Park Maintenance Worker

Overview

Milwaukee County Parks is seeking Park Maintenance Workers to maintain park units, ensure quality facilities and amenities, and provide a safe environment. The role supports preserving and enhancing department assets and delivering quality service.

Job Title: Park Maintenance Worker

Employer: Milwaukee County Parks

Hourly Pay Range: $21.30 - $31.92

Closing Date: 3/5/2026 or upon receipt of the first 50 applications

Parks Equity Statement
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Milwaukee County Parks is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that is demographically and racially representative of Milwaukee County residents. Leadership is committed to honoring diverse experiences, perspectives, and identities, while fostering inclusive, equitable, and welcoming work environments.

Park Maintenance Workers are responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of a park unit to ensure quality facilities and amenities and a safe environment. This position will also preserve and enhance department assets and ensure quality service and product delivery.

• Inspect and maintain all equipment and tools related to the performance of job duties.
• Maintain park green space by mowing, trimming, fertilization, aerification, seeding, weeding, planting, mulching, irrigation, and more.
• Set up and maintain natural or synthetic baseball/softball fields, turf sport fields, and hard surface play courts by industry practices to a standards level for competitive play. Assist with special facilities such as ice rinks, including both natural rinks and rinks with chillers.
• Maintain buildings and facilities such as pavilions, shelters, service yards, clubhouses, and pool buildings by performing general cleaning, rental set up, waxing and stripping floors, graffiti removal, inspection, building and repairing picnic tables, and more.
• Maintain park roadways, drives, parking lots, and pathways by cold patching, line striping, cleaning catch basins, snow removal, salting, and more.
• Maintain and operate a variety of pools, mainly splash pads and wading pools. Assist with deep-well pool preparations and maintenance with some operation when necessary.
• Participate on special project teams and community outreach efforts.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

• Current resident of Wisconsin.
• Possession of a valid Wisconsin Driver's License, able to be maintained throughout employment.
• Possession of a High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Grounds, Landscape, or Park Maintenance experience.
• Able to push, pull, lift, and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Willing and able to obtain a Class B CDL within six (6) months of start date.
• Willing and able to obtain First Aid and CPR Certification within six (6) months of start date.
• Willing and able to obtain a Category 3.0 Pesticide Certification within six (6) months of start date.

• Possession of an Associate Degree or higher in Parks and Recreation, Horticulture, Agronomy, or Turf Management.
• Possession of a Class A CDL.

Note
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This original application is open to qualified residents of the State of Wisconsin at the time of application. Candidates need to submit a full account of their training and experience (i.e., by submitting an up-to-date resume or by fully completing the application) during the application process and may also be asked to take additional written or performance tests as part of the selection process.

APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AT TIME OF FILING APPLICATION

Milwaukee County is committed to fostering an equitable working environment, free from discrimination and harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by law. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, pregnancy-related condition, national origin, age, disability, FMLA status, military status, marital status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and may require pre-employment substance abuse testing, background checks, and pre-employment physicals as appropriate. For special accommodations, please contact .