Grounds Technician III

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description: "Make a difference..." etc. We need to use

for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections when posting has real specific content. We have: - About the role: The intro paragraphs about making a difference, community builder, etc. That's about the role. So we can have

About the role

with

containing that prose. - Responsibilities: The "Job Description" includes essential job functions list. That's responsibilities. We need to extract list items. The posting includes many bullet-like sentences but not actual bullet list. We need to convert to

• . Must preserve all substantive info. We'll need to parse the essential job functions paragraph and list each duty as separate
• . The text: "Depending on the area of assignment: Utilizes a specialized knowledge of trees, shrubs, and bedding plants and horticultural practices to perform installation of city trees, shrubs, and bedding plants including, but not limited to, preparing planting sites, digging holes, setting and watering plants and preparing appropriate supporting structures. Operates motorized equipment such as mowers, tractors, frontend loader, backhoe trucks, dump trucks, and trailers used to transport materials and equipment to maintain parks, grounds, athletic fields and other areas. Operates other equipment as required. Services and washes vehicles. Inspects and performs scheduled preventative maintenance on assigned equipment including but not limited to, checking and making appropriate adjustments, lubricating, performing fluid and filter changes, replacing components and lighting maintenance and repairs. Performs expert care and maintenance activities on athletic fields including, but not limited to, verticutting, aerating, top dressing and installation of clay in-fill materials, chalking, dragging and watering infields and warning tracks, packing holes on pitchers’ mounds, home plates and bullpens, laying out fields, painting lines and bases, picking up trash and removing practice equipment from fields. Performs athletic field maintenance activities such as fertilizing, planting, spraying, inspecting, and applying herbicides and pesticides. Calculates fertilizer rates and calibrates spreaders and sprayers for proper application rates. Evaluates weed control requirements by physical inspection and identification of vegetation type and extent of infestation. Selects appropriate chemical agent for control of specific diseases, insects and weeds considering type, infestation, environment and vegetation. Determines appropriate time and schedule for spraying, based on growing season, condition of surrounding areas including water and soil conditions, weather conditions and other variables. Performs skilled upkeep, maintenance and the assembly and repair of recreation equipment. Assists or performs skilled electrical, carpentry, plumbing, painting, concrete, and other trade work. Uses and maintains power hand tools, such as drill, nailing gun, and circular saws. Performs metal fabrication, cutting, welding and metal repairs. Installs and repairs fencing. Builds wood structures including pole barns, ramps, sheds, warehouses, pavilions, decks, concrete forms, fences and scaffolding. Performs hand and bench work in a carpentry shop. Performs excellent customer service by providing information and assistance to citizens who visit the City’s parks or conservation areas. Supports City special events and programs by updating, repairing and caring for displays and exhibits, moving and lifting of heavy equipment, tables, and chairs, setting up barricades and other temporary traffic control devices, providing flagging services and cleaning up at the end of events. Assists in moving and storing office equipment and cleaning and maintaining buildings and facilities. Ensures park facilities are properly secured after normal hours and responds to emergencies and disasters. Enforces compliance with building rules and regulations. Participates as a member of a trained, professional prescribed burn team. Participates as a member of a trained exotic pest plant control team. Prepares and or enters work orders. Attends work on a continuous and regular basis." We need to split into separate list items. Could break at each sentence. We'll produce
  • each sentence. - Requirements: The posting includes "Qualifications" section with Education And Experience, Certifications Or Licenses, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities, Physical And Environmental Requirements. We can treat "Requirements" as a section covering qualifications? The instruction says use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have both Qualifications and Skills sections maybe. We need to decide. We have Qualifications: Education And Experience, Certifications Or Licenses. Also Knowledge, Skills And Abilities. Physical And Environmental Requirements. We could create sections: Qualifications (education/experience, certifications), Skills (knowledge, skills, abilities), Requirements maybe physical requirements? But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps combine Qualifications and Skills into one Qualifications section? But we have both headings allowed. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we should maybe have: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (covering education, experience, certifications, knowledge, skills, abilities, physical requirements), Benefits (they mention benefits), Pay (salary range), Schedule? Not given schedule specifics. They mention "Attends work on a continuous and regular basis." No schedule details. So we should not create Schedule section unless specific. Pay: they give Salary Range Minimum: $17.89, Maximum: $27.91. So we can create Pay section with that info. Benefits: they describe benefits package. So Benefits section. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay. We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. We must remove boilerplate: internal employee note, EEO, etc. Also remove "Make a difference..."? That's part of about role, keep. We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to include the closing date? That's metadata; maybe include in a short

    under About the role? The instruction: "Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

    or drop it." So we can include closing date in a short paragraph. Also department: GG_Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs: Park Operations. Could include in About the role. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's craft:

    About the role

    Department: GG_Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs: Park Operations. Make a difference in the community you live in! As a Community Builder—an employee with the City of Gainesville— you will have a direct hand in building and improving your community and making a visible impact on the lives of your neighbors. Working for local government is more than a job, it’s a chance to contribute to community success and to help enhance the Gainesville way of life. Closing date: 10/07/2026.

