Grounds Technician

About the role

Join our team as a Grounds Technician and help keep our parks safe, clean, and beautiful! You'll perform a variety of maintenance tasks, including trimming, weeding, and ensuring restrooms and park facilities are in top shape.

Responsibilities

• Performs the full range of grounds maintenance: mows, rakes, edges and trims lawns, trims trees, waters and weeds shrub and flower beds.
• Affixes and removes dead or damaged trees and shrubs.
• Assists at City-sponsored events when needed.
• Operates power mowers, edger, and other small grounds maintenance equipment; monitors irrigation systems.
• Uses knowledge of fertilizer formulations for use in spreaders and or other proper fertilizer applicators.
• Maintains restrooms; litter pick-up; paints, and performs minor repairs on facilities, equipment, park furnishings and amenities.
• Performs preventative maintenance including checking and changing oil and minor repair of equipment including vehicle, pole saw, chain saw, blower, and weed- eater.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record (must obtain TX driver’s license within 90 days).

Preferred

• Previous lawn maintenance experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to perform minor repairs, follow written and oral instructions and operate tools and machinery necessary for maintenance and repairs.

Benefits

Here at the City of Baytown, in recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you bring. We strive to provide a workplace where differences are honored, with a workforce that reflects the diversity of the people we serve. Attendance is an essential function of this position. The City reserves the right to require an employee in this position to work overtime. This position provides services or performs duties for the benefit of the general public during emergency situations. These may include services or duties different from those performed in the usual course and scope of your job. In the event of an evacuation, the incumbent in this position may be required to remain to perform needed services.

Pay

Starting at $10 per hour; up to $25 per hour based on experience.

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.

Qualifications

01 Which of the following best describes your highest level of education? High School Diploma/GED Associate's Degree Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree None of the above
02 Do you have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record? (Must obtain TX driver’s license within 90 days) Yes No