Grounds Maintenance Technician

Copperas Cove; Copperas Cove (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Copperas Cove is seeking a Grounds Maintenance worker to maintain parks, athletic fields, and municipal grounds. You will operate light equipment, perform landscaping tasks, and help manage irrigation systems while ensuring safety and quality.

This role requires adaptability for after-hours events and a dependable, team-oriented attitude. Successful candidates will have a HS diploma or GED, 1–3 months of relevant equipment experience, and a valid Texas driver’s license.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• 1–3 months related experience operating light equipment or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Valid state driver’s license or ability to obtain one.
• After-hours work is sometimes required as assigned and largely related to special events.
• Be a self-starter and show initiative.

Responsibilities

• Maintains parks and athletic fields by mowing, trimming, and edging turf areas and prepping fields.
• Maintains municipal buildings by mowing grass, maintaining landscapes, and irrigation systems.
• Keeps all tools and equipment accounted for.
• Communicates effectively with citizens who may have complaints about services.
• Willing to work on-call as needed and on a 24-hour basis.
• Attends safety trainings and completes required reports.

Skills

Equipment operation

Teamwork

Communication

Reading & following instructions

Safety awareness

Mathematics for measurements

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Pickup truck

Gator

Tractor

Mower

Chain saw

Backflows

Weed trimmers

Irrigation systems

Hand tools

Job description

Definition / General Purpose

Maintains athletic fields, parks, municipal buildings, irrigation, equipment and pool facilities.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Works under the general supervision of the Grounds Maintenance Supervisor.

Safety classes, playground maintenance, employee updates, description summaries, weekly reports, and cemetery records.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains parks and athletics fields by mowing, trimming, and edging turf areas, prepping athletic fields for use, providing landscaping as assigned, and picking up trash.
• Maintains municipal buildings by mowing grass, maintaining landscapes, maintaining irrigation systems, picking up trash, and performing related duties as assigned.
• Ensures all tools and equipment are accounted for.
• The employee must have the ability to work well with others and have a good/pleasant attitude.
• Perform other essential duties as required to achieve successful operations of the department.
• Ability to effectively communicate and work with citizens who may have complaints about services provided.
• Must be able to follow directions.
• Willing to work on-call as needed and on a 24-hour basis.
• Regular and timely attendance is an essential job function.

PERIPHERAL DUTIES

Other Duties as assigned.

DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

High school diploma or GED equivalent;

One (1) to three (3) months related experience operating light Equipment or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Valid state driver's license or ability to obtain one.
• After-hours work is sometimes required as assigned and largely related to special events.
• Be a self-starter and show initiative.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of basic landscaping techniques;
• Ability to follow routine instructions;
• Ability to work without supervision and complete tasks in a timely manner;
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos;
• Ability to write simple correspondence;
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization;
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals;
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs;
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with coworkers and other departments;
• Ability to utilize current Parks and Recreation equipment, power tools, and other vehicles and/or items, effectively and safely, as needed to maintain the appearance of the City Parks and Recreation areas.

Selection Guidelines

Formal application, rating of education and experience; oral interview and reference check; drug test; job related tests may be required.

Tools and Equipment Used

Pickup truck, gators; lawn/turf and landscaping equipment, including tractors, mowers, acidifiers/aeration equipment, chain saw, edger's, backflows, weed trimmers, trailers, electric motors, pumps, sprinklers, irrigation systems; miscellaneous hand and power tools for lawn maintenance.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee must frequently be able to use full range of physical effort to include lifting, carrying and positioning of objects up to 100 pounds in weight; prolonged work in tiring or uncomfortable positions; frequent bending, stooping, reaching, stretching and climbing; constant standing on hard surfaces.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions in all City related facilities to include the Golf Course. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to vibration or risk of electrical shock. Power tools, motor/landscaping equipment, construction equipment, toxic fumes, weather.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

No one will perform the duties of a higher position without prior authorization from an individual authorized to approve.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.