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Employment - Current Openings
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Laborer Park and Recreation
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$10.41 - $17.18 Hourly
$832.73 - $1,374.00 Biweekly
$21,651.00 - $35,724.00 Annually
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Full-time |
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Multiple Locations - Dallas, Texas
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| The substance of positions in this classification requires the performance of low-skilled and unskilled strenuous labor duties. Operating tractors, mowers, and other lawn equipment; maintaining public facilities, lakes, zoo and aquarium and park grounds; and, collects garbage/brush and trims landscape. |
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Essential Functions:
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| 1. Follows specific to general oral or written instructions on basic routines from an immediate supervisor or crew leader. 2. Completes several distinct tasks with little opportunity for decisions and supervisor frequently checks completed work. 3. Uses a variety of hand tools, power tools, landscaping equipment, and vehicles to transport equipment to job site. 4. Follows proper safety procedures; flags traffic, sets out barricades, cones, or other safety devices. 5. Performs preventive maintenance and minor repairs of all equipment. Performs Depending on Location: 1. Performs various manual labor duties to maintain parks (flagging, and setting up barricades), 2. Picks up trash, debris and litter from parks; performs mowing and landscaping including watering, trimming and planting 3. Mows all large grass areas of assigned city property or private vacant lots; performs daily inspection and preventive maintenance and minor repair to tractor and lawn equipment; performs manual ground maintenance such as litter collection, tree trimming and other landscape tasks. 4. Operates small to moderately complex mowers, tractor drawn equipment, fertilizer spreaders, and curb dresser), forklift, Bobcat, slope mower, tractor, hedge trimmers, edger’s, weed eater, blowers, and other specialized equipment to provide daily maintenance and landscaping to the city's public facilities; drives three ton, water, dump, and other city trucks; prepares and maintains horticulture beds and annual color plantings; performs minor facility maintenance such as painting, bench repairing, installation of picnic tables. Working Conditions & Hazards: - Requires extensive walking, carrying, dragging, holding, pulling, pushing, lifting, kneeling, bending, twisting body, walking, reaching, and squatting; may be required to lift up to 100 pounds. - Major activities are performed on level, slippery, sloping, unstable and uneven terrain. - Major activities are performed outdoors. - May be exposed to extreme cold, heat, heights, temperature swings, constant noise, mechanical and electrical hazards, fumes, odors, toxic chemicals (pesticides or herbicides), dust and mites. |
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Minimum Qualifications:
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| Must have at least an eighth-grade education and the ability to understand and follow specific oral and written instructions. At least one (1) year of professional landscaping experience may be required. Depending on position, a Texas Class C or Class B (CDL) license may be required. Driver positions require certification under the City Driver's Safety Program within the first six (6) months of employment. Drug/alcohol testing and physical may be required. |
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Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
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| May require knowledge of custodial, carpentry, plumbing, painting, mechanics, landscaping, and specialized equipment. - Ability to follow specific or general oral and written instructions on basic routines from a supervisor or crew leader. - Ability to perform a variety of moderate to heavy physical labor for extended periods. - Ability to lift and work with heavy equipment. - May require knowledge of surface preparation/adaptability of various surface materials. - May require State of Texas Class “A” or “B” or “C” CDL. - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with other employees and the public. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by personnel assigned to this classification and is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. |
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