Extra Help Maintenance Worker

Yakima County

5d•$18 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

This is an intermittent, on-call, extra help, temporary position within the Yakima County Public Services, County Roads Department. The purpose of this position is to perform routine activities related to maintaining roads and facilities, building and surveying County owned roads. The work schedule may be scheduled up to 8 hours or more per day. This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies that occur within 90 days of the closing of this position.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED and 1 year of relevant experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience to perform the essential duties of the job.
Valid WA State Driver’s License and proof of insurance, if requested.
Upon entry the applicant must have an understanding of how the workforce operates and expectations of an employee to arrive on time, come to work prepared and take direction.
Skills in operating basic hand tools, lawn and facility maintenance machinery and equipment.
Ability to take direction.
Skill in working with others.
Ability to work independently as directed.
Experience in directing traffic; operating grounds keeping equipment and/or forklift.

Nice To Haves

Skills in operating basic hand tools, lawn and facility maintenance machinery and equipment.
Ability to take direction.
Skill in working with others.
Ability to work independently as directed.
Experience in directing traffic; operating grounds keeping equipment and/or forklift.

Responsibilities

Perform a variety of routine, manual labor activities based on the work assignment.
Maintain County buildings, right-of-ways, water systems and facilities such as clearing brush piles, picking up litter, cleaning culvert pipes, repairing fences and other minor roadway repair and directing traffic.
Assist Survey and Road Construction personnel in survey operations.
Assist Road Construction Inspector in monitoring road/bridge building contractors to ensure compliance with specifications by recording amount and types of construction materials being incorporated into the project.
Assist ER&R staff in the cleaning and routine maintenance of equipment and County facilities.
Wash vehicles/equipment, perform minor equipment repairs and grounds maintenance (litter pickup, mowing, trimming).
Assist Engineering staff in the filing of documents, organization and manipulation of data and data files, collecting field data and performing office calculations.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Washington State Paid Sick Leave
Medical, Dental, Prescription and Vision Coverage
Basic Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance Coverage
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Health Reimbursement Account (HRA- VEBA)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Voluntary Benefits – vision, term life, critical illness, disability and other insurance plans
Washington State Retirement Plan (DRS)
457 Deferred Compensation Program (DCP)
Paid Vacation, Ten Paid Holidays and Sick Leave