    Responsibilities

    • Utilizes a specialized knowledge of trees, shrubs, and bedding plants and horticultural practices to perform installation of city trees, shrubs, and bedding plants including, but not limited to, preparing planting sites, digging holes, setting and watering plants and preparing appropriate supporting structures.
    • Operates motorized equipment such as mowers, tractors, frontend loader, backhoe trucks, dump trucks, and trailers used to transport materials and equipment to maintain parks, grounds, athletic fields and other areas.
    • Operates other equipment as required.
    • Services and washes vehicles.
    • Inspects and performs scheduled preventative maintenance on assigned equipment including but not limited to, checking and making appropriate adjustments, lubricating, performing fluid and filter changes, replacing components and lighting maintenance and repairs.
    • Performs expert care and maintenance activities on athletic fields including, but not limited to, verticutting, aerating, top dressing and installation of clay in-fill materials, chalking, dragging and watering infields and warning tracks, packing holes on pitchers’ mounds, home plates and bullpens, laying out fields, painting lines and bases, picking up trash and removing practice equipment from fields.
    • Performs athletic field maintenance activities such as fertilizing, planting, spraying, inspecting, and applying herbicides and pesticides.
    • Calculates fertilizer rates and calibrates spreaders and sprayers for proper application rates.
    • Evaluates weed control requirements by physical inspection and identification of vegetation type and extent of infestation.
    • Selects appropriate chemical agent for control of specific diseases, insects and weeds considering type, infestation, environment and vegetation.
    • Determines appropriate time and schedule for spraying, based on growing season, condition of surrounding areas including water and soil conditions, weather conditions and other variables.
    • Performs skilled upkeep, maintenance and the assembly and repair of recreation equipment.
    • Assists or performs skilled electrical, carpentry, plumbing, painting, concrete, and other trade work.
    • Uses and maintains power hand tools, such as drill, nailing gun, and circular saws.
    • Performs metal fabrication, cutting, welding and metal repairs.
    • Installs and repairs fencing.
    • Builds wood structures including pole barns, ramps, sheds, warehouses, pavilions, decks, concrete forms, fences and scaffolding.
    • Performs hand and bench work in a carpentry shop.
    • Performs excellent customer service by providing information and assistance to citizens who visit the City’s parks or conservation areas.
    • Supports City special events and programs by updating, repairing and caring for displays and exhibits, moving and lifting of heavy equipment, tables, and chairs, setting up barricades and other temporary traffic control devices, providing flagging services and cleaning up at the end of events.
    • Assists in moving and storing office equipment and cleaning and maintaining buildings and facilities.
    • Ensures park facilities are properly secured after normal hours and responds to emergencies and disasters.
    • Enforces compliance with building rules and regulations.
    • Participates as a member of a trained, professional prescribed burn team.
    • Participates as a member of a trained exotic pest plant control team.
    • Prepares and or enters work orders.
    • Attends work on a continuous and regular basis.

    Qualifications

    Education and Experience: Completion of high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma and two or more years’ experience in laboring work including the use of hand and power tools and motorized equipment including trucks, trailers, mowers and tractors, equipment and maintenance, repair and construction work; or an equivalent combination of training and experience which provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Prefer candidate with public chemical spraying experience.

    Certifications or Licenses: Depending on the area of assignment: A valid Driver License is required with class A or B CDL may be required. A valid Florida Driver License with class A or B CDL may be required within 3 months of hire, depending on job assignment and work location. Information on whether or not a CDL license and which class: A, B, or C is required, will be provided by the hiring department based on their specific needs. Depending on the area of assignment: May be required to obtain and maintain CPR and First Aid certifications. May be required to obtain and maintain certifications for: S:190/S-130, I-100 and Standards of Survival, and other specialized prescribed fire courses. May be required to possess a Department of Agriculture Restricted Use Pesticide License, specializing in Ornamental and Turf categories and a Florida Green Industries Best Management Training Certificate of completion within six (6) months of hire. May be required to obtain Sawyer Certification, Natural Areas Weed Management Certification or other training required to conduct natural resource management maintenance. May be required to obtain State of Florida Dept. of Corrections Inmate Training certification with 6 months.