Maintenance Worker

Martin County Board of County Commissioners • Stuart, FL

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About The Position

This position involves semi-skilled manual work in the performance of manual laboring tasks on roads, sidewalks, and drainage projects. The employee will operate equipment and trucks, and may be required to perform emergency duties in the event of a natural or man-made disaster that threatens the area. The listed duties are illustrative and not exhaustive, allowing management to assign additional relevant tasks as needed.

Requirements

• Knowledge of hand and power tools and equipment used in the maintenance of public facilities.
• Skill in the operation of tools and equipment necessary to perform duties.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to operate basic manual and electric hand tools, e.g., hammer, screwdriver, saw, power drill, masonry tools.
• Ability to operate heavy equipment and machinery, e.g., dump truck, pickup truck, one and three ton roller, skid loader.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform strenuous labor tasks and lift up to one hundred (100) pounds under varying weather conditions.
• Graduation from high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma. Some prior work experience in performing heavy manual labor or maintenance work.

Nice To Haves

• Additional qualifying education and/or experience which provide the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Cleans county canals, catch basins, culverts, gutters, and other drainage structures.
• Builds drainage culverts and other structures, installs flumes and swales, lays pipe and brick, and repairs guardrails.
• Operates vehicles, dump trucks, street rollers, concrete and asphalt tools, and various hand and power tools.
• Maintains and repairs county streets, sidewalks, bridges, and canals.
• Installs and repairs curbs and sidewalks; patches potholes; removes trash and debris from streets and sidewalks; cleans storm drains and canals.
• Loads and unloads materials and supplies.
• Assists in the forming, pouring, and finishing of concrete.
• Performs maintenance activities such as tree trimming, cutting grass, and weed eating ditch banks and bottoms.
• Works with asphalt, repairing roads and road shoulders.
• Installs sod, plants grass seed, and repairs sprinklers.
• Cleans and washes equipment and vehicles.
• Uses hand tools such as shovels, rakes, hammers, and machetes in the maintenance of road and drainage facilities.
• Performs traffic control duties on certain jobs.
• Operates powered machinery such as pumps, saws, drills, hammers, mixers, mowers, and light and medium trucks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees