Top 62 Groundskeeper Jobs in Ocala, Fl

Groundskeeper
City of Ocala, FL —Ocala, FL
- $33,410 - $43,790 a year
- Full-time
- Clean driving record
- High school diploma or GED
- Analysis skills
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Resort Groundskeeper
Camp Margaritaville Resort Orange Lake —Citra, FL
- Part-time
- Customer service
- Ability to walk for extended periods
- Computer literacy
- Wellness program
- Commuter assistance
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Golf Course Groundsperson - Double Palms
BrightView Landscapes —Ocala, FL
- Weekends as needed
- 18 years or older
- Spanish
- No experience needed
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
Groundskeeper (Full Time) - World Equestrian Center Ocala
Columbus Hospitality Management —Ocala, FL
- Weekends as needed
- Carpentry
- Background check
- High school diploma or GED
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Apartment Grounds Porter
Carlton Arms of Ocala —Ocala, FL
- $19 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Forklift
- Ability to climb stairs
- CDL
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
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CDL-A OTR Team Drivers Needed | FedEx Ground Contractor | Up to $2,300/Week
TG Legacy Transportation Inc —Ocala, FL
- $1,250 - $2,300 a week
- Full-time
- Background check
- Dedicated
- No touch freight
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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CDL A Truck Driver - $100,000
Covenant Transport —Ocala, FL
- Up to $100,000 a year
- Full-time
- Dedicated
- Dry van
- CDL A
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
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Groundskeeper
Trinity Catholic High School I —Ocala, FL
- 8 hour shift
- Background check
- High school
- English
Grounds Maintenance
The Club at Ocala Preserve —Ocala, FL
- $18 an hour
- Full-time
- Power tools
- Hand tools
- Outdoor work
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
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Equipment Operator
BrightView Landscapes —The Villages, FL
- Weekends as needed
- 18 years or older
- Spanish
- English
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
Groundskeeper
Ocala Golf Club —Ocala, FL
- $13 an hour
- Part-time
- Outdoor work
- Entry level
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Tennis Maintenance
R+L Carriers —Ocala, FL
- $16 - $17 an hour
- Part-time
- Outdoor work
- Entry level
Maintenance Worker - Parks & Rec
City of Wildwood —Wildwood, FL
- $33,002.80 - $38,118.23 a year
- Full-time
- Ability to walk for extended periods
- Writing skills
- Mid-level
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Golf Course Maintenance Technician
Global Contracting Group —Wildwood, FL
- Weekends as needed
- Outdoor work
- Entry level
- 401(k)
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Golf Course Groundsperson
BrightView Landscapes —The Villages, FL
- Full-time
- Spanish
- Heavy lifting
- English
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
Grounds - Porter
Davis Property Management —Ocala, FL
- From $17 an hour
- Full-time
- Background check
- Sanitation
- Maintenance
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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PRN Security
Stonecrest Services LLC —Summerfield, FL
- PRN
- Computer literacy
- High school diploma or GED
- Computer skills
FedEx Delivery Driver
Striker Enterprises —Ocala, FL
- $165 - $200 a day
- Part-time
- Clean driving record
- DOT physical examination
- Pass drug screening
- Dental insurance
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Golf Course Groundsperson - Chatham
BrightView Landscapes —The Villages, FL
- Full-time
- Spanish
- Heavy lifting
- English
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
Grounds Maintenance Specialist
Native Tree of Central Florida, Inc. —Ocala, FL
- $18 - $25 an hour
- Full-time
- Customer service
- English
- Mid-level
- On-the-job training
- Professional development assistance
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Groundskeeper

City of Ocala, FL -
Ocala, FL

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Job Details

Full-time
$33,410 - $43,790 a year
7 days ago

Benefits

401(a)
Paid holidays
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Tuition reimbursement
Paid time off
Employee assistance program
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Retirement plan
Pet insurance

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED
Math
Class D

Full Job Description

Salary

$33,410.00 - $43,790.00 Annually

Location

110 SE Watula Ave, 3rd Floor, Ocala, FL 34471, FL

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

71426

Department

Recreation & Parks

Opening Date

07/14/2026

Description

This is manual and semi-skilled work in maintenance equipment operation. This includes, but is not limited to, operating various tractors with mowers, flatbed trucks, dump trucks, and a variety of construction equipment. Manual labor involved in general maintenance, construction, and labor activities.

Examples of Duties

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for daily maintenance of athletic turf and infield clay to include softball fields, soccer fields, football fields, and multi-use fields. Operates equipment including chalk liners, line painters, drags, blowers, mowers, riding mowers, line trimmers, field sweepers, pressure washers and a variety of hand tools and hand power tools. Operates automotive equipment such as pickup trucks with trailer attachments, small dump trucks to haul dirt, gravel, etc. and as needed, small tractors with 3-point attachments and small backhoes.

