Maintenance Worker, Building Maintenance

Department

Public Works

Up to $24.67/hr DOQ

40 hrs/week

Open until filled

Non-exempt

AFSCME

This position is an Essential classification and will require employee to report to duty after a hurricane or emergency.

This position normally works a regular weekday daytime shift and requires scheduled/unscheduled overtime, including evenings, weekends and holidays and/or immediate response to emergency conditions.

None

Crew Chief, Supervisor or Superintendent

Under close supervision, performs unskilled or limited-skilled manual work which generally does not require a high degree of manipulative skill or previous experience in order to perform the work efficiently. Work is usually performed under immediate supervision, although assignments, which are repetitive and routine in nature, once learned, can be carried on without difficulty and under general supervision. Assignments often include the use of standard hand tools on a relief or fill-in basis.

Work is reviewed by a supervisor while in progress, upon completion and through conversation.

• Understand the equipment and methods used to perform and complete the assigned work.
• Perform heavy manual labor for long periods of time.
• Occasionally perform basic paperwork.
• Adhere to prescribed routines and practices.
• Operate construction and maintenance equipment including power and hand tools; perform preventive maintenance and light repairs on equipment.
• Conduct traffic control when working in high traffic areas of the City; install street barricades and cones prior to the performance of maintenance or repair activities; direct and control traffic around work sites.
• Utilize proper safety precautions related to all work performed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of carpentry and masonry practices.
• Knowledge of care and operation of various tools and equipment.
• Maintain organized, clean, and safe working sites.
• Fabricate with wood, plaster, sheet rock, metal and other general building materials.

• Maintain City parkways, roadside, medians and grounds; haul and place landscape materials; inspect areas for wetness and dryness; install and maintain irrigation systems to ensure proper operating efficiency.
• Maintain City trees; prune trees to remove low branches that present a hazard to pedestrians and motorists; chip brush from trees and shrubs; grind stumps of removed trees.
• Care for young City trees; plant trees and dig tree wells; water and stake as necessary; deliver young trees for planting in public rights-of-way.
• Remove roadside debris and weeds; clean City sidewalks and gutters.
• Apply pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers as directed.
• Perform root pruning as necessary.

• Maintain traffic control systems; paint and stripe City streets, curbs, crosswalks and guardrails; install permanent markers and reflectors along streets and highways.
• Prepare, install, repair and replace City signs and posts; install and maintain street banners as necessary.
• Maintain inventory of traffic materials including paint and sand.
• Mix, rake and spread asphalt; seal cracks and patch streets; participate in street overlays.
• Respond to emergency calls to remove traffic accident debris from City streets.
• Operate street maintenance equipment including concrete saw, soil compactor and dump truck.
• Construct forms; pour and finish concrete on curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and waterways; perform concrete repairs, patch work, brick, block walls, and associated masonry work.
• Clean and remove trash from streets and parking lots.
• Clean and maintain storm drains, pipes, catch basins and storm channels.
• Perform walk-through inspections of storm drains; ensure proper working order; make repairs as necessary.

• General knowledge of safe work techniques and practices used in construction and maintenance.
• Ability to operate various hand held tools and repair equipment, e.g., wrenches, pipe fitting tools, power drill, grinder, band saw, ventilating blower, saws, air-compressors.
• Ability to operate basic office equipment, e.g., computer terminals, printers, copy machines, telephone systems, facsimile machines.
• Ability to make independent judgments and decisions appropriate to experience.
• Ability to quickly learn of materials used in the construction and maintenance of water and wastewater facilities, water distribution and wastewater collection systems.
• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with employees and the public.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers,…