Maintenance Worker - Parks Maintenance Crew at City of Gaithersburg, MD

Are you looking for a secure job with great pay, excellent benefits, and an opportunity for advancement? Do you like physical work in an outdoor environment? Are you interested in being part of a team dedicated to providing exceptional services that improve and maintain a community's quality of life? Would you like to find a career, not just a job? You’ve come to the right place! We have an immediate opening for a Maintenance Worker on our Municipal Parks Maintenance Crew in the Gaithersburg Department of Public Works.

40 hours per week; 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Some evening, weekend, and holiday work may be required. Starting salary for this position is negotiable within the target hiring range ($40,500 - $48,000) and will be offered at a level consistent with the relevant experience, knowledge, qualifications, training, certifications, and skills proficiency of the candidate. We provide comprehensive insurance benefits (medical, dental, vision, long-term care, life), paid time off, generous retirement contributions, tools to assist with paying down student loan debt and managing student loans, excellent work/life balance, and training and professional growth/promotional opportunities. 

As a Maintenance Worker on the Municipal Parks Maintenance crew, you will assist in maintaining 25 City parks and 13 recreation facilities that encompass more than 854 acres and include athletic fields, tennis and basketball courts, playground equipment, aquatic centers, meeting and class facilities, gymnasiums, fitness facilities, miniature golf, skateboarding, outdoor performance pavilion, walking and biking trails, and natural areas. You will be joining a hard-working and collaborative team committed to keeping the City beautiful and well-maintained and exceeding the expectations of our citizens and visitors to our community.

A job in the Public Works Department brings plenty of opportunities! We invest in our employees and encourage and reward employee growth and development through the Public Works professional career path plan, which provides our employees with the opportunity to advance and be compensated in accordance with proficiency in demonstrated skills without having to wait for a specific promotional opportunity. The City is committed to providing you with the training and support you need to successfully move up the career path at the pace you choose. We want to retain our employees for long-term growth!

Key job responsibilities are outlined above; please click here to view the complete classification description for the Maintenance Worker I position. The classification description indicates the full salary range established for this position to provide opportunity for growth and development (Grade 301 in the City's FY 2026 Schedule of Salary Ranges).

What you will need to be considered:

• Be hard-working, dependable, responsible, punctual, and safety conscious.
• Ability to deliver excellent customer service with a positive attitude.
• Be able to work cooperatively with others and contribute to a successful team effort.
• A valid driver's license and a good driving record.
• Be able to perform moderate to heavy manual labor over extended periods of time, possibly under adverse weather conditions.
• Ability to operate mowers, tools, and other maintenance and repair equipment in a manner consistent with safety procedures.
• Be able to understand and carry out specific oral instructions.
• Be at least 18 years of age; high school diploma or equivalent (GED) desirable.
• Have some experience (6 to 12 months) performing routine landscape, construction, or maintenance work, including manual labor experience involving the use of hand tools and portable power tools (desirable).
• A valid, unexpired Medical Examiner's Certificate/DOT physical card (may be obtained during pre-employment medical examination and must be maintained throughout employment).
• Have the ability to read, write, speak, and understand English to follow safety precautions and work procedures.
• Ability to work from equipment of various heights and in confined spaces.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and overtime when required; and to return to work when designated to be on call for emergency situations or repair work and/or snow and ice removal.
• Or any acceptable equivalent combination of education, experience, certifications, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to satisfactorily perform job duties.

Review of applications will begin immediately, so prompt application is strongly encouraged. The position will remain open until filled; recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of qualified applications are received or all hiring decisions have been made.

This position is non-exempt which means an individual in the Maintenance Worker position is eligible for overtime compensation under the provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the City's personnel regulations. Direct deposit of paychecks is a condition of employment for all City of Gaithersburg employees.

Successful candidates will be subject to a pre-employment criminal background investigation and medical examination including drug/alcohol screening. The City has established an alcohol-free, drug-free, and smoke-free workplace which applies to any person employed by, conducting business with, or applying for a position with the City. Each employee, as a condition of their employment, may be required to participate in pre-employment and reasonable suspicion testing. Employees classified as safety sensitive are also subject to immediate post accident and random testing.

For more information about the position, contact the Department of Public Works at 301.258.6370 or [email protected]. Questions regarding the online application process may be directed to the Department of Human Resources at 301.258.6327 or [email protected].