Maintenance Worker - Public Works

POSITION OBJECTIVES
This is a semi-skilled manual labor position. This position is responsible for maintaining grounds of City property. See addendum for additional specific departmental duties.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Those functions actually required to perform this position, the removal of which would fundamentally change the job. These are intended only as illustrations of various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

• Perform landscaping tasks such as mowing lawns or athletic fields, trimming and edging walks, flower beds, and walls, pruning shrubs and trees, spraying herbicides and insecticides, fertilizing and raking.
• Clean grounds and remove litter.
• Plant and water grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs.
• Repair structures such as fences, gates, walls, and walks.
• Paint fences and outbuildings.
• Pour new sidewalks and streets.
• Operate various motorized equipment such as mowing equipment, trucks, tractors, 5 yd dump trucks, etc.
• Perform irrigation maintenance and repairs such as cleaning out drainage ditches and culverts, installing plumbing, storm drainage lines or sprinkler systems, identifying pipe specifications, etc.
• Repair and maintain streets or facilities such as sports fields or playgrounds.
• Perform other semi skilled and unskilled labor such as basic carpentry, electric, roofing and plumbing repairs.
• Provide routine and basic maintenance and repair to small equipment.
• Attend work promptly and regularly.
• Perform related work as required. These additional duties may be representative of tasks typically performed by those in a lesser or more advanced job grade.

This position is part of the City’s Emergency Management Team and, as such, shall be expected to perform all duties that are assigned during an emergency management operation. Any additional compensation, above the normal regular salary shall be outlined by the City Manager in the City’s Emergency Management Activation and Emergency Declaration.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Education and Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Two (2) years related experience and/or training, including experience in operating automotive or maintenance equipment.
• Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations

o Valid Florida Driver’s License

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Some knowledge of tools, methods, materials and equipment used in performance of maintenance related work.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards as necessary safety precautions applicable to laboring work.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret work related documents.
• Ability to comprehend and apply principles of mathematical concepts as applied to this position.
• Ability to follow and interpret instructions furnished in written and oral format.
• Ability to use tools and equipment related to this position.
• Ability to perform assigned tasks under limited supervision.

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 essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to one hundred (100) pounds and frequently lift and/or move more than one hundred (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 the 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 frequently works outside and is occasionally exposed to extreme heat and adverse weather conditions.
• The employee is frequently exposed to vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

The City of Port Orange provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regarding employment without regard to religion, race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, the City of Port Orange complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $16.64 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Port Orange, FL 32129 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Port Orange, FL 32129: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17