UTILITY WORKER HOURLY

Amarillo; Amarillo (TX); Hybrid; USD 16,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

City of Amarillo's Parks & Recreation department seeks a part-time Utility Worker (Hourly) to perform grounds maintenance across park properties. Starting pay is $14.00/hr and the role works ~20 hours per week, Monday through Friday with occasional weekends as needed.

Responsibilities include operating grounds care equipment, irrigation repairs, planting and watering trees and flowers, seeding and sodding projects, light construction, restroom and facility cleaning, and helping with various

Qualifications

• Ability to read and write; basic knowledge of grounds care is desirable.
• Prior experience with park maintenance and outdoor work is helpful.
• Desirable knowledge of grounds care and construction work.
• Valid Texas driver’s license preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assists with turf maintenance and park facility upkeep.
• Operates trim mowers, weed eaters, edgers, backpack blowers, small tractors, line markers, hedge trimmers.
• Cleans park restrooms, play courts, stages, and other facilities.
• Assists with tree pruning, shrub trimming, and debris removal.
• Digs holes, installs irrigation components, and lays sod.
• Assists with concrete work, painting, carpentry, and basic repairs.
• Weeds and cleans flower beds and rock islands.
• Cleans pathways and keeps daily cost/task sheets.
• Valid Texas driver's license preferred but not required.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Equipment operation

Manual labor

Outdoor work

Education

Ability to read and write

TX Driver's License preferred

Tools

Line markers

Weedeaters

Edgers

Backpack blowers

Small tractors

Hand tools

Job description

## UTILITY WORKER HOURLYApplylocations: Parks & Recreationtime type: Part timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: July 13, 2026 (20 days left to apply)job requisition id: JR2972STARTING PAY:14.00/hr.POSITION SUMMARY:Under direction of Park Foreperson this person performs grounds maintenance duties on all park property located within the City of Amarillo. Maintenance tasks include operating grounds care equipment, irrigation repairs, planting and watering trees & flowers, seeding & sodding projects, light construction duties, cleans restrooms, picnic areas, play courts, and other park facilities. This position works a 20 hour week weather permitting. (Monday thru Friday) with an occasional weekend work if necessary.PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:1. Assists employees with turf maintenance, park facility maintenance, and ballfield preparations.2. Runs trim mowers, weedeaters, edgers, backpack blowers, small tractors, line markers, hedge trimmers, and miscellaneous hand tools.3. Cleans park restrooms, play courts, stages, wading pools, shore lines, decorative fountains, complexes, undeveloped areas, park facilities, empties trash cans and any other manual labor type jobs deemed necessary by the department.4. Assists employees with minor tree pruning, hedge pruning, and brush removal, helps load and unload trees on trailers.5.Dig holes, cleans ditches for irrigation repair and installation, shovels dirt, hoes weeds, digs tree holes, set out manual sprinklers, and lays sod.6. Assists with concrete work, fabrication work, turf renovations, painting, carpentry, equipment repairs, irrigating and irrigation installation and repair, and other landscape and construction related job tasks.7. Weeds and cleans flower beds and rock islands.8. Cleans walks and pens at zoo.9. On some occasions must keep daily cost sheets and task sheets. MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, AND WORK AIDS USED:Operates small riding mowers, line markers, weed eaters, edgers, backpack blowers, and all types of grounds maintenance equipment, small trucks and small tractors. Uses basic hand tools for equipment repairs and facility repairs.PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:Must be capable of performing manual labor on a daily basis and for extended periods of time. Must lift heavy objects, and work outside in inclement weather. Requires considerable amount of walking, bending, squatting, etc.EDUCATION, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, AND LICENSES/REGISTRATION REQUIRED:Ability to read andwrite, having some prior knowledge of grounds care and construction related work is desirable. Valid Texas driver's license preferred but not required.The City of Amarillo is an Equal Opportunity employer and encourages applications from eligible and qualified persons regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information or protected veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. The City of Amarillo provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case by case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Office at 806-378-4294.