Right of Way Technician I, II, III

• Location 9805 Overseas Highway,Marathon, FL, 33050,United States
• Base Pay $23.00 - $28.75 / Hour
• Job Category Street Maintenance
• Employee Type FTR - Full-time Regular
• Required Degree NONE
• Manage Others No

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• Operates trucks and light street repair equipment.
• Operate mowing equipment such as riding mowers, weed eaters, pole saws, chain saws, tractors, skid steers, and similar equipment.
• Mowing and trimming of roadside areas and other public areas throughout the City.
• Cutback of vegetation and trees within the City’s right of ways.
• Routine Maintenance of equipment used to perform daily functions.
• Checks equipment and sets out and picks up traffic control devices.
• Knowledge of irrigation systems to perform routine maintenance on pressurized and drip irrigation systems.
• Assists with Citywide hurricane preparedness including installing hurricane shutters on City buildings.
• Loads and unloads materials for City departments.
• Pressure washing and maintenance of City’s recreation properties.
• Performs custodial tasks, i.e., emptying and cleaning waste receptacles though out the City.
• Performs a variety of ground maintenance tasks, e.g., edging, mowing, trimming, waste and litter removal, fertilizing, placing sod, raking, planting.
• May be required to work late hours, weekends, and emergency response.
• Must be able to respond to emergency and after-hour calls on nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Responsible for ensuring all work and activities are performed safely and in accordance with City policies.
• Perform maintenance and improvements on City buildings, streets, and property.
• Perform upkeep and maintenance on City parks and recreation and maintenance equipment per schedule in accordance with safety standards.
• Shovel dirt or sand in making trenches or other excavations.
• Clean culverts and catch basins to provide Storm-water systems maintenance.
• Other related duties as assigned.

This position may have responsibility or authority, limited to the direction of temporary workers.

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.

• Technician I is an entry level position. 2 years performing landscaping maintenance and general maintenance experience preferred.
• Technician II requires applicants to have proficient knowledge of riding mowers, weed eaters, pole saws, chain saws, tractors, skid steers, and similar equipment. Must be able to demonstrate all the skills previously listed. MOT Certified is preferred.
• Technician III requires all the above plus MOT Certified. Operate construction equipment such as skid steer, excavator, loader, and tree cutting tractor. Must be able to demonstrate supervisory skills as a crew leader. CDL preferred.

High School Diploma or G.E.D., with aminimum of three years’ experience in building and grounds maintenance, and machinery operations.

The employee needs to have the ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondences, and memos and the ability to write simple correspondences, effectively present information one-on-one, in small group situations, to customers, clients, and other employees of the City. Ability to communicate in the English language.

The ability to add and subtract two digit numbers, to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s, and perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distances. The employee needs to have the ability to use a ruler.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form and to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Possess a valid State of Florida driver’s license.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must…