What are the responsibilities and job description for the Road Maintenance Technician I (Re-post) position at Alachua County?
Requires completion of the eighth grade; or any equivalent combination of training and experience.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen & physical examination and successful completion of all applicable background checks pre-hire and ongoing are required.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen & physical examination and successful completion of all applicable background checks pre-hire and ongoing are required.
This is unskilled and limited semi-skilled work performing a variety of routine, non-machine tasks in maintaining County roads, bridges and right-of-ways throughout the County.
Employees assigned to this classification are responsible for the satisfactory performance of manual labor, which may be of a heavy nature, but does not require a high degree of manipulative skill or previous experience to do an effective job.
Employees assigned to this classification are responsible for the satisfactory performance of manual labor, which may be of a heavy nature, but does not require a high degree of manipulative skill or previous experience to do an effective job.
Work is performed under the direction of a higher level supervisor and is reviewed through conferences and observation of results obtained.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
This is an emergency essential classification. Upon declaration of a disaster and/or emergency, all employees in this classification are required to work.
Exudes a positive customer service focus.
Advocates building organizational culture through aligning decisions with the County's core values.
Performs a variety of maintenance work not requiring specialized knowledge and skill; sprays and trims foliage; cuts grass and weeds with hand tools and mowers; operates various types of small gasoline powered equipment; assists in planting trees and shrubbery ; and trims hedges and rakes leaves.
Digs, spreads, and levels dirt and gravel, using pick and shovel.
Lifts, carries, and holds building materials, tools, and supplies.
Cleans tools, equipment, materials, and work areas.
Mixes, pours, and spreads concrete, asphalt, gravel, and other materials using hand tools.
Joins, wraps, and seals sections of pipe.
Assists skilled workers in a variety of unskilled tasks; mixes concrete with shovel, using prescribed amounts of sand, cement and water; chops walls and makes openings for repair and reconstruction work.
Clears ditches; digs ditches with shovels, builds retaining walls, places sandbags; clears brush from roadside; sweeps walks; removes refuse and paper from grounds.
Loads and unloads heavy materials from trucks and vans; moves or aids in moving heavy boxes or equipment and large bulky objects.
Performs the duties listed, as well as those assigned, with professionalism and a sense of urgency.
NOTE: These examples are intended only as illustrations of the various kinds of work performed in positions allocated to this class. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Some knowledge of simple tools used in maintenance and construction.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to operate simple machinery.
Sufficient physical strength and agility to do heavy manual labor, occasionally under adverse weather conditions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move in excess of 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to wet, humid conditions (non-weather), and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Advocates building organizational culture through aligning decisions with the County's core values.
Performs a variety of maintenance work not requiring specialized knowledge and skill; sprays and trims foliage; cuts grass and weeds with hand tools and mowers; operates various types of small gasoline powered equipment; assists in planting trees and shrubbery ; and trims hedges and rakes leaves.
Digs, spreads, and levels dirt and gravel, using pick and shovel.
Lifts, carries, and holds building materials, tools, and supplies.
Cleans tools, equipment, materials, and work areas.
Mixes, pours, and spreads concrete, asphalt, gravel, and other materials using hand tools.
Joins, wraps, and seals sections of pipe.
Assists skilled workers in a variety of unskilled tasks; mixes concrete with shovel, using prescribed amounts of sand, cement and water; chops walls and makes openings for repair and reconstruction work.
Clears ditches; digs ditches with shovels, builds retaining walls, places sandbags; clears brush from roadside; sweeps walks; removes refuse and paper from grounds.
Loads and unloads heavy materials from trucks and vans; moves or aids in moving heavy boxes or equipment and large bulky objects.
Performs the duties listed, as well as those assigned, with professionalism and a sense of urgency.
NOTE: These examples are intended only as illustrations of the various kinds of work performed in positions allocated to this class. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Some knowledge of simple tools used in maintenance and construction.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to operate simple machinery.
Sufficient physical strength and agility to do heavy manual labor, occasionally under adverse weather conditions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move in excess of 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to wet, humid conditions (non-weather), and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.