Grounds Maintenance Technician
Company: City of Omaha
Location: Omaha
Posted on: March 15, 2025
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Job Description:
Posting Type: Open CompetitiveWork Type: Full-TimeNature of
Work: This is skilled and manual labor work in maintaining the
appearance, usability, and safety of landscapes, grounds, sports
fields, and related facilities of City parks and City land. Work
involves caring for grounds, ballfields, playgrounds, and athletic
complexes at the City of Omaha's parks and other specified areas.
Routine work assignments are performed independently; however, work
is inspected during progress and upon completion by the assigned
supervisor.Education and Experience: The knowledge, skills, and
abilities may be acquired through, but are not limited to, the
following combination of education and/or experience.Two (2) years
of experience in working in landscaping or maintenance.
Environmental Quality Control:
Two (2) years of experience in installing or maintaining green
infrastructure (rain gardens, bioretention, bioswales, green roofs,
permeable pavement).
Special Qualifications: Must possess a valid class "B" commercial
driver's license with "N" endorsement and air brake certification
by the end of the probationary period. Must possess a current
category 04 Certified Federal and State of Nebraska Pesticide
Applicator's Certificate by the end of the probationary period.
Must possess a 2nd grade hoisting and engineer's certificate by the
end of the probationary period. Must possess a forklift operator's
certificate by the end of the probationary period.Pay Range:
$20.67with step increases to $27.80 HourlyBenefits: Forty-hour work
week. Paid leave per year: twelve days vacation; eighteen days
sick; and fourteen holidays. Employee's group health insurance,
including major medical, vision, and dental, for individual or
family. Defined benefit pension plan, plus Social Security, and
more. See hr.cityofomaha.org for detailed information.Who Can
Apply: Any person who meets the qualifications and other
requirements described in this posting.How to Apply: Completed City
of Omaha employment applications must be submitted using the online
application from the City website. It is the sole responsibility of
the applicant to check and ensure that any and all required
application materials and supplemental forms are received by the
City of Omaha Human Resources Department by the stated deadline.
You may confirm receipt of any materials and forms by contacting
the Human Resources Department. If the materials are not received
in the Human Resources Department by the stated deadline, they will
not be considered. There will be no exceptions to this
rule.Examination Information: The multiple-choice/written
examination will be on April 4, 2025, at the Omaha/Douglas Civic
Center, 1819 Farnam St. An invitation via email to the exam will be
given to candidates once their application has been received,
reviewed by a recruiter, and accepted to the test for the position.
The test is designed to assess knowledge of the job, skills, and
abilities of this position. The passing score on the examination is
50%. This will be weighted 100% in the final score.Veteran Points:
To claim five (5) points for veteran's preference, you must submit
proof of service (such as a DD-214) that includes the date of
induction, date of honorable separation, and Social Security
number. (You must have completed more than 180 consecutive days of
active duty.) To receive an additional five (5) points credit for
disability, you must submit proof of eligibility from the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs dated within the last 12
months. This information must be submitted to the Human Resources
Department by April 4, 2025.Required Knowledge, Skills, and
Abilities:* Knowledge of propagating, planting, fertilizing,
cultivating, pruning, and general care of plants, flowers, trees,
and shrubs.
* Knowledge of basic irrigation systems.
* Knowledge of the methods, tools, materials, and practices used in
landscaping and grounds maintenance.
* Knowledge of the use of fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides
and other disease management techniques used in grounds
maintenance.
* Skill in the use of tools used in forestry and grounds
maintenance.
* Ability to recognize and treat various diseases, insect and
abiotic problems of flowers, trees, shrubs, and turf.
* Ability to understand oral or written instructions.
* Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
with fellow employees and members of the general public.
* Ability to adhere to safety policies, procedures, and
guidelines.
* Ability to operate automotive equipment and tools used in
forestry and grounds maintenance.
* Ability to reach, balance, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, stand,
walk, push, pull and otherwise perform the movements involved in
exercising the essential functions of this position for periods of
up to eight (8) or more hours.
* Ability to move objects weighing up to fifty (50) pounds up to
33% of the time; weighing up to twenty (20) pounds 34 to 66% of the
time; and weighing up to ten (10) pounds from 67 to 100% of the
time.
Essential Functions: Any one position may not perform all of the
duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all of the duties
that may be performed in positions allocated to this class.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.* Mows, edges, and
trims grass in parks and various city properties.
* Prunes trees and shrubs, mulches leaves, seeds, mulches,
fertilizers, and removes debris from natural areas.
* Cares for city parks and ballfields, including watering,
aerating, tilling and dragging ballfields, and adding sand to
playgrounds.
* Diagnoses plant problems and applies pesticides, herbicides, and
fertilizers to trees and shrubs.
* Inspects grounds and performs necessary upkeep, minor repairs, or
reporting issues.
* Performs general maintenance to equipment pertaining to
landscaping and grounds maintenance.
* Performs general maintenance to park equipment, including
painting, repairing storm damage, putting up and removing
sunshades, replacing fence posts.
* Performs tree maintenance, including trimming limbs, removing
trees, chipping, and grinding stumps.
* Maintains equipment and service maintenance records.
* Fills potholes with asphalt.
* Drives heavy equipment, such as loaders and trucks with loaded
trailers.
* Prepares athletic complexes for use by members of the public,
including cleaning pools.
* Removes snow from city properties using all forms of snow removal
equipment.
* Disposes of litter and other debris appropriately.
* Cleans public restrooms.
* Maintains and repairs irrigation systems throughout city
properties.
* Trains and provides work direction to other employees.
* Maintains regular job attendance in accordance with a schedule
established for the position by the supervisor.
* Performs other related duties as assigned or as the situation
dictates within the scope of this classification.
* The following essential functions are specific to the designated
division:
* Environmental Quality Control
* Waters, sprays, weeds, prorogates plants, repairs damage, and
removes sediment from green infrastructure.
* Assists in monitoring of water quality in green
infrastructure.
* Directs volunteers and part-time employees assisting in green
infrastructure maintenance.
* Operates common equipment used in maintenance of permeable
pavement systems (mechanical sweeper, wet/dry vacuum).
Conditions of Employment: Candidates must provide proof of U.S.
citizenship or proof of permanent residence or authorization to
work. The City of Omaha reserves the right to conduct criminal
history, driving record, reference and credit checks and a
background investigation on applicants for employment. Successfully
passing a criminal background review, reference check, and if
applicable, a credit check, is required as a condition of
employment. If applicable, the City will require that you
successfully pass a review of the driver's license, driving
abstract, a pre-employment drug test, a hearing test and a back
screening examination as a condition of employment. Failure to
provide the information requested in the application process in a
truthful, accurate and complete manner may result in
disqualification, revocation of conditional employment or
termination.Reasonable Accommodation: The City of Omaha does not
discriminate on the basis of disability. If you need a
disability-related accommodation during the job application or
selection process, advise the Human Resources Department at least
48 hours prior to the need by emailing
employment@cityofomaha.org.
For a complete description of this job classification, visit
hr.cityofomaha.org
Contact Points:City of Omaha Human Resources Department
1819 Farnam St, Suite 506
Omaha, NE 68183Phone: (402) 444-5300
Fax: (402) 444-5314Website: hr.cityofomaha.org
Email: employment@cityofomaha.org
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