Senior Maintenance Worker - Horticulture

City of Grand Prairie, TX
Grand Prairie, Texas United States  View Map
Posted: Nov 13, 2024
  • Salary: $17.82 - $23.49 Hourly USD
  • Full Time
  • Agriculture or Farm or Ranch
  • Building Maintenance
  • Job Description

    Job Summary

    We’re looking for a Senior Maintenance Worker to maintain the interior and exterior of City facilities and grounds. In this important role, you’ll handle routine maintenance for buildings and landscapes, support other divisions as needed, and interact with City staff and residents. Join us to make a meaningful impact on the spaces that serve our community!

    Essential Job Functions

    This information is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the position. The following examples do not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent.
    This position has responsibilities that require lifting up to 20 pounds on occasion.

    • Maintains the interior of facilities by painting walls; vacuuming and cleaning carpets; buffing and mopping floors; moving and assembling furniture; dusting and polishing furniture; removing trash; and replacing interior lights.

    • Maintains the exterior of facilities by sweeping sidewalks; using the pressure washer to clean outside walls and sidewalks; removing litter, debris, and trash; mowing lawns; replacing exterior lights; and removing graffiti.

    • Maintains grounds by picking up litter; cleaning and repairing restrooms; emptying trash barrels; maintaining athletic fields; mowing grass; trimming trees; planting shrubs and flowers; and maintaining turf.

    • Provides customer service to the public by providing information as requested; and ensuring the security of guests.

    • All other duties as assigned by a supervisor/manager within your department/division.

    • Regular and consistent attendance and punctuality for the assigned work hours is essential.


    Minimum Qualifications

    Any combination equivalent to experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may qualify. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be:

    • Education: Work requires the ability to read and understand written instructions, to understand simple processes and the routine operation of machines. Level of knowledge equivalent to less than high school or equivalency.

    • Experience: 1-2 years of related experience.

    • Licenses: Valid Driver's License required.


    The City offers a full range of benefits for full time employees, including, but not limited to the plans as defined in the Benefits Guide. Summary of Benefits

    Closing Date/Time: 11/28/2024 5:00 PM Central
  • Special Instructions

    11/28/2024 5:00 PM Central
  • ABOUT THE COMPANY

    • City of Grand Prairie
    • City of Grand Prairie

     

    Welcome to the City of Grand Prairie!  We Live Life Grand here – about 200,640 residents call Grand Prairie home, and we’re still growing.  Grand Prairie is the 16th largest city in Texas and the 125th largest city in the United States, but we still have small town values.  We are rated the #1 Best Place to Retire in the U.S., 2nd Happiest City in Texas, 5th Best City for First-Time Home Buyers in Texas, 7th Safest Large City in Texas, and in the Top 50 U.S. Best Place to
    Raise a Family!

    We have attractions that draw almost 10 million visitors a year to: 

    • Epic Waters Indoor Water Park showcasing 80,000 square feet of year-round water fun referred to as a “cruise ship on land”
    • The Summit Active Adult Center with state-of-the-art fitness training, indoor infinity edge pool with lap lanes and exercise vortex, theater, game room, sauna
    • PlayGrand Adventures (10-acre, all-accessible playground) is an exciting opportunity to provide a safe and fun playground experience for all ages and abilities (open late 2019)
    • Firehouse Gastro Park restaurant downtown (conversion of historic Firehouse #1)
    • Lone Star Park Thoroughbred Horse Race Track
    • The Theatre at Grand Prairie concert venue
    • Historic Uptown Theater in downtown
    • IKEA, Living Spaces and the Premium Outlet Mall
    • Traders Village
    • Lake Joe Pool
    • Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! And Palace of Wax
    • Epic Central Park, a 172-acre park with five lakes, a Grand Lawn amphitheater, trails and a water and light show
    • Chicken N’ Pickle
    • Bolder Adventure Park
    • The Epic Arts, Fitness and Entertainment Center with $1 million in cardio and strength training equipment, indoor walking/jogging track, group fitness and more

    Grand Prairie recently welcomed more than 50 new restaurants and retail stores along SH 161, and development continues at a brisk pace. The city offers a vibrant lifestyle, with the best parks in the nation, more amenities than most, affordable to affluent housing and friendly neighbors.

    City employees work hard to ensure Grand Prairie is known as an organization that creates Raving Fans by delivering world-class service.  Our employee family and elected officials constantly live our values, aggressively move toward our vision and are always looking for ways to make the business of running a city even better.The hard work, positive input and optimism of all our city employees all play a key role in our success.  We look forward to you joining our
    team!

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