Landscaping Crew Helper

Job Description Overview

We are currently hiring for Landscaping Crew Helper I to join our team. Please visit our website for information on how to apply:

To apply, complete an application for employment and return it to our Corporate Office at 420 S. Doolittle Rd., Edinburg, TX 78542, or scan a fully completed application to

Responsible for maintaining the landscape around the water plants and facilities to ensure that the grounds are orderly. Performs landscaping duties including mowing, edging, weeding, and removal of brush (including shrubs and small trees if needed). May utilize lawn maintenance machinery such as a lawn mower, riding mower, weed eater, or chainsaw in the course of daily landscaping work. May utilize herbicides and insecticides as needed for weed and insect control.

Participates in job-specific training and other required corporate training programs. Complies with federal and state regulations and all established corporate policies and procedures. Other duties may be assigned.

• A self-starting individual who possesses a high school diploma and up to three months of related experience.
• Must be able to read, write, and follow written instructions.
• Must possess a current Texas Driver License and be insurable by the Corporation’s insurance underwriter.
• Must possess good judgment and exercise discretion in daily duties.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. during the workweek and occasional weekends.
• Must be bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Position requires the ability to stand and walk for long periods in the sun; direct exposure to the elements is required.
• Must have the ability to frequently lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
• Vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level is generally loud.

• 3 or more months of prior relevant work experience.

The North Alamo Water Supply Corporation is a legally chartered corporation operating under the laws of the State of Texas for the purpose of furnishing potable water and wastewater utility service for rural residents of eastern Hidalgo County, Willacy County, and northwestern Cameron County, as described in Certificates of Convenience and Necessity Nos. 10553 and 20645 (CCN). The CCN boundary encompasses 973 square miles and surrounds or is adjacent to 16 cities and/or communities that operate public water systems.

The system presently serves more than 56,000 meter connections, including households, numerous businesses, 24 schools, and six other Public Water Systems, from six surface water treatment plants and one reverse osmosis treatment plant. The 44,900 meter connections represent an estimated population of nearly 180,000. The surface water treatment plants treat surface water conveyed by six irrigation districts. The original source of the raw water is the Rio Grande River.

The reverse osmosis plant treats brackish groundwater. Of these meter connections, approximately 2,000 are also served by the corporation’s wastewater system. The corporation’s operating policies, rates, tariffs and regulations are formulated and implemented by a nine-member Board of Directors elected by the members of the Corporation.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Utilities

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