Maintenance Worker, Road Construction, Heavy Equipment Operator

The Maintenance Worker performs semi-skilled manual labor work. Work is performed under general supervision of an employee of a higher classification.

• Performs light and heavy manual laboring tasks in a wide variety of construction and maintenance work throughout the County.
• Trims foliage; clears brush and cuts and edges grass and weeds with hand tools and power operated machine; seeds, hoes cultivates and gives general care to lawns and grounds; and removes dirt, rubbish, weeds, leaves, and other refuse from grounds.
• Assists craft workers in a variety of unskilled tasks; and mixes concrete with shovel, using prescribed amounts of sand, cement, and water.
• Assists equipment operators in routine maintenance of equipment.
• Clears ditches with bush cutter; and digs ditches and shovels; builds retaining walls, places sandbags, and performs related tasks.
• Creates, cuts, lays out, and peels road signs.
• Installs, removes and replaces new and old road signs; erects barricades; tacks down reflectors onto barricades; and assists in patching roads.
• Installs rumple strips, stop bars, and thermos plastic arrows.
• Operates heavy equipment on a trainee basis.
• Loads and unloads heavy materials from trucks and vans; and moves or aids in moving heavy boxes or equipment and large and bulky objects.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent; and experience in construction, maintenance and repair work; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.