--- title: Parks Laborer City at city of blair, ne in Blair, NE description: city of blair, ne is hiring for the Parks Laborer City role in Blair, NE. Pays $22.75–$25.85 per hour. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/parks-laborer-city-at-city-of-blair-ne-01a12844-91f0-7cdb-89d8-e0ff4febd218 date: 2026-10-11T00:15:31Z og_description: Join city of blair, ne as Parks Laborer City in Blair, NE. Pays $22.75–$25.85 per hour. Full-time role. Requires 1+ year of experience. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/hggnvf.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | blairnebraska.org | | **Location** | Blair, NE | | **Salary** | $22.75/hr - $25.85/hr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 09, 2026 | ## Description ## **The City of Blair, NE is hiring a City Parks Laborer!** The City of Blair is hiring a City Parks Laborer to join our Parks Department! This non-exempt position helps keep our parks, cemetery, and recreational areas clean, safe, and welcoming. If you enjoy working outdoors, take pride in your work, and want to make a visible difference in the community, we'd love to hear from you! ### **What You'll Do:** - Maintain grounds at City parks, the City pool, ball fields, cemetery, and other City properties by mowing, trimming hedges, edging walkways, and raking leaves. - Plant and care for landscaping and flower beds, including preparing soil, planting flowers, trees, and shrubs, watering, weeding, mulching, and pruning. - Assist with irrigation systems and maintain healthy lawns and garden beds through fertilizing, aerating, and treating problem areas. - Collect trash and debris and clean and restock public restrooms. - Maintain park facilities, including minor repairs to benches, tables, and playground equipment, and painting structures. - Operate and maintain mowers, trimmers, chainsaws, tractors, pickups, UTVs, and other maintenance equipment. - Assist with cemetery operations, including opening and closing gravesites, preparing for burials, maintaining records, and providing respectful assistance to families and visitors. - Support event setup and cleanup, ball field and pool upkeep, and snow removal. - Provide courteous assistance to visitors and follow safety procedures. - Perform other duties as needed. ### **Work Expectations:** - Work primarily outdoors with exposure to heat, cold, dirt, dust, noise, and other conditions. - Perform physical work involving frequent kneeling, lifting, pushing, and pulling loads of 20 pounds or more, along with walking throughout the workday. - Use personal protective equipment as required. - Handle cemetery responsibilities with professionalism, care, and respect. ### **What You Bring:** - Education: High school diploma or GED required. - Experience: At least one year of laborer or general maintenance experience preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the duties will also be considered. - Skills: Ability to safely operate tools and equipment and perform groundskeeping and general maintenance tasks. - Service: A helpful attitude and the ability to interact respectfully with visitors, coworkers, and grieving families. ### **Why Join Us?** - Make a visible difference in the appearance and upkeep of Blair's public spaces. - Enjoy hands-on work with a variety of outdoor and maintenance responsibilities. - Serve the community by helping maintain places where residents gather, play, and remember loved ones. ### Residency Requirement - All City of Blair employees must live within 30 miles (straight line) of City Hall: 218 South 16th Street, Blair, NE 68008. ### **Ready to Apply?** This position is open until filled. The City of Blair is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. ## Skills - Minor Repairs - Pruning - Irrigation (Landscaping And Agriculture) - General Maintenance and Repair - Landscaping - Store Opening/Closing Procedures - Safety Procedures - Grounds Maintenance - Tractor Operation - Workday - Maintenance - Edging - Event Setup - Personal Protective Equipment - Snow Removal ## Related - [Agriculture & Environment jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/agriculture-and-environment?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Forestry & Conservation jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/agriculture-and-environment/forestry-and-conservation?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Park Ranger jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/agriculture-and-environment/forestry-and-conservation/park-ranger?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [General Government](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/government-administration/general-government?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 26073 jobs - [Nebraska](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/nebraska?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 15947 jobs - [Blair, NE](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/nebraska/blair?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 76 jobs ## Related pages - [General Government](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/government-administration/general-government?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 26073 jobs - [Nebraska](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/nebraska?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 15947 jobs - [Blair, NE](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/nebraska/blair?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 76 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)