Senior Maintenance Worker

Senior Maintenance Technician

Join the Town of Front Royal's Horticulture Department and lead the way in keeping our public landscapes vibrant, healthy, and beautiful. We're seeking a hands-on, experienced Senior Maintenance Technician who is passionate about horticulture and thrives outdoors in a leadership role. As the Senior Maintenance Technician, you'll act as the Crew Leader on-site, coordinating daily tasks and ensuring efficient, high-quality landscape maintenance. This role requires a skilled and motivated individual who brings knowledge, precision, and pride to every projectfrom planting seasonal displays to operating heavy equipment for tree care and landscape construction.

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt Benefits :

• Health, Dental, Vision & Wellness
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement Plan through Virginia Retirement System
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off and 14 Observed Holidays
• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance

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The Town of Front Royal is an equal opportunity employer in all aspects of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, age, marital status, disability (physical / mental), family medical history, or genetic information, political affiliation, or veteran status. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply.

Serve as on-side Crew Leader; assign and oversee field tasks to ensure timely and effective completion.

Perform a variety of skilled and semiskilled manual labor tasks in the maintenance and repair of public areas, parks, rights of way and public facility grounds. (To include mowing, trimming, mulching, pruning, planting and more.)

Apply knowledge of plant care to meet the unique watering and maintenance needs of diverse plant species.

Ensure safety and compliance with Town procedures while performing duties in public spaces.

Perform the watering duties for hanging baskets, planting beds, newly planted trees.

Inspects and cleans high visibility areas for ground trash and debris, collects ground trash in all areas before mowing.

Operate dump trucks, mowers, chain saws, pumps, mixers, trimmers, tractors, and similar equipment.

Operates Bucket Truck for tree trimming and removal.

Assists with troubleshooting equipment maintenance and repair.

Acts as flagger when required.

Picks up and disposes of debris and dead animals from roadway.

Responsible for operations in the absence of the Horticulture Supervisor.

Assists with snow and ice removal.

Performs related tasks as required.

Requirements :

What We're Looking For :

Certification / Special Skills : Virginia Class B CDL (Commercial Driver's License) required within six (6) months of employment; ability to obtain CPR / First Aid Certification and Flagger Certification within three (3) months of employment; ability to become a Virginia Certified Pesticide Technician within one (1) year of employment and Virginia Certified Pesticide Applicator within two (2) years of employment (this Certification is acquired through study and test with VDACS and the employee will be given the materials and field training in-house)

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