Pool Operations Technician
City of Piedmont 358 Hillside Avenue, Piedmont, CA, USA
- Location: 358 Hillside Avenue, Piedmont, CA, USA
- Categories: Parks and Recreation, Other
- Job Type: Part Time
- Posted: Jul 17, 2025
Job Description:
Pool Operations Technician
Description
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES (Illustrative Only)
Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.
Monitor, test, and adjust pool water chemistry to meet County health standards.
- Maintain and repair circulation, filtration, and chemical feed systems.
- Perform preventative maintenance on pumps, heaters, valves, chemical controllers, and related mechanical systems.
- Troubleshoot minor plumbing and electrical issues related to aquatic equipment.
- Clean and maintain pool surfaces, decks, chemical rooms, and pump stations.
- Maintain daily logs of chemical readings, maintenance activities, and supply usage.
- Respond to emergencies related to pool systems, including contamination, flooding, or equipment failures.
- Interact with County inspectors to ensure health and safety compliance.
- Monitor and maintain adequate inventory of chemicals and maintenance supplies.
- Coordinate with contractors as needed for specialized repair or inspection.
- Adhere to OSHA and Cal/OSHA safety regulations regarding chemical handling and mechanical work.
- Attend various trade and safety related training classes as assigned.
- Attend required staff meetings and training.
- Performs related duties and responsibilities as required.
QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
- Principles of water chemistry and pool health code compliance.
- Operation and maintenance of mechanical pool equipment.
- Safe use and storage of pool chemicals.
- Basic plumbing, electrical, and mechanical troubleshooting.
- Preventative maintenance procedures.
- OSHA safety standards and chemical handling protocols.
- Knowledge of and ability to follow safety and operating protocols and standards and the ability to make effective, safety-conscious decisions with sound judgment.
- Customer service skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with city staff, representatives of outside agencies and the public.
- Organizational skills and the ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously, being sensitive to deadlines and changing priorities, and working within budget constraints.
- Strong work ethic and the ability to demonstrate a high level of integrity, and
Ability to:
- Perform the full range of skilled and semi-skilled pool and facility maintenance.
- Observe general safety precautions and procedures, including those for safe lifting and safe handling, storage and disposal of hazardous materials.
- Safely operate power-driven construction tools and equipment commonly used to maintain pool systems.
- Read and interpret plans, specifications, maps, schematics and blueprints.
- Use computers, software applications, modern business equipment and other testing equipment to troubleshoot, diagnose and repair pool and facility malfunctions, and maintain secure information.
- Perform basic math, including calculations using fractions, percentages and/or ratios and formulas.
- Communicate effectively with staff, contractors, and the public.
- Communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.
- Understand information and follow instructions in a manner consistent with the essential job functions.
- Ability to make sound decisions in a manner consistent with the essential job functions.
- Assist with conducting internal training for aquatics staff to learn maintenance, cleaning and monitoring of pool systems and equipment.
- Take the initiative to perform and work independently with little direct supervision.
- Analyze situations and adopt a quick and effective course of action.
- Maintain accurate records and follow operating procedures.
- Work in outdoor and wet conditions.