Lead Parks Maintenance Worker (Ball Field Maintenance)

September 16, 2026

<div style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;" data-pasted="true">Want to keep our parks beautiful? </div><div style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;">Join Team MoVal's Parks & Maintenance Team!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src=" & Community Services Banner.jpg" data-id="null" data-name="20260326172258_Parks & Community Services Banner.jpg" alt="20260326172258_Parks & Community Services Banner.jpg" data-url=" & Community Services Banner.jpg" style="width: 808px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <img src=" Appreciation Photo (1).png" style="width: 495px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Status: Full-Time, Non-exempt Schedule: Flexibility to work a 4/10 schedule (M-Th), 5/8, or 9/80 schedule.</div> THE OPPORTUNITY<div style="text-align: justify;">Under general supervision, provides lead work direction and performs semi-skilled work focused on the care, maintenance, and preparation of City athletic fields and ball fields. Responsibilities include preparing and maintaining baseball, softball, and other sports fields; maintaining turf, infields, warning tracks, fences, dugouts, backstops, and related athletic field facilities; performing field lining, dragging, grooming, edging, and other game-day preparation activities; and installing, repairing, and maintaining irrigation lines and sprinkler systems for athletic fields and landscaped areas. Performs routine grounds maintenance, operates a variety of hand and power equipment, and assists with the care and maintenance of City parks, recreational facilities, trails, and related systems and facilities. Performs related duties as assigned.</div> JOB DESCRIPTIONS For additional information on the <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: underline !important;">Lead Parks Maintenance Worker</a> in their job descriptions. OUR IDEAL CANDIDATEThe City of Moreno Valley is seeking a dependable, skilled, and team-oriented Lead Parks Maintenance Worker who takes pride in maintaining safe, clean, well-maintained, and game-ready parks, ball fields, sports fields, trails, and recreational facilities. The ideal candidate is an experienced maintenance professional with strong knowledge of athletic field and ball field maintenance, including turf care, infield preparation and grooming, field lining, irrigation systems, landscaping, and the upkeep of sports field facilities and equipment. The ideal candidate will be able to lead, train, and support a crew while working independently and exercising sound judgment to ensure athletic fields are properly maintained, safe, and ready for practices, games, and community use. A strong work ethic, attention to detail, commitment to safety, excellent communication skills, and a customer-service mindset are essential to success in this role. MINIMUM AND DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS<div style="text-align: justify;">A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities outlined above is graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalent, and three years of journey-level experience in parks or landscape maintenance work; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.</div> WHO WE ARE The City of Moreno Valley prides itself on delivering quality service to our residents and businesses efficiently and effectively through Collaboration, Innovation, Customer Service, and Human-Centric Design. Strategically located in Southern California’s Inland Empire, Moreno Valley is the second-largest city in Riverside County and is close to major hubs such as Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. This spacious, thriving, and diverse City has a population of over 200,000 residents and offers a variety of business opportunities. For additional information regarding the City, please click <a href="" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline !important;">here.</a>

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