Turf Technician

City of Davenport • Davenport, IA

12h • Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision performs work of moderate difficulty in the maintenance and repair of buildings and grounds in the golf and park management activities. The City of Davenport offers a comprehensive benefit package. The cost for a family plan for medical, dental, vision and prescription is only $98.61 per month for 2026 and starts on first day of employment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Two (2) years of work experience in groundskeeping, golf course maintenance or turf maintenance; or an equivalent combination of training and experience, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the required work in this position.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license upon application, obtain a Commercial Driver’s License permit (CDLP) with air brake and tanker endorsements within 30 days of hire and obtain a Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with air brake and tanker endorsements within 90 days of hire and maintain throughout duration of employment.
• Must obtain an Iowa Pesticide Applicators License in Category 3OT (Ornamental and Turf Pest Control) within six (6) months of employment and maintain throughout duration of employment.
• Must pass a physical examination and background check as prescribed by the City.
• All CDL personnel are subject to Federal Motor Carriers Random Drug and Alcohol Program.
• Must reside in Iowa or Illinois within two (2) years of hire and maintain residency throughout the duration of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Considerable Knowledge of: A wide variety of turf grass, the insects and diseases that attack them and the common methods for their controls. Golf course maintenance procedures. Operation and care of machinery and equipment; identification and treatment of turf grass diseases, federal laws regulating the handling and application of pesticides. General building and grounds maintenance procedures. Operation and care of machinery and equipment. Athletic field maintenance techniques.
• Considerable Skill in: Mixing and applying pesticides and fertilizers. Operation and maintenance of a variety of turf care equipment. The methods and practices of golf course maintenance. The operation and maintenance of a variety of grounds maintenance equipment. General building maintenance and repair.

Responsibilities

• Maintains golf courses: changes cups, repairs divots, plants trees, digs holes, drags sand straps, trims and mows grounds, repairs greens, cleans and mulches leaves, aerates verticuts, and syringes greens, mixes and applies solid or liquid pesticides to greens, fairways and trees, cleans buildings, applies dressing to greens and trees, cleans up storm damage, waters trees, repairs irrigation systems, hauls trash, removes dead trees, services equipment.
• Maintains municipal buildings and grounds, operates mowing equipment, minor repairs and services turf care equipment, repairs and maintains park structures, mixes and applies pesticides, grades and prepares athletic fields, operates dump trucks and loaders, performs minor tree pruning.
• Performs other assigned duties: acts as lead worker in the assignment and direction of seasonal employees, performs snow removal.

Benefits

• Commercial Driver's License training provided and paid for upon hire.
• Family medical, dental, vision and prescription plan for $98.61 per month for 2026.
• Iowa Public Employee’s Retirement Pension plan
• 457 Deferred Compensation – The City will contribute 6.5% of the employee’s income to his/her 457 account if the employee contributes at least 1% (applicable to Teamsters)
• 13 paid holidays
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

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