Grounds Maintenance Worker

City of Omaha; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 16,531 - 24,796; Part time

Job summary

City of Omaha is seeking a part-time grounds maintenance worker to help keep parks, facilities, and city rights of way in good condition. You will operate tractors and other maintenance equipment, perform landscaping tasks, water lawns, apply chemicals, lay sod, prune trees, and repair park structures.

The role may involve supervising a small seasonal crew and requires heavy lifting, safety awareness, and adherence to written and oral instructions.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of operating tractors, trucks and grounds maintenance equipment.
• Knowledge of safety requirements for operating tractors, trucks and grounds maintenance equipment.
• Some knowledge of maintenance and repair of motorized equipment.
• Skill in operating a tractor and attachments.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and the public.

Responsibilities

• Mows, trims, reseeds, landscapes, and cleans park grounds, facilities, and rights of way.
• Waters grounds using sprinklers and repairs sprinkler heads.
• Applies chemicals and spreads fertilizer.
• Lays sod and prunes trees.
• Mows grass and removes debris from parks and abandoned private properties.
• Paints and repairs park recreational equipment.
• Operates tractors and attachments.
• Operates and maintains maintenance vehicles under 26,000 pounds GVW.
• Operates other grounds maintenance tools and equipment.
• Serves and makes routine repairs to assigned equipment.
• May supervise a small crew of seasonal employees (2–3).
• Performs other duties as assigned within this classification.

Skills

Tractor operation

Safety procedures

Equipment maintenance knowledge

Tractor attachments operation

Following instructions

Effective communication

Job description

Work Type

Part-time/Seasonal

Nature of Work

This work involves maintaining public park grounds and facilities, abandoned private properties, and city rights of way. It involves mowing grass and weeds, picking up trash and litter, operating and maintaining equipment and hand tools, and requires heavy lifting and sustained physical effort.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of the operation of tractors, trucks and other grounds maintenance equipment
• Knowledge of the safety requirements associated with the operation of tractors, trucks and grounds maintenance equipment
• Some knowledge of the maintenance and repair of motorized equipment
• Skill in the operation of a tractor and associated attachments and implements
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively with associates, subordinates and the general public

Essential Functions

• Mows, trims, reseeds, landscapes, and cleans public park grounds, facilities, and city rights of way
• Waters grounds using automatic sprinklers and hand watering equipment and repairs sprinkler heads
• Applies chemicals and spreads fertilizer
• Lays sod and prunes tree branches
• Mows grass and removes weeds, downed trees, limbs, branches, and debris from parks and abandoned private properties
• Paints and repairs park recreational equipment
• Operates farm type tractors and all attachments
• Operates pickup trucks, single axle trucks, and other maintenance vehicles with gross vehicle weights of less than 26,000 pounds
• Operates other engine powered and manually operated grounds maintenance tools and equipment
• Services and makes routine repairs to assigned equipment
• May supervise and participate in the work of a small crew of other seasonal (2 to 3) employees
• Performs other duties as assigned or as the situation dictates within the scope of this classification

Special Qualifications

Must possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license.

Must be at least 18 years of age.

Pay Range

Depends on Experience

Benefits

Not applicable to part-time/seasonal employment

The City of Omaha is an Equal Opportunity Employer.