Grounds Maintenance Associate

Grounds Maintenance Associate

Salary

$40,000.00 - $42,000.00 Annually

Location

Gwinnett County, GA

Job Type

Full-Time Merit

Job Number

26-03858

Department

Parks and Recreation

Opening Date

06/10/2026

Closing Date

8/9/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

FLSA

Non-Exempt

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Class Summary

Job Description

This Grounds Maintenance Associate will be responsible for landscaping duties, janitorial duties, and litter collection. The position also requires assisting and providing customer service to Youth Athletic Associations and park users.

Essential Duties

• Maintaining turf (natural and synthetic) on athletic fields, dragging baseball field infields, changing home plates and base anchors
• Operating irrigation systems and performing minor repairs
• Maintaining passive areas
• Operating tractors and commercial zero-turn mowers
• Operating small engine equipment (backpack blowers, edgers, and string trimmers)
• Inspecting park assets including playgrounds for safety standards
• Applying herbicides (pre- and post-emergent) and fertilizers
• Performing preventative maintenance and performing repairs on equipment, chain link fencing/gates
• Reporting incidents to leadership
• Providing maintenance reports

Other Job Requirements/Information

• This job may require on-call rotation and emergency after-hours, weekends, and/or holidays.

Grounds Maintenance Associate I

Grade

Salary: $40,000. The grade for this position is A12(2).

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job, such as those listed above, will also be considered.

Grounds Maintenance Associate II

Grade

Salary: $42,000. The grade for this position is A13(2).

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED

• Two years of grounds maintenance experience

• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job, such as those listed above, will also be considered.

• Drivers license

• CPR/First Aid Certification

Effective 4/11/2023, this position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program.

For information related to position-specific essential duties, knowledge and skills, and physical requirements, please click here for the Grounds Maintenance Associate I click here for the Grounds Maintenance Associate II.

Note: The class specifications listed on this website are not the official class specifications for Gwinnett County and are subject to change.

For more information about this department, please click here.

Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities may be requested. If you need an accommodation during the application, interview, or testing process, contact Human Resources at 770.822.7915 or HREmployeeRelations@GwinnettCounty.com. This email is only for accommodation requests; for questions related to job postings, use jobs@gwinnettcounty.com.

Our Benefits program is designed to support every aspect of our employees' lives, from physical and emotional to social and financial.

Along with their salary, employees receive a variety of comprehensive benefits as part of their total compensation.

On average, our employees' benefits are worth 48 percent of their base salary!

In other words, employees would spend nearly half of their pay to purchase these benefits on their own. For employees' medical premium alone, the County contributes an average of 91 percent of the cost!

Health

• Medical plans for active and retired employees
• Dental and vision plans
• Prescription drug plan

Wellness

• Onsite Employee Wellness Center
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Immunizations
• Wellness education and incentive programs
• Annual wellness fair

Family and Career

• Training and professional development opportunities
• Family planning benefits
• Four weeks of paid parental leave

Time

• Annual/Sick Leave
• 12 paid holidays per calendar year
• 1 paid floating holiday per calendar year

Money

• Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) available
• Health Savings Account (HSA) available
• Retirement and Savings Plans
• 401(a) Defined Contribution
• 457 (b) Deferred Compensation
• Longevity pay
• Tuition reimbursement
• Financial education programs

Protection

• Basic, optional, and dependent life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Critical illness and accident insurance
• Hospital indemnity insurance
• Identity theft protection

To learn more about the Benefits offered at Gwinnett County, click here.

01

How many years of grounds maintenance experience do you have?

• none
• less than 1 year
• 1 year to less than 2 years
• 2 years to less than 3 years
• 3 years to less than 4 years
• 4 years to less than 5 years
• 5 years to less than 6 years
• 6 years to less than 7 years
• 7 years to less than 8 years
• 8 years to less than 9 years
• 9 years to less than 10 years
• 10 or more years

02

Describe your grounds maintenance experience. If none, type N/A.

03

Do you have natural resource management experience?

• Yes
• No

04

Describe your natural resource management experience. If none, type N/A.

05

Do you have experience building trails (mountain biking, equestrian, and/or hiking)?

• Yes
• No

06

Describe your experience building trails (mountain biking, equestrian, and/or hiking)?

07

Do you currently possess a valid pesticide license or ISA Arborist certification?

• Yes
• No

08

Do you have experience working with sod or rehabilitating sports fields?

• Yes
• No

09

Do you have experience maintaining and operating heavy equipment?

• Yes
• No

10

Do you have experience maintaining and repairing small engines?

• Yes
• No

11

Do you have experience in basic carpentry, plumbing, and/or electrical experience?

• Yes
• No

12

Describe your basic carpentry, plumbing, and/or electrical experience. If none, type N/A.

Required Question

Employer Gwinnett County

Address 75 Langley Drive

Lawrenceville, Georgia, 30046

Phone 770.822.7915

770.822.7923

Website http://www.gwinnettcountyjobs.com