Sr. Maintenance Worker

Pay Range: $18.32/hr. - $22.90/hr. | $38,109 - $47,636 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Sr. Maintenance Worker job is available with The City of Fort Worth Park & Recreation Department at the Northwest District and North District location. The Parks & Recreation Department maintains more than 300 parks and public spaces citywide as well as providing recreational activities and educational programming that makes Fort Worth a great place to live, work and play.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• High School Diploma/GED
• Three (3) years of general maintenance, park maintenance, and /or construction experience
• Valid Class C Driver's License
• Must pass Pre-Employment Drug Screen, Physical and Criminal Background check.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Possess Class A CDL.
• Texas Pesticide Applicator's License.

The Sr. Maintenance Worker job responsibilities include:

• Perform a variety of landscaping, construction and maintenance activities in the completion of assigned divisional services and operations which may include those related to water distribution or collection systems, utility services, transportation/public works, park and recreation department and other manual labor responsibilities. 
• Operate a variety of gas-powered equipment and hand tools such as pressure washers, chain saws, augers, hedge trimmers, push mowers, weed eaters, blowers, shovels, rakes, wheel barrels, pick axes and various other equipment in support of a variety of maintenance and construction operations.
• Clean and maintain tools, vehicles, trailers and equipment; complete and assist in strenuous repair, installation, or construction activities.
• Perform additional construction, maintenance, and grounds keeping activities such as post & cable installation and repairs, signs installation, painting, parking lot striping, bed maintenance, playground maintenance, creek clearing, plants and trees planting and mowing. 
• Remove litter and debris from ditches, culverts, creek beds and right of ways; collect and haul trash, garbage, debris, dirt, sand and gravel; backfill jobs as required.
• Perform grounds maintenance duties such as playground maintenance, low limbing trees, creek clearing, mowing grass, operating a ground master, 580D mowers, tractors, weed eater, stick edger, backpack blower, removing and trimming trees and shrubbery, raking leaves and removing trash.
• Operate medium and light equipment such as tractors, riding mowers, forklifts, frontend loaders, jackhammers, cement mixers and various other equipment in support of a variety of maintenance and construction operations.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking and repetitive motions.

Light Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work

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Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.