Maintenance Worker​/Senior Maintenance Worker

If you are interested in seeing your contributions make a meaningful impact in the Tustin community, apply to join our Public Works Field Services Division as a Maintenance Worker or Senior Maintenance Worker.

This position will be assigned to our irrigation and detail crews
, where you’ll perform hands‑on work maintaining parks, medians, and landscaped areas—handling everything from irrigation system repairs to detailed landscape and site upkeep that keeps Tustin’s public spaces safe, attractive, and inviting.

The pay range for each classification can be found below, and the position will be filled at either level depending on qualifications.

• Maintenance Worker: $26.99 - $36.33 per hour
• Senior Maintenance Worker: $29.67 - $39.95 per hour

• Repairs, removes, installs, and finishes concrete on sidewalks, curbs, and gutters
• Plants, prunes, and trims flowers, shrubs, and trees; mows, edges, fertilizes, weeds, and renovates lawns
• Cleans parks, streets, and facility grounds of trash, plant clippings, and other debris
• Removes graffiti from public property by power washing, chemically cleaning, and painting surfaces
• Prepares surfaces for painting and applies paint, varnish, shellac, enamel, or other protective finishes to various surfaces at City facilities
• Installs, trouble‑shoots, and performs field repairs on irrigation systems at parks and facilities
• Prepares and backfills trenches and holes to facilitate installation and repair of irrigation and utility lines and for street and park construction and repair
• Responds to emergency calls for maintenance and repair activities

An extensive list of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required can be found within each respective class specification for Maintenance Worker or Senior Maintenance Worker.

A combination of education, experience, and training that has provided the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities is required for entry into the classification. A typical combination includes:

Graduation from high school; one (1) year of experience performing unskilled maintenance work involving parks, landscaping, streets, or buildings.

Graduation from high school; two (2) years of experience performing a variety of semi‑skilled to skilled maintenance and repair work involving parks, landscaping, streets, or buildings.

Possession of a valid California Class C driver’s license and an acceptable driving record.

Possession of a valid California Class B commercial driver’s license and an acceptable driving record.

Satisfactory results from a background investigation, physical examination, and administrative screening. May be called to respond to emergencies outside of regular work hours (e.g. evenings, holidays, and weekends). Employees with a commercial driver’s license are subject to random drug/alcohol testing pursuant to Department of Transportation regulations.

Information on the physical demands, mental demands, and work environment for these job classifications can be found within each respective class specification for Maintenance Worker or Senior Maintenance Worker.

The City of Tustin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.