Grounds Technician - Part Time

City of Baytown, TX; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Baytown is seeking a dedicated outdoor grounds maintenance worker to keep parks clean, safe, and welcoming. You'll operate mowers, edgers, and other equipment, perform routine repairs, and assist at City events. This role supports daily park upkeep and seasonal tasks to ensure safe, attractive facilities for residents and visitors.

We value hands-on work, safety, and reliability. The position requires attendance, occasional overtime, and a teamwork mindset to serve the community

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record; TX license within 90 days.
• Preferred lawn maintenance experience.

Responsibilities

• Operates weed eaters, rakes, blowers, and mowers.
• Loads equipment and may drive to locations.
• Prunes and removes dead or damaged trees and shrubs.
• Performs preventative maintenance on equipment and small repairs.
• Performs other related duties in parks and facilities.

Skills

Lawn maintenance

Equipment operation

Reading instructions

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary

Make a difference in your community while working outdoors! Join our team and help keep our parks clean, safe, beautiful, and ready for residents and visitors to enjoy every day. If you take pride in hands-on work, enjoy being active outdoors, and want a job where you can see the impact of your work, we'd love to have you apply!

Job Summary

Make a difference in your community while working outdoors! Join our team and help keep our parks clean, safe, beautiful, and ready for residents and visitors to enjoy every day. If you take pride in hands-on work, enjoy being active outdoors, and want a job where you can see the impact of your work, we'd love to have you apply! Ensures safety, cleanliness, and operability of park grounds and facilities. This includes performing the full range of grounds maintenance: mows, rakes, edges and trims lawns, trims trees, waters and weeds shrub and flower beds and assists at City-sponsored events when needed. This position operates power mowers, edger, and other small grounds maintenance equipment; monitors irrigation systems. Operates various sprayers to apply chemicals for the control of weeds; uses knowledge of fertilizer formulations for use in spreaders and or other proper fertilizer applicators. This position is responsible for daily maintenance of restrooms; litter pick-up; paints, and performs minor repairs on facilities, equipment, park furnishings and amenities.

• Operates weed eaters, rakes, blowers, push mowers and cleans in/around parks.
• Loads equipment, pole saw, weed eater, blower, hedger, chainsaw, generator, on truck and trailer for job to be completed, and may drive to locations.
• Prunes and removes dead or damaged trees and shrubs.
• Minor playground assembly and concrete work.
• Prepares for special events, Christmas, tournaments, Special Olympics, and July 4th etc.
• Performs preventative maintenance including checking and changing oil and minor repair of equipment including vehicle, pole saw, chain saw, blower, and weed- eater.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Required

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record (must obtain TX driver's license within 90 days).

Preferred

• Previous lawn maintenance experience.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

Ability to perform minor repairs, follow written and oral instructions and operate tools and machinery necessary for maintenance and repairs.

Here at the City of Baytown, in recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you bring. We strive to provide a workplace where differences are honored, with a workforce that reflects the diversity of the people we serve.

Attendance is an essential function of this position. The City reserves the right to require an employee in this position to work overtime. This position provides services or performs duties for the benefit of the general public during emergency situations. These may include services or duties different from those performed in the usual course and scope of your job. In the event of an evacuation, the incumbent in this position may be required to remain to perform needed services.

Overall Position Strength Demands

To promote health and wellness, we provide a comprehensive benefits program (listed below) to meet the needs of you and your family. Our goal is to help you live and work well - 365 days a year.

Health & Wellness

• Gym partnership with Lee College Wellness Center & swimming pool for $58/year
• Employee Assistance Program providing up to 8 FREE sessions per issue per year

Retirement

• MissionSquare and Roth IRA plans: optional retirement savings account

Training

• The HUB Employee Training Center: we invest in you by equipping you with the knowledge and skills needed to live out our Purpose and Core Values

To explore all of the benefits we offer, please visit: baytownlife.com