Part-time Senior Grounds Maintenance Worker

City of Lubbock; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Lubbock is seeking a grounds maintenance worker to keep City parks and recreational areas clean and well-kept. Responsibilities include concrete work, road repairs, and operating city vehicles and boats as needed.

The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent with some maintenance experience, a valid Texas driver’s license, and a required physical exam. Ability to perform plumbing, carpentry, and gardening tasks is important.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with an additional year of grounds keeping or maintenance experience; or any combination of education and experience meeting requirements.
• Valid TX Driver's License is required.
• Physical Exam required.

Responsibilities

• Keep grounds of City parks and recreational areas clean and maintained.
• Construct forms, pour, and finish concrete for sidewalks, walls, and curbs.
• Repair roadways with gravel or asphalt.
• Safely drive and maintain City trucks, tractors, mowers, and trailers; operate work boats to repair/install lake buoys when needed.
• Install and maintain waterlines; basic plumbing and carpentry tasks; operate related power tools.
• Mow and edge grass; clean park grounds, restrooms, boat dock, and hiking trails; maintain park areas.

Skills

Read & follow instructions

Heavy equipment operation

Grounds maintenance

Mowing & edging

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Power tools

Job description

Keep grounds of City parks and other recreational areas clean and maintained.

• Construct forms, pour, and finish concrete in the construction of various structures including sidewalks, walls, and curbs.
• Repair roadways with gravel or asphalt.
• Safely drive and maintain City trucks, tractors, mowers, and trailers. Also, maintain and ride on work boats when necessary to repair and install lake buoys.
• Install and maintain waterlines, occasionally perform basic plumbing, carpentry work, and operate various types of related power tools.
• Mow and edge grass; clean park grounds, restrooms, boat dock, crappie house and maintain areas pertaining to any park areas to include hiking trails.
• Perform preventive maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
• Perform related duties as required.

Completion of a high school diploma or the equivalent with an additional one year of experience in grounds keeping or maintenance work; or any combination of relevant education and experience that provides the following: Valid TX Driver's License Physical Exam Required

Knowledge of:

• The tools, equipment, materials, and methods used in park maintenance.
• The methods involved in routine plumbing, carpentry, concrete and asphalt construction work.
• Methods of basic skills pertaining to operations of mowing, weed eater operations.
• Methods of basic skills working with waterlines, replacing water valves, pipe fittings and related waterline components.

Ability to:

• Read, write, and comprehend daily instructions.
• Perform basic plumbing, carpentry, painting, and gardening tasks.
• Operate heavy equipment skillfully and safely.
• Perform maintenance and service work on trucks and heavy equipment.
• Make field repairs.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.

Physical Requirements:

• Continuously stand and walk during the shift.
• Occasionally climb ladders, stairs, poles, scaffolding, and other inclined surfaces.
• Frequently bend and kneel.
• Continuously lift and carry up to 25 pounds.
• Frequently lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 100 pounds.
• Occasionally push and pull objects.
• Occasionally flex upper trunk forward at the waist and partially at the knees.
• Occasionally rotate upper trunk to the right or left while sitting or standing.
• Frequently reach above, at, or below shoulder height.
• Coordinate eye, hand and foot movement to operate a vehicle.

Agency: City of Lubbock

Address: 1314 Avenue K
Lubbock, Texas, 79401

Phone: [phone]

Website: http://www.mylubbock.us