Maintenance Worker III - Streets & Drainage

Panama City, City of•Panama City, FL

19h•Onsite

About The Position

This is a position requiring skilled and semiskilled manual labor duties. Ongoing duties will involve new construction, maintenance, equipment repair, mowing, rights-of-way and drainage. Using tools, maintenance equipment, construction equipment, landscaping equipment and other various hand and power tools is a daily duty. All work is performed in the elements, including heat, cold, rain and other inclement weather. This is an emergency essential position that requires performance of emergency duties and actions to prepare, repair, and recover the City before, during, and after any adverse storm events (hurricane, tornado, tropical storm, winter storm, ice storm, etc.) or other conditions (natural or manmade).

Requirements

Graduation from high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma.
Four (4) years experience in manual labor maintenance and construction work desired.
Valid Driver’s license.
Knowledge and skills in the use of tools and equipment typical of manual labor work.
Strong skills in the ability to evaluate tasks and utilize the best tools and processes to safely accomplish tasks.
Ability to understand and carry out multi-step oral and written instructions.
Ability to operate mowers, tractors, trucks, and a variety of other hand tools and equipment (power and manual) typically used in construction.
Ability to operate power and manual equipment typically used in landscaping, irrigation, grounds keeping and right-of-way maintenance.
Sufficient physical strength to perform heavy manual labor.
Ability to establish and maintain effective, cooperative and team-focused working relationships with team members, leadership, other departments and the general public.
Knowledge and skills in the repair and maintenance of asphalt, concrete work, drainage systems and grounds maintenance.
Ability to build basic frames for construction and other basic woodworking skills.
Ability to shovel, spread and prepare surfaces for concrete and asphalt.
Ability to spread and level concrete.
Ability to work with various types of chemicals used in maintenance and surface work.
Knowledge of safe operations in and around heavy traffic areas.
Ability to measure and make basic mathematical calculations.

Nice To Haves

Maintenance of Traffic Certification or ability to obtain within one (1) year preferred.
A comparable amount of training or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

Responsibilities

Mixes concrete and plaster.
Assists in pouring and finishing concrete.
Helps build forms, headwalls and installs cement block and brick.
Loads and unloads equipment, supplies, tools, and materials.
Spreads asphalt in patching potholes in road surfaces.
Flags and directs traffic and assists in setting up work zones.
Cleans culverts, gutters, ditches, swales, storm drains, canals, and many other similar jobs.
Mows and trims grass.
Removes and replaces sod, sprinkler heads, catch basins, etc.
Digs trenches, removes concrete, trims and prunes trees and shrubbery.
Fertilizes and sprays herbicides.
Installs storm drainage pipes, curb & gutters and sidewalks.
Does other general manual labor work.
Pick up trash.
May perform custodial duties such as cleaning windows, bathrooms, vacuuming and cleaning carpets, dusting, emptying trash cans, etc.
Must be available for duty outside regular working hours when called upon to assist on-call staff or when required by Supervisor or Mgmt. (overtime).
Performs other duties as assigned.