UTILITY WORKER - GROUNDS MAINTENANCE

UTILITY WORKER - GROUNDS MAINT

Public Works
Grounds Maintenance

UTILITY WORKER
$43,574 Annually / $20.95Hourly
Join our team in this full-time role offering exceptional benefits, including comprehensive health and life insurance, a strong retirement plan, and competitive pay.

Essential Job Functions:

• Performs a wide range of manual duties associated with cutting grass, cutting and clearing weeds and brush, and operating weed eaters, edgers, and backpack blowers at various location throughout the city.
• Uses various hand tools to dig, sweep, and spread.
• Must be able to drive various light equipment such as pick-up trucks, one-ton single-axle dump trucks, lawn mowers, zero-turn mowers, and farm-type tractors used to cut grass.
• Loads and unloads materials, supplies, tools, and equipment.
• Cleans and maintains tools, equipment, materials, and work area.
• Extensive walking is required to pick up liter.
• Operates power equipment including pavement rollers, pumps, and paint application machines.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Worker Characteristics:

• Working knowledge of operating procedures for various light equipment.
• Ability to read and understand operation manuals and chemical application instructions.
• Knowledge of standard safety practices.
• Skill in the use of basic tools and equipment.
• Ability to follow oral/written instructions.
• Ability to communicate with co-workers.
• Physical ability to perform essential job duties.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• The ability to read and write sentences with common vocabulary.
• Three to six months of experience performing manual labor is preferred.

Special Requirements:

• Must pass a background screen, driver's license verification and physical exam, including a drug test.
• Must be able to drive and have a valid Class D driver's license and to remain valid as a condition of continued employment.
• Has one year from date of hire to get Class B license and must remain valid as a condition of continued employment.

Working Conditions:

• May be required to work long hours (overtime) in emergencies such as storms, debris removal clearing roadways, and snow and ice removal.
• May be required to work after hours for special events.
• Works outside exposed to extreme temperatures and inclement weather.
• Frequently exposed to dust and occasionally to dampness and unsanitary conditions.
• Subject to hazards of construction work, equipment, and working around traffic.
• Subject to excessive noise from equipment.
• Subject to heavy lifting, as much as 50 lbs. a distance of four feet from the ground and on occasion up to 100 lbs.
• Subject to excessive reaching, pulling, pushing, and feeling.
• Requires the ability to ascend and descend ladders, structures, and equipment.
• Subject to working in confined spaces.
• Requires crawling, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching.
• Requires sitting, or standing for long periods and extensive walking.
• Must wear all safety equipment following safety regulations.
• Subject to handling and breathing irritating substances.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. We participate in E-Verify.

We appreciate your interest in joining our team. Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to every inquiry. Only candidates selected for testing or interviews will be contacted. Please note: A new application is required for each career opportunity you apply for. In accordance with Tennessee's Open Records Law, all submitted applications and resumes are subject to public disclosure.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2026


AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Location : PUBLIC WORKS

Job Class : UTILITY WORKER-PUBLIC WORKS

Posting End : 05/31/2026

ANNUAL SALARY: $43,574.00-$43,574.00