Groundskeeping Equipment Technician

Salary $43,138.58 - $62,982.32 Annually Location Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX Job Type Civil Service Job Number 18130-0526 Department PARKS -LAND MANAGMENT Opening Date 05/21/2026 Closing Date 5/26/2026 11:59 PM Mountain FLSA Non-Exempt Max Number of Applicants 50 • Description • Benefits • Questions Requirements MOS Code: 001519 (Navy), 1142 (Marine Corps), 2A612 (Air Force), 91C (Army) Education and Experience: High School Diploma or GED, or higher, and two (2) years of experience repairing small engines. Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state by the date of appointment. General Purpose Under general supervision, oversee maintenance shop operations and perform mechanical maintenance and repair of a variety of groundskeeping equipment. Typical Duties Repair, recondition, and maintain a variety of groundskeeping equipment including riding mowers and miscellaneous small equipment. Involves: Diagnose, analyze, refer and/or undertake repair and maintenance tasks. Coordinate repair work with other departments as necessary. Identify parts, supplies, and materials needed and maintain adequate stock of parts and supplies for maintenance operations. Inspect, diagnose, and repair riding or push mowers and small equipment such as blowers, trimmers, water pumps, aerators, and chainsaws. Remove, inspect, install/reinstall/replace a variety of parts as necessary. Perform regularly scheduled, field and preventative maintenance work. Coordinate storage and disposal of hazardous materials such as used solvents, paint thinners, waste oil, etc. Maintain accurate maintenance records including service logs, expenses, and equipment inventory. Oversee assigned personnel. Involves: Assign, review, and inspect completed work for conformance with standards. Guide task performance. Train new employees and guide workers in more difficult or complex repairs. Complete employee performance appraisals. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Promote the observation of safe work practices at all times. Interact with supervisors, vendors, contractors, employees, and other departments. Provide accurate information to inquiries, resolve problems, and respond to inquiries. Perform related duties as required. Involves: Perform duties of coworkers or subordinate personnel as necessary to ensure continuity of operations during absences. General Information For Complete Job Description, Click Here. Important Note: The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score. Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending a review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants who pass the Supplemental Questions exam. Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates. Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received. Please note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information. A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete. To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position. Benefits LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE The City of El Paso is a self-insured entity with a third-party administrator for Medical and Pharmacy benefits. Basic Life Insurance Coverage is available at no cost to eligible employees. Additional Life Insurance and coverage for your dependents are also available. Employees can select optional Dental, Vision, and Short Term Disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and/or dependent care for daycare expenses). All of these insurance and coverage options can be configured within a month of your new employee orientation date. An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health sessions, therapy, and more is available at no cost. A trained counselors are also available to help you and your dependents cope with life’s stressors so that you can live a happy productive lifestyle. The City’s Wellness Program seeks to promote better health and wellness amongst the workforce through various programs and incentives in which employees may choose to participate in, to include wellness education, fitness tests, biometric screenings, group fitness, health coaching and so much more! Keep Learning, Growing & Reinventing Yourself! The City of El Paso's Tuition Assistance Program encourages employee personal and professional development by sharing educational costs with those employees who have successfully completed their original probation, and in turn retain a skillful workforce. Each year, employees can obtain Tuition Assistance for Degree, Certifications, Continuing Education, and Books & Equipment. ELIGIBILITY FOR VACATION LEAVE All regular employees who are regularly scheduled to work on an average, a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week, who have held a position in the City Service for a period of six months from date of employment, shall be eligible for vacation allowance as hereinafter set forth. Part-time employees shall accrue vacation leave at a pro-rated amount of full-time entitlement based on the number of hours that they are scheduled to work. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall accrue vacation as provided in the applicable agreement. For 0 - 5 Years Of Service (12 Days) Regular employees in the City Service shall accrue vacation credit at the following rates per pay period, calculated from the date of employment of each employee: 40 hour per week employees - 3.70 hours per biweekly pay period For >5 to 15 years of service (17 days): 40 hour per week employees - 5.24 hours per biweekly pay period For >15 or more years of service (20 days): 40 hour per week employees - 6.16 hours per biweekly pay period SICK LEAVE WITH PAY Employees shall be entitled to accrue sick leave with pay in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission. ACCIDENT WITH PAY LEAVE The Amended Section 4.4 of the Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and shall apply to occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring on and after date of adoption. Occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring before such date will be governed by the Ordinance in effect at the time of the date of injury or disease. PREGNANCY LEAVE • Pregnancy shall be treated the same as any other temporary physical disability. • An employee on pregnancy leave shall use accumulated and unused regular sick leave time and then (unless granted use of special sick leave) shall be on leave without pay, unless the employee chooses to use any accumulated and unused annual leave. • An employee going on pregnancy leave shall give written notice to her department head with appropriate medical verification. Before returning to work from pregnancy leave, the individual will provide appropriate medical documentation releasing the employee to return to work, as is required for any individual who has been on leave for a temporary physical disability. LEGAL HOLIDAYS The following days are hereby declared legal holidays for all the City departments, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the Fire Department whose duties are to prevent or extinguish fires, or to members of the Police Department whose duties are those of law enforcement: (Amended 10/03/95) • First day of January (New Year's Day) • Third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Holiday) • Thirty-first day in March (Cesar Chavez Day) • Last Monday in May (Memorial Day) • June 19 (Juneteenth) • Fourth day of July (Independence Day) • First Monday in September (Labor Day) • Eleventh Day in November (Veteran's Day) • Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day) • The Friday following the fourth Thursday in November (Day after Thanksgiving) • Twenty-fifth Day in December (Christmas Day) • Employee's Birthday In addition to the above days, the following days are also declared to be legal holidays: 1. Any day designated as a holiday by City Council. 2. When any legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be considered a legal holiday. 3. When any legal holiday falls on a Sunday, the following business day shall be considered a legal holiday. 01 What is the highest level of education you have completed? • High School Diploma or GED • Associate's Degree or higher • None of the above 02 How many years of experience do you have repairing small engines? • 2 - 3 years • 4 - 5 years • 6 or more years • Less than 2 years 03 Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have? • Texas Class A - CDL or equivalent from another state. • Texas Class B - CDL or equivalent from another state. • Texas Class C or equivalent from another state. • No, I do not have a valid driver's license. 04 How much experience do you have diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing a wide range of small engine or groundskeeping equipment malfunctions? • Some experience • Good experience • Considerable experience • No experience 05 How much experience do you have interpreting and analyzing service manuals, technical data, and information for decision-making and work purposes? • Some experience • Good experience • Considerable experience • No experience 06 How much experience do you have maintaining accurate maintenance, expenditure, and inventory records in an automated environment? • Some experience • Good experience • Considerable experience • No experience 07 Are you comfortable safely operating City vehicles, equipment, and tools and working in a variety of work environments, including potentially hazardous areas and around moving equipment? • Yes • No 08 Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your diploma, transcripts, degree or other required documents translated and evaluated by an agency of NACES? • Yes, it has been translated and certified and I can provide documentation upon a job offer. • No, I have not had my degree translated and certified. • N/A - my degree is from an accredited U.S. university or college. 09 Required supplemental questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score. Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam. • I understand that my answers to the supplemental questions will generate a score. • I understand that I am being tested on a conditional basis pending review of minimum qualifications. 10 Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé. • I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information. Required Question Employer City of El Paso Address 300 N. Campbell El Paso, Texas, 79901 Phone 915-212-0045 Website http://www.elpasotexas.gov