Job advertisement

The city of Meuselwitz is looking for

**a technical employee (m/f/d) **in the area of city services - city gardening department at the earliest possible date

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Requirements:

- Completed vocational training in horticulture, agriculture or forestry or a comparable qualification that qualifies you to take on the tasks
- Above-average interest and skill with equipment and machines in gardening and landscaping
- Basic horticultural knowledge, such as plant science, cultivation and care
- Physical resilience and stamina
- Manual skills
- Willingness to work weekends, overtime and on-call duty
- Possession of a valid driving licence in class C1 (up to 7.5 t) required; C1E or C desirable
- Possession of a chainsaw licence desirable
- Possession of a certificate of competence in plant protection desirable

Tasks:

- Mowing work, hedge trimming, foliage work and maintenance of municipal roads, paths, parks and facilities
- Green space maintenance and mowing work on municipal playgrounds
- Keeping paved squares and open spaces clean (including planters)
- Ongoing maintenance of planted flower beds and borders by weeding, watering, fertilising, etc.
- Creating new plantings
- Growing plants in the greenhouse and cultivation areas
- Support in the area of water protection, the communal forest, memorial stones and plaques in cooperation with the municipal building yard
- Ensuring road safety at bends and crossings, Cutting of clearance profiles
- Maintenance of the tree population, tree felling work, root clearance, earthworks
- Irrigation and drainage measures
- Maintenance and care of vehicles and equipment
- Winter service with on-call service

This is what you can expect from us:

- this is a **permanent full-time position with 39 hours per week **acc. § 14 of the Part-Time and Fixed-Term Employment Act (Teilzeit- und Befristungsgesetz) as a sickness cover with the option of indefinite employment
- Depending on your qualifications, you will be placed in pay group E 4 to E 5 in accordance with the public service collective agreement (TVöD)
- In addition, you will receive all the benefits of the public service, e.g. annual special payment, annual bonus payment, annual salary, etc.E.g. annual special payment, performance-related pay in accordance with § 18 TVöD, payment of capital-forming benefits, holiday entitlement of 30 working days/year, company pension scheme

Interested?

Please send your application documents (letter of application, CV in tabular form, photograph, copies of professional qualifications, references, assessments, certificates) to the

Town of Meuselwitz

Main Office

Rathausstraße 1

04610 Meuselwitz

or to

personal@meuselwitz.de (https://mailto:personal@meuselwitz.de)

Your contact person for this job advertisement is Ms Dathe, tel: 03448 - 443 220.

The closing date for applications is 31 May 2026

By submitting your application, you expressly consent to the processing of your personal data. This processing is carried out exclusively for the purpose of the application process. Once the procedure has been completed, your documents will be kept on file and destroyed six months after the closing date in compliance with data protection regulations. If you would like to receive your application back after the end of the selection process, please enclose a stamped envelope with sufficient postage.

We would like to point out that we do not send confirmation of receipt for applications received, but will be happy to confirm receipt by telephone.

Applicants with severe disabilities or equivalent qualifications (m/f/d) will be given preferential consideration in accordance with the Ninth Book of the German Social Code in the event of equal suitability, performance and ability. In this case, proof of severe disability or equal status must be enclosed with the application.

Any costs relating to the application process (travel costs etc.) will not be covered by the Meuselwitz municipal administration.