Job Description
Salary: $16.14 Hourly
Location : Tyler, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 995043
Department: Parks and Recreation
Opening Date: 05/15/2025
Purpose Of Position This position maintains the Rose Garden and assists Crew Leader in supervising laborers and community service workers. Assistance is provided by picking up litter, operating and maintaining power equipment, mowers, as well as hand equipment; helps supervisor in handling daily duties in the absence of the Crew Leader.
Essential Functions - Pick up litter and clean restrooms.
- Use backpack blower, spin trimmer and various push and riding, self-propelled mowers.
- Mow turf areas at responsible areas at Rose Garden and Harvey Convention Center and other areas as assigned.
- Clean work areas once work is accomplished.
- Plant horticultural materials including roses, trees, shrubs, and bedding plants as necessary.
- Trim plants properly and remove dead plants as needed.
- Properly operate, maintain, and care for any assigned equipment.
- Help supervise and work with community service workers and laborers in the performance of tasks
- Must have knowledge of departmental regulations pertaining to tasks.
- Must have knowledge of the proper use and maintenance of hand tools and power equipment.
- Must be able to mow and trim grass, edge, and blow grass as needed.
- Must be able to sharpen mower blades.
- Must be able to perform minor maintenance of hand tools and power equipment.
- Must be able to stand 7-hours daily; bend, stoop, twist, turn, climb, crouch, balance, kneel, and walk 4-hours daily; crawl and sit 1-hour daily; push and pull up to 80-lbs. up to 6-hours daily; lift and carry up to 50-lbs.
- Must be able to work in various weather conditions including extreme heat and cold, temperature changes, humidity, heights, vibration, wetness, dryness, noises 80-dB and over, fumes, dust, chemicals, allergens, detergents, mechanical hazards, and moving objects.
- Must be able to communicate with all employees including co-workers and managers by telephone and radio.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience: High school diploma or GED preferred. At least one (1) year or two (2) years preferred of experience in maintenance of grounds including but not limited to operating tractors, mowers, or related lawn and landscaping equipment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Must possess a valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License with a clear driving record.
City Of Tyler Policy It is the policy of the City to recruit, employ and to provide compensation, promotion, and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, and other protected veteran. The City affirms that employment decisions shall be made only on the basis of a person's ability to perform the essential functions of the job. This position does require presence in the office to perform the essential functions of the job. The City shall continually review its employment practices and personnel procedures and take positive steps to assure that equality of employment opportunity in the City of Tyler, Texas is a fact as well as an ideal.
The City of Tyler will accept two years of relevant experience in place of each year of college required in the job description. Four years of relevant experience will be considered in place of an Associate's Degree, and eight years of relevant experience will be considered in place of a Bachelor's Degree. Any experience required in the Minimum qualifications is in addition to years of experience substituted for a degree.
The City of Tyler supports a policy of a drug and alcohol free workplace. All candidates are subject to pre-employment testing, which may include, but is not limited to, Drug and Alcohol Screenings, Work Fitness Evaluation, Criminal Background Check, and Consumer Report/Credit Check.
No person under eighteen (18) years of age will be employed in any regular full-time position.
Persons under eighteen (18) years of age may be employed in temporary or regular part-time positions, if they furnish the City with a minor's release (Form 2-2) and are approved by the City Manager.
No person under eighteen (18) years of age will be employed in any position requiring the operation of a City motorized vehicle.
Selection Process Elements
The City of Tyler believes in putting people first. We are passionate, proactive, and purposeful in our mission to serve our community and make a positive difference in the lives of our neighbors.
The City of Tyler offers the following benefits:
- Full range of benefits including Health/Teledoc, Dental, Vision, Disability, and $10K of Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
- 2:1 match in our TMRS Retirement Plan
- 11 paid holidays
- Generous paid time off
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
- Supplemental life insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Award-winning Infants at Work Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Ongoing professional development
We are proud to provide you and your family with valuable and significant benefits at affordable rates. Any full-time employee regularly scheduled to work 40 hours or more per week or any part-time employee with a work schedule of 30 hours or more per week is eligible to enroll for insurance coverage.
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In the questions that follow, you will be asked for information about your education and work history. Answers provided in this supplemental questionnaire must be substantiated and verifiable in the employment history section of your application. Please be aware that submitting a resume in lieu of completing the employment history section of the application and failing to provide all of the information requested in these supplemental questions will deem your application "incomplete", so please be thorough in answering the questions. Please indicate whether or not you accept these terms by checking the appropriate box below.
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Do you possess a High School Diploma or GED?
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Do you have at least one (1) year of experience in maintenance of grounds, including but not limited to operating tractors, movers, or related lawn and landscaping equipment, or an equivalent combination of experience?
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If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, please provide details on how and where you obtained the experience and the total number of years of experience. Please note that information provided here will need to be verifiable via the Employment History section of your application.
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Do you possess a valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License with a clear driving record?
Required Question City of Tyler, TX
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