Job description
Pay Range: $15/hr.
Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, April 13, 2023
The City of Fort Worth is the 13th largest city in the U.S. and the fastest growing among large cities. Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one Downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for Job Seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents. We are seeking individuals that reflect our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
A Maintenance Worker job is available with the City of Fort Worth Park & Recreation Department Athletics Division. The Athletics section of the Park & Recreation Department provides a variety of recreational sport programs and facilities year-round for Fort Worth residents of all ages which help relieve stress, enhance physical conditioning and enhance quality of life. With over 60 high-level competition sports fields maintained serving over 20,000 participants yearly, the Athletics division has been perennially recognized as one of the best in the country for its programs and services.
- Perform a variety of activities in the completion of assigned duties and responsibilities related to golf course and athletic fields and grounds and park maintenance
- Operate a variety of mowers and turf equipment such as weed eaters, shovels, stick edgers, backpack blowers, chain saws, pole saws, shovels, rake, pick axes, jack hammers and rakes
- Operate medium and light equipment such as driving brush trucks, tractors, riding mowers, frontend loaders and various other equipment in support of a variety of maintenance and construction operations
- Assist in pesticide applications where needed
- Remove and trim shrubbery; rake leaves and removing trash; mow grass, fertilize turf, clean debris from ditches, culverts and creek beds, gravel, or sand, maintain park turf, trees and landscape plants use proper mowing, edging, and pruning techniques; collect and haul trash and maintain hard surfaces and trails
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School diploma/GED with no experience required
- Valid Driver's License
- Must pass physical and drug test
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience operating small/medium machinery equipment/hand tools
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
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