Facilities Worker II - Beach Services

City of Fort Lauderdale; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

FRS retirement

Paid vacation

Disability insurance

Job summary

The City of Fort Lauderdale is seeking a Maintenance Worker to operate a trash collection route and perform maintenance across municipal parks and facilities. The role requires a CDL Class B with airbrakes and involves strenuous outdoor work in variable conditions.

Responsibilities include leading a crew, maintaining fields and landscapes, and performing minor repairs. A valid CDL and prior grounds or maintenance experience are preferred for hire.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of three (3) years of related experience using equipment powered by motor and other hand tools.
• CDL Class B with airbrakes required.
• Veterans’ Preference documentation may be required to meet eligibility as per Florida statutes.

Responsibilities

• Operate trash collection vehicle and service routes.
• Plan and assign duties and work activities for the crew.
• Maintain, repair, construct, and renovate park facilities and municipal properties.
• Perform custodial tasks and grounds maintenance for municipal buildings and parks.
• Line playing fields, water and maintain landscaped areas, and assist with tree trimming and pruning as needed.
• Respond to emergency calls and perform minor repairs on equipment and facilities.

Skills

CDL Class B with airbrakes

3+ years experience with motorized/PMU

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Position Summary

This position requires the hired candidate to have a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) – Class B with Air Brake endorsement at the time of application and upon hire. Failure to maintain an active CDL endorsement will result in separation from City employment. Work Schedule: Sunday to Thursday, 5:00am - 1:30pm. The position is responsible for the execution of a daily route servicing the City’s public places trash cans. Employee will, with another team member, operate a trash collection vehicle and empty trash and recycle containers located throughout the City. Work requires strenuous physical outdoor work, often under unfavorable conditions. Performs progressively responsible facility maintenance duties, which includes minor repairs of building systems, cleaning restrooms, trash pick-up, etc. or performs progressively responsible grounds maintenance duties. Displays more specialized knowledge in the area of tree trimming, irrigation repair, carpentry, athletic field maintenance, etc. An employee in this class usually functions as a crew leader.

In accordance with Article 24 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Fort Lauderdale and Teamsters Local Union 769, for posting purposes this open-competitive job posting shall be considered as a simultaneous internal and external posting (it is open to both internal City employees and external applicants).

Essential Job Functions

• Monitors and prints out work orders; closes out work orders performed; keeps track of work in progress
• Plans and assigns duties and work activities
• Maintains, repairs, constructs, and renovates park facilities
• Participates in performing custodial tasks as applies to municipal buildings and other municipal property, including trash removal
• Lines playing fields; drags, waters, weeds, and maintains landscaped areas on baseball and football fields, as assigned
• Inspects and repairs structures and buildings
• May supervise and participate in planting, mowing, watering, cleaning and trimming municipal parks and grounds; planting trees, flowers, and shrubbery; and operating equipment necessary in completing assigned tasks
• May climb trees using ropes, hooks or a hoist mounted on a truck; does necessary trimming and pruning to eliminate hazards and preserve the beauty of the trees on municipal streets and property; fell dead or dangerous trees and cut dead limbs, remove overhanging or damaged limbs
• May perform maintenance of municipal facilities and property, such as painting, plumbing, masonry, and landscaping work involving the use of hand and power tools
• Performs landscaping duties, including mowing, edging, weed eating, and blowing
• May be required to respond to emergency calls
• Performs minor equipment repair and maintenance

Additional Responsibilities

• May operate specialized trucks, small roller, grader, cement saw, tractor and various mowing equipment.
• May supervise and participate in performing custodial tasks as applies to municipal buildings and other municipal properties
• May line playing fields, drag, water, weed and maintain landscaped areas on baseball and football fields
• May supervise and participate in setting up and taking down of benches, seats, chairs and other equipment
• May act as a concession attendant when required
• May assign and issue tools, maintain shop area and equipment
• May perform minor repairs on equipment and municipal buildings including lubrication of the equipment
• May perform semi-skilled tasks requiring the use of hand tools and perform manual work in conjunction with job assignments
• May perform duties in conjunction with City street maintenance such as erecting signs, barricades and clearing debris
• May inspect public trees to diagnose disease; ensuring healthy tree growth; removes tree stumps
• Performs related work as required

Minimum Job Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS, PREFERENCES & WORK ENVIRONMENT

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• Minimum of three (3) years of related experience using equipment powered by motor and other hand tools.
• CDL Class B with airbrakes required.
• To claim Veterans’ Preference, candidates must attach to the application a copy of military separation papers (DD214) and service-connected disability documentation (if applicable) to meet eligibility requirements as stipulated by Florida Statues. For additional information, please refer to the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs. (https://floridavets.org/benefits-services/veterans-preference/)

PREFERENCES

• Experience driving a sanitation route.
• Experience operating a trash truck, including knowledge of hydraulics for safe vehicle operation and dumping.

Special Requirements

• Availability to work staggered schedules including evening hours when necessary

As public servants, employees may be required to work immediately before, during, and/or after an emergency. All employees must be available and able to work assigned shifts as determined by their Department Heads.

Physical Standards Required To Perform Essential Job Functions

The position involves heavy physical demands, such as exerting up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force constantly to move objects. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The City of Fort Lauderdale is an Equal Opportunity, Veteran’s Preference Employer and Drug Free Workplace.

The City of Fort Lauderdale offers a comprehensive benefits package to all regular full-time employees including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and short-term disability insurance.

In addition to the competitive benefits package and salary, the City of Fort Lauderdale participates in the Florida Retirement System (FRS) which offers an investment option and a pension option and requires a 3% contribution from employees. All new City of Fort Lauderdale employees are automatically enrolled in FRS.