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Job Description
Summary
Minimum Starting Salary: $16.65 per hour
The City of Waco Seeks
Are you passionate about maintaining beautiful, safe, and inviting public parks and spaces? We are seeking a dedicated Public Works Maintenance Worker to play a vital role in upkeeping our park system. In this role, you'll perform a variety of manual and light equipment tasks—from mowing, planting, and trimming to repairing irrigation systems and maintaining park facilities. Your efforts will help ensure that our community enjoys clean, safe, and well-maintained outdoor spaces. If you're hardworking, safety-conscious, and eager to contribute to the well-being of public spaces, apply today!
Minimum Qualifications
Required:- High School diploma or GED
- Valid Texas Driver’s License
- 2 years of experience in landscaping/ groundskeeping or equipment work
Position Overview
Under basic supervision, performs unskilled and semiskilled general labor work in cleaning and maintenance of City parks and grounds; cleans and maintains tools and equipment.
Essential Functions- Performs unskilled and semiskilled manual labor tasks to maintain safe and attractive park system; maintains park facilities and grounds and follows all safety rules and regulations to minimize risk of accidents; duties may vary according to job assignment.
- Operates light and mechanized equipment and performs cleaning and maintenance tasks, including weed control, mowing, planting and watering; cleans up trash and debris and cleans facilities; prunes and trims trees and shrubs; assists with irrigation systems; loads and hauls materials.
- Inspects light equipment and tools for proper operating condition; repairs and adjusts equipment and performs maintenance and preventive maintenance as needed.
- Enforces rules and regulations; assists with training new staff; reports unsafe acts, conditions, accidents and injuries; performs emergency cleaning and maintenance work as directed.
- Installs, repairs, and maintains the irrigation sprinkler systems to ensure effective watering of park areas, and other City property.
- Performs routine technical and preventive maintenance on sprinkler systems such as checking systems, replacing/repairing components, and making controller adjustments to ensure system is maintained in proper operating condition; inspects and tests systems to identify and resolve problems.
- Performs a variety of activities such as digging trenches, operating trencher, repairing valves, and modifying the controller to assist with irrigation system maintenance.
- Checks and adjusts system water pressure as necessary.
- Adheres to safety regulations and standards.
- May be required to respond afterhours, including holidays and weekends, in the event of a departmental or City-wide emergency.
The City of Waco offers a complete benefits package for eligible employees including; health, dental, vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Accounts, life insurance, long term and short term disability, retirement, deferred compensation plans, holidays, vacation, sick leave, credit union and savings bonds.
To learn more about the benefits offered, visit our Benefits page.
Why Work For Waco:- Meaningful and challenging work
- Make a difference and improve communities
- Competitive Salary and Benefits
- Full Range of Benefits, including Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- Mandatory TMRS Retirement Plan with a 2:1 City Match
- Education Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance
- Longevity Pay
- And More!
- Chance to do work you are passionate about
- Desire to give back
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Waco
Show moreWaco is centrally located in the heart of Texas on the I-35 corridor midway between Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin. This progressive and diverse city with a vibrant community spirit offers major attractions, museums, recreation, and abundant shopping to more than 140,000 residents. Waco is the 25th largest city in Texas and the county seat of McLennan County.
Waco is not only briming with Texas history, economic opportunity, and a rich variety of cultural experiences, it is also a major seat of high learning within three major colleges in its city limits including Baylor University, Texas State Technical College and McLennan Community College.
The city is also the birthplace of Dr. Pepper, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Museum and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Waco boasts one of the biggest and best municipal parks in Texas, Cameron Park. While the park is located in the middle of downtown situated on the Brazos and Bosque River it hosts numerous races, triathlons, boat races and much, much more.
Governance and Organization
Waco is a home rule city with a council-manager form of government. The City Council is comprised of a Mayor, elected at-large, and five City Council members representing single-member districts, all serving two-year terms. The City Council sets the tax rate, approves the budget, appoints members to City boards and commissions, enacts City ordinances, and appoints the City Manager, City Attorney, City Secretary, and the Municipal Court Judge.
The City has a strong Financial Management Policy that guides the operation and delivery of quality City services, contributes to excellent AA+ and Aa1 bond ratings, and maintains an unassigned fund balance reserve in the General Fund equal to 28% of current year budgeted expenditures. The City of Waco has more than 1,600 employees and a total operating budget of over $400 million.
The City provides a full range of municipal services including a regional airport, animal services, building inspections, code enforcement, convention and visitors bureau, emergency management, housing and community development, economic development, fire, public health, library, municipal court, parks and recreation, planning, police, public works, Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Museum, utilities and zoo operations.
The City Council and City Manager are committed to the mission of providing exemplary municipal services for citizens and visitors in a collaborative and transparent manner while honoring the public’s trust. Waco values include providing excellent and innovative services, promoting equality and inclusion, focusing on teamwork, investing in people and always doing the right thing.
With the City of Waco, you will find our home; where everyone belongs and thrives as move forward together.
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