What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Worker - Citywide Mowing position at The City of Fort Worth?
Pay Rate: $18.00 - 21.31/hr
Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Workdays & Hours: We have a vacancy for our City-Wide Mowing. Work Schedule: 6:30 am to 3:00 pm, 40 hours per week, schedule varies.
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 - Citywide Mowing job is available with the City of Fort Worth Park & Recreation Department. The Park and Recreation Department maintains more than 200 parks and public spaces citywide as well as providing recreational activities and educational programming that makes Fort Worth a great place to live, work and play.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma/GED and no experience required.
- Valid Driver's License.
- Must pass physical and drug test.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Landscape maintenance experience.
The Maintenance Worker - Citywide Mowing job responsibilities include:
- Perform a variety of construction and maintenance activities in the completion of assigned divisional services and operations.
- Operate a variety of hand and small power tools and equipment such as push mowers, weed eaters, shovels, rake, trucks, pick axes and various other equipment in support of a variety of maintenance and construction operations.
- Perform grounds maintenance duties such as mowing grass, operating a weed eater, removing and trimming shrubbery, raking leaves and removing trash.
- Clean debris from ditches, culverts, and creek beds; collect and haul trash, garbage, debris, dirt, sand and gravel; backfill jobs as required.
- Perform additional construction and maintenance tasks such as grading, pouring concrete, asphalt, spreading, and filling potholes.
- Work with and around heavy construction equipment; complete and assist in strenuous repair, installation, or construction activities.
- As assigned, operate medium and light equipment such as tractors, riding mowers, frontend loaders, truck, trailers and various other equipment in support of a variety of maintenance and construction operations.
Working Conditions
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 Demand
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 - $21
