Utility Worker

Golden Empire Transit District • Bakersfield, CA

17d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs a variety of highly skilled facility maintenance and utility responsibilities, ensuring the district’s operational efficiency, effectiveness, and the safety of Golden Empire Transit District’s facilities and passenger amenities. Maintenance tasks require incumbents to exercise good judgment in the field, perform duties within the limits of established policies, procedures, and guidelines, and maintain professionalism while working with the public and others contacted in the course and scope of work. This classification is responsible for facility maintenance and utility work, including building maintenance, construction, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, route maintenance, landscaping, janitorial, and preventative maintenance duties for GET transit operations. Moderate level of supervision is required.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school or the equivalent (GED)
• Experience equivalent to two (2) years of construction, facility maintenance, electrical, plumbing, landscape maintenance, and janitorial work.
• Valid Class C California Driver's License with acceptable driving record.
• Ability to obtain a certificate to operate a forklift.
• Knowledge of basic methods, materials and chemicals used in building maintenance, facility cleaning, ground maintenance, and landscaping.
• Requisite reading, mathematical and written language skills to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Knowledge of Cal-OSHA chemical and materials, safety data and information
• Knowledge of streets, landmarks, and general geography of the Bakersfield area.
• Knowledge of use hand tools utilized in the work of facilities maintenance.
• Knowledge of professional body mechanics when lifting and safe work practices.
• Ability to learn the district’s route schedules.
• Ability to review and adhere to a detailed schedule for providing route, facilities and landscape maintenance services.
• Ability to perform assigned preventive maintenance tasks.
• Ability to operate a variety of maintenance equipment including, pressure washer, garden/landscape tools, and other assigned equipment in the performance of job duties.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with District staff and others contacted in the course and scope of work, including the public.
• Ability to maintain professionalism and composure, including stressful field situations and when handling disputes and complaints.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, efficiently organize work, and meet frequently changing deadlines.
• Ability to learn, interpret, explain, and apply District programs, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to read and follow Cal-OSHA and other state/federal safety requirements.
• Ability to work early morning, late evening and/or weekend/holiday assignments.
• Maintain accurate records and reports.
• Ability to safely drive a district vehicle.

Nice To Haves

• Revocation of license during employment may result in disciplinary action or reassignment.

Responsibilities

• Daily pre-trip inspection and drive district vehicles safely in the performance of work duties.
• Maintains bus shelters, benches, route sign poles, and other passenger amenities.
• Perform work relative to installation, renovations, construction, maintenance and preventative maintenance inspections of buildings, premises, equipment, and property.
• Performs a variety of electrical, plumbing, carpentry, welding, hydraulic, pneumatic, HVAC, concrete, roofing, landscaping and other facilities maintenance work and repairs.
• Inspect, diagnoses, repair and replace a variety of mechanical equipment including vehicle lifts, bus wash, evaporative coolers, pressure washers, air compressors, paint booth, rollup doors, door closers, commercial toilet actuators, HVAC filters, water filters, and other related repairs on equipment.
• Perform janitorial duties including cleaning bus terminals, Bus stops, restroom sanitation, recycling, trash collection, grounds, pressure washing facility platforms, and washing fleet vehicles.
• Enter records and time from completed maintenance tasks using a computer terminal or cell phone for data entry.
• Operate a variety of hand tools, grinders, saws, drills, core drill, welders, multimeter, blower, weed eater, and other equipment such as a utility vehicle, forklift, pressure washer.
• Maintain bus routes, install signs, route poles, shelters, lighting systems, benches, trashcans, and bus stops landscaping.
• Respond to urgent route cleaning requests.
• Removes graffiti from District facilities, bus stops, shelters, and terminals.
• Perform trash collection, clean, and replace trash cans liners at various District bus stops, terminals, facilities and properties.
• Conducts recycling collection and sorting; transports recycling, green waste, e-waste, pallets and trash to landfill or recycling centers.
• Maintain flower beds, trees, landscape and grounds, perform weed control and debris removal at District facilities.
• Safely use janitorial chemicals and cleaners, maintain an inventory of janitorial supplies.
• Pick-up parts and supplies.
• Monitor and maintain contact with supervisors and other facilities maintenance staff.
• Understand and be informed regarding the Agency Safety Plan (ASP) regarding managing risk and proactively addressing safety.
• Conduct routine work assignments without close supervision and work independently.
• Maintain a professional and respectful demeanor during encounters with the public.
• Work outdoors in all weather conditions, from heights, and exposure to unpleasant and potentially hazardous conditions.
• Contact emergency first responders in case of fire, crime and/or other incidents requiring first responder intervention.
• Be available to work weekends/evenings/holidays as required.
• Report on time, as assigned.
• Maintain a record of daily activity, time recording including maintenance records.
• Maintain clean work equipment.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Benefits

• background check will be conducted for this classification
• All Golden Empire Transit District employees are designated "Disaster Service Workers" through state and local laws (CA Government Code Sec. 3100-3109). In the event of a declared emergency or any undeclared emergency or natural disaster that threatens the life, health, and/or safety of the public, GET employees may be assigned to assist rescue and relief workers. Such assignments may be in location, during hours and performing work significantly different from the employees’ normal work assignments and may continue through the recovery phase of the emergency. As Disaster Service Workers, all Golden Empire Transit District employees are expected to remain at work, or to report for work as soon as practicable following a significant emergency or disaster.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED