Maintenance Technician

Job Overview

Maintenance Technician vacancies in Roadway Operations and Maintenance Division. The primary goal of the Division is to maintain roads and right‑of‑ways in Gwinnett County to ensure safe driving conditions for the public works infrastructure.

• Operate various complex vehicles and equipment and perform associated labor duties in the construction and maintenance of public roadways, airfields, sewers, water, and/or storm‑water lines, or haul waste sludge to and from facilities.
• Maintain proper traffic control at work sites to ensure safety for both the work crew and the motoring public.
• Perform daily inventory checks on service trucks and obtain proper tools and equipment to perform job tasks.
• Transport materials and heavy equipment to various work sites.
• Inspect roads, airfields, bridges, and right‑of‑ways to ensure safe and efficient conditions.
• Perform minor repairs and preventative maintenance on tools and equipment.
• Cleans and repairs manholes as necessary to remove debris, obstacles, prevent infiltration, and installs and maintains sewer lines.
• Provide landscaping maintenance, including grooming, clearing of branches, and maintaining grass, brush, shrubs, and flowers.
• Improve erosion and drainage problems.
• Repair pipes and maintain roads and ditches, airfields, water mains, and fire hydrants.
• Perform other duties of a similar nature or level.

• This job is a safety‑sensitive position that requires a pre‑employment drug test and subsequent random drug and alcohol testing.
• This job may require on‑call rotation and emergency after‑hours, weekends, and/or holidays.

Grades: A123 and B213. Salary will be dependent on education and experience. Effective 4/11/2023, this position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program.

• Completion of coursework up through the eighth grade, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform essential duties.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Some positions require a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) which must be obtained within 12 months of employment; once obtained, DOT drug testing and subsequent random testing will be required.

• Completion of coursework up through the eighth grade.
• One year of related maintenance experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform essential duties.
• Road Flagging Certificate (must be completed within 60 days of hire).
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Some positions require a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) which must be obtained within 12 months of employment; once obtained, DOT drug testing and subsequent random testing will be required.

Gwinnett County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities may be requested. If you need an accommodation during the application, interview, or testing process, contact Human Resources at  or HREmploye For job posting related questions, use