Trinity Metro has an immediate opening for a Grounds and Lots Technician responsible for maintaining the appearance, health, and safety of Trinity Metro's landscaped areas, grounds, and exterior facilities. This position performs routine grounds maintenance, vegetation management, and seasonal landscaping to ensure a clean, professional, and safe environment for employees, customers, tenants, and visitors. Service areas include multiple Trinity Metro facilities, rail stations, park-and-ride locations, bus facilities, administrative buildings, and other properties.
Responsibilities:
- Turf & Landscape Care: Mow, edge, trim, and maintain all turf areas; weed flower beds, sidewalks, curbs, parking lots, and fence lines.
- Vegetation Management: Trim shrubs, hedges, ornamental grasses, and ground cover; perform seasonal pruning; remove dead vegetation and overgrowth to eliminate safety hazards.
- Grounds Maintenance: Remove litter, debris, and leaves from landscapes, parking lot islands, medians, sidewalks, and entrances.
- Drainage Systems: Keep drainage ditches, culverts, and storm water inlets free of vegetation and debris.
- Planting & Mulching: Apply mulch to landscape beds and plant seasonal flowers, shrubs, and other materials.
- Irrigation Support: Inspect irrigation systems for proper operation; report broken components; perform minor authorized repairs and assist with seasonal adjustments/winterization.
- Emergency & Weather Response: Assist with storm cleanup, winter weather operations (sand/ice melt application), and support emergency response operations.
Equipment Operation
- Operate & Maintain: Zero-turn mowers, riding mowers, push mowers, string trimmers, edgers, hedge trimmers, pole saws, leaf blowers, utility vehicles, tractors, and attachments.
- Authorized Equipment: Use chainsaws only when explicitly authorized by a Supervisor or Assistant Supervisor.
- Inspections: Perform daily pre-operational inspections and report equipment deficiencies immediately.
Safety & Customer Service
- Safety Policies: Follow OSHA, Trinity Metro, and departmental safety policies; wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); perform Job Safety Assessments before starting work.
- Zone Safety: Maintain safe work zones around pedestrians, vehicles, buses, and rail corridors; strictly follow railroad safety requirements.
- Hazard Reporting: Identify and report unsafe conditions immediately to supervisors.
- Customer Service: Represent Trinity Metro professionally and respond courteously to concerns from employees, contractors, and the public.
Education and Experience
High School diploma or GED preferred.
Experience in commercial landscape maintenance preferred.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds; perform prolonged standing, walking, bending, kneeling, climbing, and lifting.
Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions, including extreme Texas heat and severe winter weather.
Ability to work overtime, weekends, holidays, and emergency call-outs as required.
Trinity Metro is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action Employer.