work experience fit with this role. You are encouraged to attach a resume, cover letter, training certificates and/or letters of recommendation with your application. You are permitted five attachments of less than 5MB each.
Internal applicants: Information in your personnel file will not be used in lieu of information requested on your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
If you are a qualified veteran and would like to apply for veterans' preference points, you will need to reflect your status on the application and attach supporting documentation at the time of application submission.
If you need accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for any part of the application process, contact our Human Resources staff at 503-962-7505, or the TTY line at 7-1-1. Note that we require a minimum of two workdays' notice prior to the need for accommodation.
TriMet is an equal opportunity employer, committed to developing an organization that is reflective of and sensitive to the needs of the diverse community we serve, including veterans, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities.
ADA Statement
As applied to the workplace, applicants and employees must be qualified to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Essential functions may include required job functions performed infrequently as well as production standards related to the quality and quantity of work.
If a person with a disability could meet job qualifications with a reasonable accommodation, TriMet will work with the employee to accommodate the need. If TriMet's accommodation is effective in allowing the employee to perform the essential functions of the job, it need not be the employee's preferred accommodation. Employment Type: Union Full-Time
As the Irrigation Technician, you will perform testing, maintenance, adjustments, audits, repairs, and the installation of irrigation systems managed by TriMet. In addition, as requested, you'll perform various landscape maintenance duties, including plant, lawn, bed, and swale care.
Duties include ensuring work quality and adherence to established TriMet policies and procedures and performing various tasks relative to the assigned areas of responsibility as required. You will also operate motor vehicles and a variety of construction and maintenance equipment, and perform related work as required.
Working as a TriMet employee includes:
- Top pay!
- Excellent benefits including retirement, vacation, health insurance, and a transit pass.
- Opportunity for overtime.
- Serving our community.
- Union membership.
- Opportunity to enhance the environment in the Portland Metro.
- Involvement in water management.
Ensure a commitment to safety through consistent and professional behaviors in performance of job requirements that demonstrate safety is a fundamental value that guides all aspects of our work. Perform related duties as required.
Serve as a good steward of TriMet by regularly utilizing our transit system to maintain a strong and current understanding of customers' experiences and of TriMet's product and service offerings.
1. Perform maintenance, repairs, and installation of irrigation systems. Perform irrigation system Spring Turn on and Fall shut down as designated. Operate clocks (120V, Solar, Battery Powers) and valves for sprinklers as assigned and directed by the Assistant Manager, Landscape.
2. Adjust irrigation controllers, valves, and heads to maximize plant health and water conservation.
3. Program and adjust both "Smart" and "Standard" irrigation controllers, including Rainbird, Rainbird Maxi-com, Hunter, Toro, DIG, and other locally used brands.
4. Repair damaged landscape beds, plants, lawns, and irrigation to pre-damaged conditions.
5. Maintain, prune, plant, transplant, fertilize, irrigate, and hand-water trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals.
6. Maintain and manage preventive maintenance. Provide work status reports. Inform Assistant Manager, Landscape of potential changes in work schedules, equipment, system malfunctions, and labor production concerns. Carry out all assigned work in a timely manner.
7. Order and maintain parts and material inventory. Initiate purchase requisitions and document purchases in reports to the Assistant Manager, Landscape.
8. Monitor maintenance activities to ensure compliance with work schedules, safety, quality, and standard operating procedures.
9. Respond to emergencies as needed per WWA (Working and Wage Agreement).
A High School Diploma/GED or equivalent is required.
Three (3) years of employment with a licensed commercial landscape and irrigation company in foreperson capacity or above are required.
A license with the Department of Agriculture to safety perform spray duties is preferred.
And/Or
Status as a Licensed Landscape and Irrigation Professional in the state of Oregon with good standing and ability to maintain the annual requirements of training is preferred.
Possession of a Class C driver's license with a good driving record is required. Type of Position/Grade/FLSA
Union, Non-Exempt, Regular full-time. Wage: $38.84 per hour. Wage will be in accordance with the current Working and Wage Agreement.
Selection Process
Candidates will be selected based at a minimum on the result of:
1. Application Review/Work Record Review
2. Driving Record Review - Upon submitting your application, you are required to submit a DMV report from every state (except Oregon) where you have held a driver's license in the past ten (10) years. Refer to online instructions to download and attach documents to your application or fax documents to (503) 962- 3477 or (503) 503-962-7440.
3. Verification of High School diploma or GED
4. Supplemental Tests
5. Panel Interview
Supplemental Information
Make sure you describe in detail how your education, training and work experience fit with this role. You are encouraged to attach a resume, cover letter, training certificates and/or letters of recommendation with your application. You are permitted five attachments of less than 5MB each.
Internal applicants: Information in your personnel file will not be used in lieu of information requested on your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
If you are a qualified veteran and would like to apply for veterans' preference points, you will need to reflect your status on the application and attach supporting documentation at the time of application submission.
If you need accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for any part of the application process, contact our Human Resources staff at 503-962-7505, or the TTY line at 7-1-1. Note that we require a minimum of two workdays' notice prior to the need for accommodation.
TriMet is an equal opportunity employer, committed to developing an organization that is reflective of and sensitive to the needs of the diverse community we serve, including veterans, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities.
ADA Statement
As applied to the workplace, applicants and employees must be qualified to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Essential functions may include required job functions performed infrequently as well as production standards related to the quality and quantity of work.
If a person with a disability could meet job qualifications with a reasonable accommodation, TriMet will work with the employee to accommodate the need. If TriMet's accommodation is effective in allowing the employee to perform the essential functions of the job, it need not be the employee's preferred accommodation. Employment Type: Union Full-Time
