Parks Maintenance Worker

The City of Wauwatosa is much more than an employer! We are a team of professionals who strive to find new and better ways to improve our residents' experiences. We believe all of our employees are leaders and we place tremendous value in our most important resource, our people!

This Parks Maintenance Worker position performs manual labor and semi-skilled labor related to DPW operations to maintain Wauwatosa parks and green space, provides customer service and support to parks users, and operates a variety of tools and equipment related to assigned duties. Initially under close supervision, incumbents learn to perform assigned activities with detailed instructions as to specific procedures to be followed.

Parks Maintenance Workers are expected to learn to operate a variety of equipment.

The hours for this position are 6:30 am-4:30 pm and the schedule is on a repeating rotation, as follows:

Week A:
Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday

Week B:
Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Week C:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Week D:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

The starting pay for this position is $25.17 - $27.96 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications. Further increases to the top of the salary band, which is $32.16 for 2026, will be based on performance.

The City of Wauwatosa provides an excellent benefits package, on-site fitness centers, meaningful work, and more!

The following duties are primarily performed and are essential for this position. Employees are expected to be able to perform each of these job duties satisfactorily and successfully to be qualified for the position. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Operates a wide variety municipal vehicles and other construction/maintenance equipment, such as front-end loader, street sweepers, lawn mowers, articulated tractors and CDL snow plowing and anti-icing equipment.
• Performs maintenance and janitorial work at parks facilities: buildings, grounds, play equipment, athletic fields, etc.
• Sets-up, takes-down, and monitors park events and rentals.
• Performs manual labor or semi-skilled labor outdoors regardless of weather.
• Reports for overtime work as assigned during public works emergencies.
• Performs snow and ice control on sidewalks and streets both manually and with power equipment.
• Updates and completes digital work orders and GIS based inventories from the field.
• Prunes, sprays, cultivates, plants, transplants, waters, fertilizes, mulches, and removes shrubs and flowers.
• Mows, aerates, fertilizes, and sprays turf.
• Leads seasonal employees in the day to day operation and maintenance of the City’s parks and green space.
• Performs basic maintenance of equipment including greasing, washing, fueling and winterizing.
• Assists forestry crews with tree pruning operations, as needed.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate’s Degree in horticulture, urban forestry, or closely related field preferred.
• No experience required, but two years’ experience in the performance of manual or semi-skilled tasks and operation of heavy or medium duty trucks preferred.
• Prior experience in trade work (such as carpentry, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, roofing custodial work, building maintenance, or masonry) preferred.

• A valid Wisconsin Driver’s License required at time of hire.
• Commercial Learner’s Permit (CLP) must be obtained within two months of hire and Class B CDL must be obtained within one year of hire. This time frame may be extended based on availability of internal training resources.
• Will be required to pass and maintain WDATCP pesticide category 3.0 Ornamental and Turf certification within six…