Skilled Tradesworker

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Full Time Mount Dora, FL, US

5 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $18.65 To $23.64 Hourly

Job Function:

To assist in establishing a maintenance program for City properties, i.e. buildings, sidewalks, curbs, catch basins and parking lots. This is skilled manual work in maintenance and repair tasks involving concrete work, carpentry skill for concrete form construction, and block and brick laying.

• Performs all types of manual labor related to roads and streets.
• Performs all repair work on sidewalks and curbs, signs, and streets.
• Uses hand tools in opening and closing trenches.
• Must work safely in congested traffic areas with potentially dangerous equipment.
• Responsible for inspection and utilization of all safety equipment provided in accordance with standard operating procedures within the division.
• Responsible for the cleaning of buildings and reporting areas.
• Constructs, alters, and repairs curbing, sidewalks, catch basins, parking lots and may also lay block and brick.
• Makes estimates of time and materials; keeps material and activity records.
• General equipment maintenance.
• Cleaning up of work sites after job completion.
• Driving of City Vehicles (A valid Florida Driver’s License is required)
• Performs related functions as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of standard practices, methods, tools and materials of the trade
• Occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• Ability to make estimates of time and materials
• Works from sketches and plans; understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Skill in the care and use of tools, materials, and equipment common to the trade.
• Must possess a valid Florida Commercial Driver's License, class-B or higher.
• Must be able to supervise, plan and effectively carry-out assignments relating to all types of repair work.

Required Qualifications:

• High school graduate or GED equivalency required
• One (1) year experience as a general laborer preferred.
• A comparable amount of education and/or experience can be substituted for the minimum qualifications.
• Must possess a valid Florida driver’s license.
• Must obtain, within 6 months of hire date, a Class-B or higher Florida Commercial Driver’s License
• Must complete the required National Incident Management System (NIMS) training within 6 months of completion of probationary period

Essential Physical

Skills:

• Ability to talk by means of spoken words.
• Acceptable eyesight (with or without corrections).
• Acceptable hearing (with or with hearing aid).
• Walking or standing for periods of time.
• Work requires constant standing and walking, frequent lifting of 80 lbs. or more, very frequent bending, stooping, kneeling, crawling, pushing, pulling, climbing.
  
  Occasionally work around noxious fumes, chemicals. insects, and excessive noise.
• The wearing of a back-support brace is mandatory with heavy lifting.