Park Maintenance Worker

Haltom City•Haltom City, TX

About The Position

Maintains City parks, facilities, equipment, and grounds; cleans and repairs park facilities; conducts routine landscaping and facilities maintenance tasks; and performs other related duties as assigned. Examples of Duties: Assists in ensuring the City's parks, facilities, grounds, and/or rights-of-way are safely and properly maintained for use by the public. Maintains assigned park and/or building grounds; performs mowing, edging, weed eating, and other routine landscaping functions; trims trees and removes tree stumps. Cleans park facilities including public restrooms, pavilions, parking lots, and water crossings; empties trash bins and picks up debris from grounds; removes graffiti. Repairs and maintains park equipment including benches, tables, fences, and playground equipment; performs painting and/or basic plumbing and electrical repairs. Participates in preparing and maintaining City athletic fields; rakes, tills, and/or stripes ball fields. Assists with special projects including installing and removing playground equipment and/or protective surfaces. Provides assistance to other City departments including preparing for special events and/or moving furniture and files. Operates and maintains a variety of departmental equipment and tools. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
Two years parks maintenance or landscape experience
Valid Texas Driver's License or the ability to obtain one
Candidates being considered must be able to drive and back a pickup with a trailer attached. An assessment to ensure proficiency will be done before any selection is made.

Nice To Haves

Irrigation experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Maintains City parks, facilities, equipment, and grounds
Cleans and repairs park facilities
Conducts routine landscaping and facilities maintenance tasks
Maintains assigned park and/or building grounds
Performs mowing, edging, weed eating, and other routine landscaping functions
Trims trees and removes tree stumps
Cleans park facilities including public restrooms, pavilions, parking lots, and water crossings
Empties trash bins and picks up debris from grounds
Removes graffiti
Repairs and maintains park equipment including benches, tables, fences, and playground equipment
Performs painting and/or basic plumbing and electrical repairs
Participates in preparing and maintaining City athletic fields
Rakes, tills, and/or stripes ball fields
Assists with special projects including installing and removing playground equipment and/or protective surfaces
Provides assistance to other City departments including preparing for special events and/or moving furniture and files
Operates and maintains a variety of departmental equipment and tools
Performs other duties as assigned or required