Prepares initial layout or set-up of athletic fields and maintains fields according to specifications of scheduled events, including football, baseball, softball, soccer, etc.

Responsible for daily maintenance of 60-acre wetland park including grass, berms, pathways, parking lot and multi-use areas. Operates equipment including mowers, blowers, trimmers, pressure washers and a variety of hand tools and power tools. Operates automotive equipment including pickup trucks, utility vehicles and trailers.

Makes Confined Space physical entry into wetland cells to safely remove unwanted invasive species. Uses appropriate Personal Protective Equipment and works as a team along with others to remove cattails, primrose willows and other plant species, as needed.

Equipment and vehicle maintenance - Responsible for daily and weekly maintenance of equipment and vehicles as assigned. Washes vehicles and equipment. Performs general maintenance on equipment such as changing oil, blades and grease fittings. Stands, bends, stoops and stretches from waist and shoulders to perform maintenance of pickups, one-ton trucks and tanker truck and to maneuver implements into final hook-up position.

Operation of tractors and vehicles - Operates various types of tractors with a variety of attachments, dump body trucks with or without various size trailers up to 21 feet in length and tanker trucks. Use of both hands and feet are necessary to simultaneously steer, shift gears, operate throttle and raise or lower various implements.

Operation of power and hand tools - Operates chain saws, weed eaters, hedge trimmers, large tree spade, shovel, post hole digger, axe, etc. Using push mowers and riding mowers cuts grass, weeds, and shrubs. Requires frequent bending, twisting of upper torso, stretching and lifting.

Performs manual labor - This may include loading and unloading equipment and supplies from trucks and trailers, picking up trash, trimming or removing trees, manually cutting grass and shrubs, caring for seed beds, mowing drainage retention areas on uneven slopes. Performs general maintenance of city streets and right-of-way, including using push broom to sweep debris from the streets. Loads and unloads materials using a shovel for prolonged periods. Performs litter control and other jobs for departments such as moving furniture and miscellaneous work. Sets up and operates storm pumps as needed.

Performs Record Keeping - This may include completing vehicle and equipment maintenance cards, work records, and personal time sheets and any paperwork associated with the supervision of inmates. Customer Service - Communicates clearly and courteously in person, by phone and two-way radio with other City employees and the general public.

Supervision: May supervise and train crews in the safe operation of equipment and proper procedures.

Operational Requirements: Based upon operational requirements or situations where the number of available Equipment Operator I's exceeds the number needed to operate equipment or perform their regular duties, employee's in this classification will be reassigned to work in whatever capacity or function those Divisions require. The length of such assignments will vary.

Required to report to work if an emergency situation exists to protect, prevent, repair or minimize damage.

Provides support for department special events before, during, and after the event in the areas and for functions relative to essential job duties and/or otherwise assigned.

Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or GED.
Twelve (12) months related experience or training.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Operators Driver's License with an acceptable driving record.

Supplemental Information

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT
None.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Directly supervises 0 subordinate supervisor(s) who supervise(s) a total of employee(s).
Supervises 0 non-supervisory employee(s).

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Ability to read and understand documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to prepare and interpret bar graphs.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Ability to utilize common sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral or diagrammed instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving several known variables in situations of a routine nature.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Under direction where a definite objective is set up and the employee plans and arranges own work, referring only unusual cases to supervisor.

PLANNING
Considerable responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work, in addition, the work operations of a group of employees, all performing basically the same type of work.

DECISION MAKING
Performs work operations which permit frequent opportunity for decision-making of minor importance and also frequent opportunity for decision-making of major importance, either of which would affect the work operations of medium organizational component and the organization's clientele.

MENTAL DEMAND
Very close mental demand. Operations requiring very close and continuous attention for control of operations which require a high degree of coordination or immediate response. Operations requiring intermittent direct thinking to determine or select the most applicable way of handling situations regarding the organization's administration and operations; also to determine or select material and equipment where highly variable sequences are involved.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING
Directed. Supervisory and/or professional skills using structured practices or policies and directed as to execution and review. Interpolation of learned things in moderately varied situations where reasoning and decision-making are essential.

USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTERS
Regular use of highly complex machines and equipment; specialized or advanced software programs.

ACCURACY
Probable errors of internal and external scope would have a moderate effect on the operational efficiency of the organizational component concerned. Errors might possibly go undetected for a considerable period of time, thereby creating an inaccurate picture of an existing situation. Could cause further errors, losses, or embarrassment to the organization. The possibility for error is always present due to requirements of the job.

