Maintenance Worker

Job Description:

Maintenance Worker

Description

Pay Range: $18.00 - $21.31/hr

Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma/GED with no experience required
• Valid Driver’s License
• Must pass Drug Screen and Physical

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience operating small/medium machinery equipment/hand tools

The Maintenance Worker job responsibilities include:

• 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

Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting; depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, intense noises, gases, vibrations, chemicals, oils and workspace restrictions.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Heavy Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.

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.

Salary:

$18.00 - $21.31/hr