Public Works Seasonal

The City of Red Wing's Public Works Department is looking for Temporary Seasonal Laborers who enjoy working outside and having a flexible schedule that includes some weekends for summer 2026.

• Posting closes on March 24, 2026
• Review of Applications and Setting Up Interviews March 25-28, 2026
• Interviews March 31-April 3, 2026
• * All Dates Approximate

• Mows grass using both push and riding lawn mowers and trims weeds using a weed whacker and other hand tools.
• Plants petunias, geraniums, and other flowers in pots and urns on or near gravesites according to bequests in the Perpetual Flower Fund.
• Operates chainsaws and handsaws to cut down trees; trims, removes, and hauls diseased trees and bushes.
• Performs general clean‑up on cemetery grounds, including removing dead branches and flowers and raking leaves.
• Removes snow from cemetery roads, paths, and gravesites to allow for year‑round burials and access.
• Water plants, trees, lawns, and other greenery using watering cans, sprinklers, or Cushman scooters equipped with water tanks and spray apparatus.
• Picks up trash and debris from cemetery grounds and buildings; collects and sorts for recycling or disposal.
• Assists with funerals and burials.
• Shovels, backhoes, or otherwise digs earth for standard or oversized casket gravesites; refills after funeral service.
• Receives caskets from mortuaries for winter storage and transports caskets from the chapel basement up to ground level to facilitate spring burials.
• Operates a jackhammer to remove frozen ground to perform winter burials.
• Assists in pouring of footings for monuments, installing concrete bases and pedestals for markers identifying gravesites or for decorative purposes.
• Completes shop work, including routine maintenance and oil changes on equipment and vehicles.

• Performs landscape and park maintenance, including planting and watering flowers; pulling weeds; mowing and trimming lawns, fields, and parks; and maintaining trees and shrubbery.
• Maintains parks and ball fields regularly.
• Cleans restrooms, toilets, sinks, and showers, including garbage cleanup at parks or other City facilities as assigned.
• Performs minor maintenance and cleaning at general parking ramps.
• Performs park maintenance, including refuse and rubbish pickup, operating 4‑wheel Cushman Scooters only.

• Performs duties at the marina store, including cash handling for sales of goods and fuel.
• Performs marina duties including pumping fuel, pumping wastewater, and assisting boaters from boats.
• Assists in the launching, removal, and storage of boats.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Performs various painting tasks using brush/roller, including picnic tables, fire hydrants, buildings, and hockey rinks as assigned.
• Assists Utility/Public Service workers in maintenance of the City’s systems, including gate valves and hydrants.
• Assists with the construction of concrete curb and gutter and crosswalk, curb and parking stall painting using and/or operating one‑ton pickups, air compressors, jackhammers, and airless spray painters.
• Assists with street sign and guard rail installation.
• Assists with playground construction, including equipment installation and play area construction as assigned.
• Assists with sanitary and storm sewer maintenance, including jetting, rodding, and flushing.
• Assists with custodial and cleaning at various City facilities.
• Mow and weed whip around at job sites.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Completes shop work, including routine maintenance and oil changes on equipment and vehicles. Assists Mechanics in the Shop.

• Ride‑along with City employees helping with refuse and recycling collection tasks on regular scheduled collection routes. Includes pulling dumpsters.
• Operate the skid steer to help load garbage.
• Help with machine maintenance/repair, including greasing and oiling.
• Perform various painting tasks.
• Assist with custodial and cleaning duties.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Positions start at $14.50 per hour. Seasonals at the waste campus start at $15.50 per hour.

Employees who work at least 300 hours in a season may receive up to a $100.00 performance bonus for…