PUBLIC CONTACT
Regular contacts with patrons, either within the office or in the field. May also involve occasional self-initiated contacts to patrons. Lack of tact and judgment may result in a limited type of problem for the organization.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT
Contacts of considerable importance within the department or office, such as those required in coordination of effort, or frequent contacts with other departments or offices, generally in normal course of performing duties. Requires tact in discussing problems and presenting data and making recommendations, but responsibility for action and decision reverts to others.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Not indicated.

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED
Not indicated.

ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE SKILLS
Not indicated.

OTHER SKILLS
Not indicated.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, taste or smell; frequently required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, risk of electrical shock; frequently exposed to extreme heat; and occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places, wet or humid conditions, risk of radiation, vibration.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments).

The City of Ocala provides a competitive, comprehensive benefit package for all full-time employees.

Health Insurance

We offer both single and family coverage, for employees working 30 or more hours per week.

Dental Insurance

For full time employees, we offer both single and family dental coverage.

Vision Insurance

For full time employees, we offer both single and family vision coverage.

Life Insurance

For full time employees, the City of Ocala provides Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberments policies as an employer paid benefit. Employees can opt for additional coverage such as supplemental voluntary life, spouse life, dependent life, and child life. For full time employees, the City of Ocala provides Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberments policies as an employer paid benefit. Employees can opt for additional coverage such as supplemental voluntary life, spouse life, dependent life, and child life.

Short Term and Long Term Disability

Offered to full time employees, STD and LTD coverages are income replacement benefits that assist policyholders who are unable to work for an extended period of time due to sickness or accidental injury.

Medical FSA (Flexible Spending Account) and Dependent Care FSA

Flexible spending accounts allow employees to pay out-of-pocket medical, dental, vision, and dependent care expenses using pre-tax dollars.

Pet Insurance

We also offer special pet insurance for your pets in the case of illness or accidents, as well as preventative care.

Employee Health & Wellness Center

The City of Ocala offers the use of the City Clinic for those employees, and covered dependents over the age of 8, which have elected one of our health insurance plans. Services offered by the City Clinic include primary care, chronic disease management, labs, x-rays, and wellness coaching.

Voluntary Cancer Insurance

For full time employees, the cancer insurance policy can help provide security if you, or a covered dependent, suddenly become diagnosed with cancer.

Supplemental Critical Care Insurance

Our full time employees have the option of electing critical care insurance that is available to help with medical expenses that could arise from things such as a heart attack or stroke.

Supplemental Accident Insurance

Also available to full time employees, is our Accident Coverage. This supplemental plan can be used to help with expenses like MRI's, physical therapy, and hospital admission.

Legal Plan Insurance

Full time employees can have access to local attorneys for a monthly fee and receive discounts on services such as legal consultation, wills, traffic violations and the purchase or sale of your home. The carrier also has a separate policy assisting with the matter of identity theft and social media monitoring.

Deferred Compensation Plan

Deferred compensation is available to all full-time employees at the time of employment. This benefit allows the employee to defer income without paying taxes until money is withdrawn. Current plan is administered through MissionSquare.

Direct Deposit

Direct deposit automatically deposits your net pay each pay period to your checking or savings account at your own financial institution. Direct deposit is a condition of employment for a person hired by the City.

Each pay period the employee receives an earnings statement showing gross pay, taxes, other deductions, accruals and net pay. Enrollment forms are available at Human Resources or Payroll.

Discounts - Theme Park

Discounts are available to all non-temporary employees at the time of employment.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

The Employee Assistance Program is available to all full-time employees and members of your household as an employer paid benefit. The EAP offers emotional wellbeing support in the form as counseling sessions and all sessions are confidential. The EAP also provides daily life assistance, legal services, and financial services.

Holidays and Paid Time off

The City provides paid holidays and paid time off for full-time employees. Refer to the Employee Handbook for details.

Retirement Plan

All full-time employees hired after 10/01/2013, apart from Sworn Police Officers and Firefighters, are enrolled in the 401a Defined Contribution Retirement Plan with MissionSquare. All contributions to the 401a Defined contribution plan are pre-tax and earnings grow tax-deferred. The City contributes 8% and employees contribute 3%. City contributions are 100% vested after one year of employment. You will be enrolled automatically and should take time to review your investment options at your earliest convenience.

Training Programs

The City is committed to provide training programs for all departments and all positions. Risk Management conducts classes in Defensive Driving, Safety, and Insurance. With rare exceptions, classes are offered during working hours, and are open to all eligible employees.

Tuition Reimbursement

All regular, full-time employees are eligible to participate in the tuition reimbursement program.

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