Maintenance Technician

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$16.95 - 19.92/hour, depending on qualifications:
Full-Time + employer-paid benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life, vacation leave, sick leave, retirement)

Job Title:
Maintenance Technician

Department: Public Services

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports to: Field Crew Supervisor

SUMMARY: Maintains city right-of-ways, grounds, and facilities at all city properties by performing the following duties.

• Demonstrates commitment to Team Destin and our mission, vision, values, and goals, and represents the city in a professional, dignified manner at all times, both in actions and appearance.
• Contributes to the development and accomplishment of home team work plans.
• Demonstrates competent knowledge of all applicable policies, codes, ordinances, regulations, and statutes.
• Demonstrates competent knowledge of all divisional Key Functions and their associated processes.
• Drives truck and controls movement of lifting apparatus.
• Positions forks, boom, lifting buckets, or other lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials, or hook-up truck trailer hitches to trailer, and transports load to designated area.
• Checks all invoices for city compliance (i.e., employee signature, no tax added, etc).
• Assists with minor repairs on equipment, including lubricating trucks, recharging batteries, filling fuel tanks, replacing liquefied gas, and changing oil.
• Cuts lawns and trims/edges around sidewalks, flowerbeds, walls, and fences.
• Prunes shrubs and trees to include removal if necessary to shape and improve growth, or removes damaged leaves, branches, or twigs.
• Rakes and bags leaves, cleans grounds, and removes litter and debris.
• Shovels sand and dirt from walks and driveways; makes minor concrete and improvements to walks and curbs; and performs asphalt repairs and improvements on roadways.
• Plants grass, flowers, trees, and shrubs, and waters plants and lawns.
• Paints fences, outbuildings, bathrooms, and other city-owned property and buildings (interior and exterior).
• Repairs fences, gates, walls, floors, and roofs.
• Researches catalogues for materials and equipment.
• Performs minor carpentry and masonry projects and repairs to include boat ramps and docks.
• Cleans out ditches, culverts and removes sand from boat launching areas in order to provide adequate depth.
• Observes and reports hazardous conditions such as missing traffic signals or signs, and street markings that need to be repainted.
• Cleans facilities at parks, recreation sites, and all city-owned and leased facilities.
• Performs minor road maintenance.
• Sharpens tools such as weed cutters, edging tools, and shears.
• Makes minor repairs on equipment such as lawn mowers, spreaders, and miscellaneous lawn care tools and equipment.
• Inspects and makes minor repairs and adjustments to heating and cooling systems; plumbing and electrical systems and appliances; and sprinkler systems.
• Performs maintenance activities on the utility system to provide a continuous supply of heat, steam, electric power, gas, or air required for facility operations.
• Recommends measures to improve operations and conditions of machines and equipment.
• Informs supervisor of tools, equipment, and supplies required for maintenance operations.
• Remains “on call” duty status on a 24-hour basis, 7 days per week, to respond to Public Services-related issues.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Supervision of other city employees is not required of this position.

High School Diploma and one (1) year of work experience involving maintenance of grounds and facilities.

Valid Florida CDL Class “A” driver’s license, CPR certification, FDOT Flagger certification, and SCUBA certification desired.