Grounds Technician - Seasonal

Job Summary

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. If you enjoy working outdoors and take pride in maintaining community spaces, apply today!

Responsibilities

• Performs the full range of grounds maintenance: rakes, edges, and trims lawns, trims trees, waters and weeds shrub and flower beds.
• Aids at City-sponsored events when needed.
• Operates power edgers, 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; picks up litter; 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.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

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

Benefits

• Health & Wellness Gym partnership with Lee College Wellness Center & swimming pool for $58/year.
• Employee Assistance Program providing up to 8 FREE sessions per issue per year.
• Roth IRA plans: optional retirement savings account.

Overall Position Strength

• Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Questions

• Which of the following best describes your highest level of education?
• Do you have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record? (Must obtain TX driver’s license within 90 days)
• Please describe your experience with lawn maintenance. If none, please put N/A.