Seasonal Maintenance Worker

Cameron County•La Feria, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Maintenance Supervisor, this role performs general landscaping, building maintenance, and groundskeeping. It involves hard manual labor tasks such as daily raking of the beach with a John Deere tractor, emptying trash barrels with a garbage truck, and picking up litter from beaches and park grounds. This is a non-supervisory position.

Requirements

Must have experience in custodianship.
Must enjoy working with the public.
Valid State of Texas Driver's License.
Must be able to follow oral instructions.
Must be able to use power and hand tools.
Must be able to perform strenuous work in an outdoor setting.
Ability to communicate effectively, both in English and Spanish.
Must be able to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with other employees.

Nice To Haves

A high school diploma or G.E.D. certificate is preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs general landscape duties such as grass mowing, weeding, edging, watering landscaped areas, raking leaves, trimming palm trees and plants, and planting trees and plants.
Conducts landscaping maintenance, including emptying trash cans, trash removal, and litter pickup around park grounds, parking lots, and pavilions.
Responsible for restroom maintenance.
Loads and unloads material from trucks for landscaping.
Sweeps and washes down sidewalks, pavilions, shade structures, boardwalks, dune walkovers, and parking areas, removing sand from pavilion areas and parking lots.
Rakes the beach, cleans bar-b-que pit areas, and washes down picnic tables.
Makes simple repairs to boardwalk cable railing, equipment, and tools.
Responsible for herbicide/pesticide control.
Carries out duties assigned in accordance with the Cameron County Park System Hurricane Plan, such as storing trash barrels and picnic tables and reporting for duty upon area being deemed safe to return after storm making landfall.
Beach cleaning, picking up litter from beaches and park grounds.
Sweeps and shovels sand from roadways and sidewalks.
Assists the Construction crew when necessary.
Performs other related duties as may be assigned.