Senior Parks Grounds & Field Maintenance Tech

Montgomery Parks; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Montgomery Parks in Germantown, MD is hiring for Senior Parks/Facilities Maintenance Worker or Parks/Facilities Maintenance Worker at South Germantown Recreation Park. The role focuses on hands-on grounds and facilities upkeep, operating heavy equipment, and supporting events.

It offers steady full-time work within a reliable team and opportunities to grow maintenance skills, including nights and weekends as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in groundskeeping, building maintenance or park maintenance.
• Capability to operate and inspect multiple hand and power tools, machinery and trucks.
• Awareness of safety practices when handling pesticides, fertilizers, and heavy equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operate riding mowers and tractors to maintain parks, ballfields, and brush areas.
• Operate trucks and heavy equipment including trailers, dump trucks with plows, loaders and backhoes.
• Haul materials, tools and equipment for daily operations and projects.
• Perform routine safety inspections and basic maintenance of vehicles and equipment.
• Maintain athletic fields: layout, lines, aeration, overseeding and fertilization.
• Conduct routine grounds and occasional custodial maintenance; minor repairs to park buildings.
• Install and maintain park amenities such as signs, grills, tables, fencing and basketball equipment.
• Perform tree maintenance; prune and remove; operate chainsaws and stump grinders.
• Maintain stormwater facilities per DEP standards and care for bioretention/rain gardens.
• Assist with transporting supplies and setting up special events and programs.
• Provide general assistance to park visitors and support park activities.

Skills

Groundskeeping

Building maintenance

Park maintenance

HVACR

Plumbing

Painting

Masonry

Electrical

Carpentry

Job description

Montgomery Parks in Germantown, MD is hiring for Senior Parks/Facilities Maintenance Worker or Parks/Facilities Maintenance Worker at South Germantown Recreation Park. The role focuses on hands-on grounds and facilities upkeep, operating heavy equipment, and supporting events.

It offers steady full-time work within a reliable team and opportunities to grow maintenance skills, including nights and weekends as needed.