Golf Course Maintenance Worker - Seasonal Salary $15.23 - $21.58 Hourly
Location: Mesquite, TX Job Type: Seasonal Job Number: 2500385 Department: Parks and Recreation Division Golf Course Opening Date: 10/01/2025 Closing Date: 2/15/2026 4:00 PM Central
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GENERAL SUMMARY Salary: $15.23/hr. minimum - $21.58/hr. max (Depending on qualifications) Responsible for performing manual labor and use tools and equipment required to care for and maintain the Mesquite Municipal Golf Course. Assist in construction and maintenance of golf landscape operations. Operate, clean, and maintain golf course equipment. You can search for this positions full job description here.
SUPERVISION General supervision is provided by the Golf Course Superintendent.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• All behaviors comply with the Code of Conduct and Rules of Behavior outlined in chapter 8 of the General Government Policies and Procedures Manual. • Adheres to assigned work schedule as outlined in city and department attendance policies and procedures.
• Operate a variety of landscaping and lawn equipment to care for and maintain the golf course such as edger, line trimmer, push lawnmower, utility cart, greens mowers, fairway mowers and rough mowers and other various equipment. • Operates maintenance equipment to maintain golf course landscaping, equipment includes mowers, tractors, utility vehicles, aerifiers, and various hand tools. • Mows, edges, aerates, and fertilize greens and fairways. Applies fertilizers as necessary. Documents products applied and rates of application. • Plants and maintains trees, shrubs, perennial beds, flower beds, and native plants. Troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs irrigation system. • Landscape Construction - soil preparation, fine grading, sod/seed installation, shrubs, perennial and flower bed installation. • Responsible for trash collection and removal on course, cart paths, drainage systems, and open space.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS
• Formal or informal education or training which ensures the ability to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance. • Six months of increasingly responsible experience performing maintenance work involving the operation of park maintenance equipment.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES • Possession of a valid drivers license.
WORK SCHEDULE 20-30 hours per week 5:00am - 1:30pm Monday thru Friday, including weekends and holidays
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT Part Time and Seasonal Employees: Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS): All employees appointed to positions designated to work 1,000 hours or more per year must participate in TMRS. TMRS is a qualified tax-deferred retirement plan under Section 401 of the IRS. Seven (7) percent of gross earnings are deducted each payroll as a pre-tax deduction and deposited into the member account. When an employee becomes vested and retires, the City provides 2-to-1 matching contributions. Contribution to Social Security Administration is mandatory at a current rate of 6.2%.
Application Requirements
01 Are you at least 18 years of age at the time of application? Yes No
02 Select the option that best represents the highest level of education you have achieved. Less than High School completion High School or GED equivalency Technical or Community College attendance Technical School completion Associates Degree Bachelors Degree Masters Degree Ph.D. Juris Doctorate
03 Indicate the level of experience you have in performing maintenance work involving the operation of park maintenance equipment. No experience Under 6 months 6 months to less than 1 year 1 year to less than 2 years 2 years to less than 3 years 3 years to less than 4 years More than 4 years experience
04 Do you have a valid drivers license? Yes No
05 PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: If you are a current City of Mesquite employee, have you been employed in your current position with the City of Mesquite for at least 3 months? Please indicate the option that best represents your current status. No, I do NOT work for the City of Mesquite Yes, I am a current seasonal employee with the City of Mesquite Yes, I have been in my current City position as a fulltime/parttime employee for at least 3 months No, I have NOT been in my current City of Mesquite position as a fulltime/parttime employee for 3 months