SENIOR WEED ABATEMENT WORKER

County of Los Angeles; California; On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Weed Abatement Worker in the Department of Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and Measures. You will supervise a crew, direct field operations to clear properties of weeds, brush, and debris, and ensure work meets contract standards.

The role includes on-the-job training, safety leadership, cost estimation, and coordination with vendors. Applicants must have one year of outdoor weed control experience or lead capacity, and a valid California driver’s

Qualifications

• One year of full-time outdoor work experience in eradication and control of weeds, brush, or other vegetation.
• Lead capacity is defined as leading two or more workers and reviewing work methods.

Responsibilities

• Leads a crew by directing, coordinating, and tracking hours and equipment to clear properties of weeds and debris.
• Provides on-the-job training to crew members to ensure safe and competent work performance.
• Coordinates weed abatement work with vendors and monitors contractor performance.
• Promotes safety practices and ensures compliance with Cal-OSHA and departmental rules.
• Inspects sites to identify hazards, scope of work, and cost needs.
• Estimates costs for clearing vegetation to ensure adequate funding.
• Transports tools and crew in County vehicles to sites and manages logistics.
• Maintains and repairs hand tools, power tools, and equipment used in abatement tasks.
• Performs weed abatement tasks and demonstrates proper methods to subordinates.
• Communicates with supervisors, crews, owners, and vendors and documents work progress.
• Prepares written reports detailing work performed, hours, photos, and costs.

Skills

Outdoor work experience

Lead capacity experience

Driver's license

Job description

Position/Program Information

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER/WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

EXAM NUMBER: V0034O

When to Apply

The application filing period will begin on Monday, July 6, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (PT) - Continuous. We will keep accepting applications until the positions are filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.

Type of Recruitment

We encourage applications from anyone.

Why work for us?

With almost 10 million residents, Los Angeles County is the most populous county in the nation! As the largest employer in Southern California with over 100,000 employees in 39 departments, we provide vital and diverse public services like law enforcement, property assessment, public health protection, water conservation, and cultural activities.

The County has more than 2,100 different job types, offering a lifetime of opportunities and careers! We are dedicated professionals committed to preserving the dignity and integrity of the workplace as well as protecting the rights of each employee. Join us and discover one of the strongest public-sector benefits packages in the county with a rich selection of health care options, robust retirement plans and the flexibility to work, relax, and rejuvenate to reach your fullest personal and professional potential.

For more information about our amazing benefits, please visit us here: https://hr.lacounty.gov/benefits/

Essential Job Functions

• Leads a crew of workers by providing direction to crew members, monitoring and coordinating the crew members’ work, and tracking crew and equipment hours in order to ensure they efficiently and effectively clear properties of grass, weeds, brush, rubbish, and other combustible materials.
• Provides on-the-job training to work crew members by identifying where training is needed, developing a plan to meet the training need, monitoring the progress of the trainee, and providing feedback on training performance in order to ensure all work crew members are competent to perform the work safely and effectively.
• Coordinates clearing operations of weeds, undergrowth, and debris performed by vendors. Monitors their work activities and evaluates performance through completed work and photographs. This ensures the work meets the County of Los Angeles contract standards and requirements.
• Promotes established safety practices and procedures by setting a personal example and communicating departmental rules and procedures and other safety regulations (e.g., Cal-OSHA) to crew members in order to ensure a safe work environment and compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Inspects properties by walking the site and gathering information about the site from maps and other resources, and identifying hazards in order to determine the extent of the work to be done, to prevent damage and injuries, the resources needed to perform the work, and to ensure the accuracy of cost estimates.
• Estimates costs associated with clearing weeds, brush, and rubbish from properties by identifying the type of work to be performed, determining size of the area to be cleared, and determining the materials and other resources required in order to ensure adequate funding for the work to be performed.
• Transports tools, materials, and work crew members to work sites using a County vehicle (truck or van up to 10,000 lbs.) by locating the site on a map, driving to the site while obeying all traffic laws, and parking the County vehicle in an authorized and safe location in order to ensure all required tools, materials, and personnel are available at the site to perform the work required.
• Performs and has the responsibility of the maintenance of hand and power tools and heavy and specialty equipment (e.g., compactors, chippers) used in weed, brush, and combustible materials abatement by cleaning, lubricating, sharpening, conducting minor repair work, etc. in order to ensure the effective and safe operation of tools and materials.
• Performs weed, brush, and combustible materials abatement tasks by using hand and power tools in order to clear properties and demonstrate proper weed, brush, and combustible materials abatement methods to subordinate work crew members.
• Communicates orally with supervisors, work crews, property owners, vendors, and other agencies. Uses two-way radios, telephones, or in-person talks to clarify work requirements. Discusses logistics and issues related to the work. Exchanges information about problems encountered during work.
• Prepares written reports, such as daily diaries, weekly and monthly reports, by hand, computer, iPad, camera, or word processing software. These reports detail all work performed, required photographs, hours worked by self and crew members, and costs involved in completing the work.

For additional information regarding the classification standards, please see the Los Angeles Class Specification for Senior Weed Abatement Worker, #0034.

Requirements

OPTION I: One year of full-time outdoor work experience in the eradication and control of weeds, brush, or other vegetation.

OPTION II: One year of full-time outdoor work experience in a lead capacity over manual laborers performing eradication and control of weeds, brush, or other vegetation.

LICENSE: A valid California Class C Driver's License is required to perform job-related essential job functions.

Special Requirement Information

• Part-time experience will be considered based on proration. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, such as 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience.
• Lead capacity is defined as positions that act as a team or group leader to at least two (2) or more journey or lower-level employees with responsibilities for assigning, coordinating, and reviewing the work, ensuring proper work methods are followed, and providing technical assistance and training. Positions spend no more than 50 percent of the time performing similar duties as the positions that they lead.
• Driver License Information: Applicants for roles that require driving must acquire and present a copy of their driver's license and driving record from the California State Department of Motor and Vehicles before final appointment. Applicants should not present a copy of their driving history until asked to do so by the hiring department. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether an applicant's driving history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors. License must not be currently suspended, restricted or revoked.

Physical Class IV

Arduous: This class involves frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds, often combined with bending, twisting, or working above ground on irregular surfaces. It includes those positions that occasionally demand extraordinary physical activity such as those in Safety positions.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT: This examination will consist of an Evaluation of Experience based on the application information weighted 100%.

Candidates must meet the Requirements and receive a passing score of 70% or higher on this examination to be placed on the eligible Register.

WITHHOLDS OR OUT-OF-CLASS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. REQUIRED EXPERIENCE MUST BE FULLY MET AT THE TIME OF FILING AND CLEARLY INDICATED ON THE APPLICATION.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION: Applications will be processed as they are received, and candidates will be added to the list accordingly. Individuals who successfully pass the assessment(s) are placed on a list based on their score group for a duration of twelve (12) months. We will use this list to fill vacancies as they occur. NO PERSON MAY COMPETE IN THIS EXAMINATION MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWELVE (12) MONTHS.

VACANCY INFORMATION: The list of successful candidates created from this examination will be used to fill TEMPORARY and PERMANENT vacancies throughout the County of Los Angeles in the Department of Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and Measures as they occur.

AVAILABLE SHIFT: Appointees are expected to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Social Security Number

Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number when applying.

Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI)

The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. We are committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

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Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement

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Testing Accommodations For Applicants

The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit: https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/.

Fair Chance

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility

Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Career PathFinder

Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at http://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov.

Veteran's Credit

Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.

For more information on veteran’s credit, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/205102_PPG_115.pdf

Revised September 2025