Chemical Technician

<div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-align: center;" id="isPasted"><strong data-uw-rm-sr="" style=" font-weight: 700;">HIRING RANGE: $19.72 - $24.15 Hourly</strong></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong data-uw-rm-sr="" style=" font-weight: 700;">FULL SALARY RANGE: $19.72 - $28.59 Hourly</strong></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-align: center;"><span contenteditable="false" draggable="true" class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvi fr-draggable"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cRxfc8lmPiI??si=wYODIsttAxhwqj-b&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable" title="youtube" data-uw-rm-iframe="gn"><span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;"> </span><span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;"> </span><span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;"> </span><span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;"> </span><span class="fr-mk" style="display: none;"> </span></iframe></span></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong style=" font-weight: 700; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span style=" color: rgb(223, 53, 12);"><span style=" font-style: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; color: rgb(149, 35, 8);">THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME ONCE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED</span></span></strong></div><br><p style="margin: 0in; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" data-pasted="true">Join the City of Allen—a vibrant community of over 100,000 residents where strong economic growth, excellent schools, and an exceptional quality of life make it a great place to live, work, and play.</p><p style="margin: 0in; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0in; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">Our mission is simple: <em>“To achieve excellence in managing community development and city services, continually enhancing the quality of life and public confidence.”</em></p><p style="margin: 0in; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0in; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">At the City of Allen, our employees bring the <strong style=" font-weight: 700;"><span style=" color: rgb(223, 53, 12);">PRIDE values </span></strong>to life:</p><ul style="padding-left: 2rem; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 3pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><li style=" margin: 0in;"><strong style=" font-weight: 700;">People First </strong>– Prioritizing others</li><li style=" margin: 0in;"><strong style=" font-weight: 700;">Respect</strong>– Treating everyone with courtesy and dignity</li><li style=" margin: 0in;"><strong style=" font-weight: 700;">Integrity</strong>– Serving with honesty and trust</li><li style=" margin: 0in;"><strong style=" font-weight: 700;">Deliver</strong>– Following through and exceeding expectations</li><li style=" margin: 0in;"><strong style=" font-weight: 700;">Excel </strong>– Driving innovation and continuous improvement</li></ul><p style="margin: 0in; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0in; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-align: justify;">We do <strong style=" font-weight: 700;"><span style=" color: rgb(38, 122, 144);">Work tha</span><span style=" color: inherit;">t </span><span style=" color: rgb(223, 53, 12);">MATTERS!</span> </strong>Join a team that serves our community and makes a real impact every day. Learn more about the City of Allen at <a href="https://www.allentx.gov/" target="_new" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://www.allentx.gov" style="color: rgb(104, 104, 104); text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px;" data-pasted="true" data-uw-rm-empty-ctrl=""><strong style=" font-weight: 700;">allentx.gov</strong></a><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px;">.</strong></p><br><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px;" id="isPasted">The purpose of this position is to control the weed and insect populations and prevent potentially harmful diseases and fungi in City and golf course turf areas. This is accomplished by applying pesticides, insecticides, fertilizers and other chemicals, mixing fertilizer and chemical applications and maintaining records. Other duties may include managing and maintaining turf areas such as parks and medians and golf course and interfacing with other City employees and citizens. This position provides direction to other employees.</span><p style="margin: 1.0em 0.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: justify;" id="isPasted"><span style="text-indent: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic;"><span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The following duties </span></span><span style="text-indent: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic;"><span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong>ARE NOT</strong></span></span><span style="text-indent: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic;"><span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not </span><span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">be required</span><span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> to perform all duties listed and </span></span><span style="text-indent: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic;"><span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">may be </span><span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">required</span><span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> to perform </span><span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">additional</span><span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">, position-specific duties.</span></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 3pt;"><li style=" text-align: justify;" data-pasted="true">Controls weeds, diseases and insects by directing the activities of City employees, using various types of equipment, inspecting ponds and City facilities, spraying and applying chemicals to landscapes and turf-areas such as the golf course and treating ponds for vegetative growth.</li><li style=" text-align: justify;">Administering fertilizer and chemical applications by lifting and loading bags of fertilizer into spreaders, measuring for mixture, measuring the correct amounts of chemicals for the mixture and checking equipment calibration.</li><li style=" text-align: justify;">Maintains records by tracking the quantities of chemicals and man hours used, generating and maintaining work orders and filling out TDA reports in accordance with standards and regulations.</li><li style=" text-align: justify;">Assists maintenance team with managing golf course by top dressing, aerifying, verticutting, mowing and other grounds management practices.</li></ul><strong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;" data-pasted="true">Education and Experience<br style=" color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px;"></strong><span style="font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. Education and experience that provide the necessary knowledge and skills may also be considered, but a typical way to qualify is by obtaining:</span><ul style="padding-left: 2rem; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 3pt; color: inherit; font-st