Senior Parks Maintenance Worker

Minimum Starting Salary: $18.70 Per Hour - Depending on Qualifications

The City of Waco Seeks
Are you passionate about creating and maintaining beautiful, safe outdoor spaces? We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Senior Parks Maintenance Worker to help keep our park system vibrant and inviting for the community. In this role, you'll perform a variety of manual labor tasks, operate heavy equipment, and ensure the safety and cleanliness of our parks. The ideal candidate is someone who can work independently, make sound decisions based on experience, and take pride in maintaining our outdoor environments. If you're ready to contribute your skills to a dynamic team and help shape our city's outdoor spaces, apply now!
Minimum Qualifications
Required:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Valid Texas Driver's License
• 3 y ears of experience in landscaping/ grounds keeping work (preferably with the City of Waco).
  • Experience with heavy equipment and basic knowledge of landscaping will be considered.

Position Overview
Under basic supervision, performs experienced semiskilled general labor work in cleaning and maintenance of City parks and grounds; cleans and maintains tools, equipment, and heavy equipment.
Essential Duties

• Performs unskilled and semiskilled manual labor tasks to maintain safe and attractive park system; maintains park facilities and grounds and follows all safety rules and regulations; works independently and makes appropriate decisions based on work experience; duties may vary according to job assignment.
• Operates heavy mechanized equipment; performs parks cleaning and maintenance tasks, including weed control, mowing, planting and watering; cleans up trash and debris and cleans facilities; prunes and trims trees and shrubs; assists with irrigation systems and chemical applications; loads and hauls materials.
• Inspects specialty vehicles and heavy equipment for proper operating condition; repairs and adjusts equipment and performs maintenance and preventive maintenance as needed.
• Enforces rules and regulations; assists with training new staff; reports unsafe acts, conditions, accidents and injuries; performs emergency cleaning and maintenance work as directed.
• May be required to respond afterhours, including holidays and weekends, in the event of a departmental or
  City-wide emergency.