Maintenance Worker/Senior Maintenance Worker

City of Tustin • Tustin, CA

9h • Onsite

About The Position

If you are interested in seeing your contributions make a meaningful impact in the Tustin community, apply to join our Public Works Field Services Division as a Maintenance Worker or Senior Maintenance Worker. This position will be assigned to our irrigation and detail crews, where you’ll perform hands-on work maintaining parks, medians, and landscaped areas—handling everything from irrigation system repairs to detailed landscape and site upkeep that keeps Tustin’s public spaces safe, attractive, and inviting. The pay range for each classification can be found below, and position will be filled at either level depending on qualifications. Maintenance Worker: $26.99 - $36.33 per hour Senior Maintenance Worker: $29.67 - $39.95 per hour

Requirements

• Graduation from high school
• One (1) year of experience performing unskilled maintenance work involving parks, landscaping, streets, or buildings (for Maintenance Worker)
• Two (2) years of experience performing a variety of semi-skilled to skilled maintenance and repair work involving parks, landscaping, streets, or buildings (for Senior Maintenance Worker)
• Possession of a valid California Class C driver’s license and an acceptable driving record (for Maintenance Worker)
• Possession of a valid California Class B commercial driver’s license and an acceptable driving record (for Senior Maintenance Worker)
• Satisfactory results from a background investigation, physical examination, and administrative screening.
• Employees with a commercial driver’s license are subject to random drug/alcohol testing pursuant to Department of Transportation regulations.

Responsibilities

• Repairs, removes, installs, and finishes concrete on sidewalks, curbs, and gutters
• Plants, prunes, and trims flowers, shrubs, and trees; mows, edges, fertilizes, weeds, and renovates lawns
• Cleans parks, streets, and facility grounds of trash, plant clippings, and other debris
• Removes graffiti from public property by power washing, chemically cleaning, and painting surfaces
• Prepares surfaces for painting and applies paint, varnish, shellac, enamel, or other protective finishes to various surfaces at City facilities
• Installs, trouble-shoots, and performs field repairs on irrigation systems at parks and facilities
• Prepares and back fills trenches and holes to facilitate installation and repair of irrigation and utility lines and for street and park construction and repair
• Responds to emergency calls for maintenance and repair activities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED