Maintenance Worker II - Building Maintenance

City of Oceanside•Oceanside, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Oceanside is accepting applications for the position of Maintenance Worker II. There is currently one vacancy in the Public Works Department, Building Maintenance Division. HVAC experience is not required but is highly desirable. This role performs a variety of maintenance, construction, and repair work on various facilities and structures. Duties may include work on streets, parks, buildings, signs, trees, roadsides, medians, water or sewer systems, docks, and piers. Specific tasks involve installing, maintaining, and repairing water, sewer, and irrigation systems, performing plumbing, painting, and carpentry, setting up traffic control, performing street and concrete work, operating various construction equipment, and maintaining grounds and facilities. The position also includes building maintenance functions such as framing, drywall, and painting, as well as repairing piers and docks. Preventive maintenance on tools and equipment, inventory management, and responding to emergencies are also part of the role.

Requirements

One year of increasingly responsible maintenance, construction or repair experience.
Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.
Possession of an appropriate, valid driver license.
Knowledge of methods and techniques of general maintenance, construction and repair related to the area of work assigned.
Knowledge of methods and techniques of grounds keeping including mowing, fertilizing and application of chemicals.
Knowledge of occupational hazards and standard safety practices.
Knowledge of operational characteristics of equipment and tools used in the area of work assigned.
Knowledge of basic methods and techniques of concrete finishing and repair.
Knowledge of basic methods and techniques of street maintenance repair and asphalt overlay.
Knowledge of basic techniques of street striping and sign installation.
Knowledge of basic techniques of carpentry, plumbing, painting, and welding.
Knowledge of basic methods and techniques of irrigation systems design, installation and maintenance.
Knowledge of operational characteristics of water distribution and sewer systems.
Knowledge of practices and procedures of traffic control and flagging.
Knowledge of methods and techniques of safe chemical use, storage and disposal.
Knowledge of tree care, pruning and maintenance.
Knowledge of fertilizer composition and application.
Knowledge of pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations.
Ability to perform a variety of maintenance, construction and repair work in the area of work assigned.
Ability to perform heavy manual labor.
Ability to learn operational characteristics of equipment and tools used in the area of work assigned.
Ability to learn basic methods and techniques of concrete finishing and repair.
Ability to learn basic methods and techniques of street maintenance, repair and asphalt overlay.
Ability to learn basic techniques of street striping and sign installation.
Ability to learn basic techniques of carpentry, plumbing, painting.
Ability to learn basic methods and techniques of irrigation systems design, installation and maintenance.
Ability to learn operational characteristics of water distribution, wastewater treatment, water treatment, and sewer collection systems.
Ability to learn practices and procedures of traffic control and flagging.
Ability to learn methods and techniques of safe chemical use, storage and disposal.
Ability to learn tree care, pruning and maintenance duties.
Ability to learn fertilizer composition and application.
Ability to learn pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations.
Ability to use and operate a variety of maintenance and repair equipment in a safe and effective manner.
Ability to pave roads and repair damaged sidewalks.
Ability to locate and mark water and sewer mains and services.
Ability to maintain and repair a variety of tools and equipment.
Ability to repair and replace street signs.
Ability to mow, edge, trim and clean park grounds.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Nice To Haves

HVAC experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Performs a variety of maintenance, construction and repair work on various facilities and structures within an assigned area including construction, repair and maintenance of streets, parks, buildings, signs, trees, roadsides, medians, water or sewer systems, docks and piers.
Installs, maintains, and repairs water, sewer and irrigation mains and pipes; cuts and fits pipes; taps water mains; repairs leaks; installs meters, valves laterals and regulators.
Assists in the repair and maintenance of pumps, motors and related water and sewer equipment; maintains pump stations; installs and repairs fire hydrants.
Makes routine repairs to structures including plumbing, painting and carpentry work.
Sets up traffic control devices and performs flagging functions; directs and controls traffic.
Performs street cuts for excavation and replacement of new asphalt; removes and replaces concrete and asphalt; mixes, rakes and spreads asphalt; seals cracks and patches streets; performs pot hole patching and surface repairs.
Constructs forms; mixes and pours cement; finishes cement on curbs, gutters and sidewalks.
Operates street painting equipment in the placing of lines and warning notices on streets.
Maintains roadways by removing sand, gravel and debris from streets; cleans and maintains storm drains, pipes and catch basins.
Maintains parks, parkways, athletic fields, and medians including mowing, pruning and weed eating.
Inspects, maintains and repairs playground equipment.
Installs and maintains irrigation systems.
Prunes trees and shrubs; removes tree stumps and roots.
Cleans and maintains walks, roadsides, gutters, curbs, culverts, restrooms and other facilities.
Gathers and removes garbage from grounds and facilities.
Applies pesticides, herbicides and fertilizes grounds; lays sod; seeds greens.
Performs building maintenance and construction functions including new construction, framing, drywall and painting.
Repairs pier decking and docks; replaces piling caps and cross beams.
Operates a variety of construction and maintenance equipment and power tools such as dump trucks, vactor trucks, rodder trucks, tractors, front end loaders, skip loaders, aerial boom trucks, backhoes, grader, paving machine, compressor, jack hammer, paint sprayer, sandblaster, and concrete saw.
Hauls equipment and materials to and from sites.
Installs, repairs and replaces street signs and posts; cleans and maintains existing signs.
Removes graffiti from City property.
Operates mowers, edgers and pruners.
Performs preventive maintenance on tools and equipment.
Maintains inventory of parts and supplies.
Cleans and maintains maintenance shop, tools, work space and equipment.
Responds to emergencies as needed.