Maintenance Skilled Trades Worker II – Solid Waste

Sarasota County; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

FRS retirement

Job summary

Sarasota County's Solid Waste Department is hiring a Maintenance Skilled Trades Worker II to perform a variety of maintenance, repair, and improvement projects that keep facilities safe and running efficiently. Starting pay is $22.14/hour (Step 1), with higher pay possible based on experience, and benefits begin within 60 days of hire.

Responsibilities include operating a range of equipment, performing land clearing, mowing, ditch work, and culvert installation, and conducting preventative

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or its equivalent.
• Three (3) years of experience operating heavy and light equipment.
• Valid Florida Driver’s License at the time of hire.
• Must be able to acquire a Class "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with air brake endorsements within six (6) months from the date of hire.

Responsibilities

• Operate a variety of light and heavy equipment, including tractors, loaders, excavators, backhoes, dump trucks, skid steers, and powered hand tools.
• Perform land clearing, mowing, grading, ditch rehabilitation, erosion control, and culvert and pipe installation and repair.
• Conduct preventative maintenance and perform mechanical, hydraulic, and small engine repairs to minimize equipment downtime.
• Inspect, construct, maintain, and repair infrastructure supporting Solid Waste operations and landfill facilities.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical components, lighting systems, fixtures, switches, and related infrastructure.
• Install, maintain, and repair plumbing systems, pumps, meters, piping, and related facility components.
• Construct, repair, and maintain fencing, gates, signage, bollards, roadblocks, and other site safety features.
• Perform welding, fabrication, carpentry, painting, and general building maintenance using a variety of tools and materials.
• Assist with the maintenance and repair of landfill gas, groundwater monitoring, and stormwater management systems.
• Utilize basic surveying equipment, apply approved herbicides under supervision, and support safe, efficient operation of landfill facilities.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Light equipment operation

Equipment maintenance

Troubleshooting

Education

High School Diploma

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

Class A CDL with air brake endorsements

Tools

Surveying equipment

Job description

Department: Solid Waste Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here. Do you enjoy working with your hands, operating equipment, and seeing the results of your hard work? Join Sarasota County's Solid Waste Department as a Maintenance Skilled Trades Worker II, where you'll perform a variety of maintenance, repair, and improvement projects that help keep our facilities safe, efficient, and operating at their best. If you're looking for a hands-on career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make a difference, this is the role for you.

Starting pay is $22.14/hour (Step 1), with higher pay possible based on experience. Benefits begin within 60 days of hire.

Potential higher pay (steps) for those with multiple years of experience.

About This Role

Operate a variety of light and heavy equipment, including tractors, loaders, excavators, backhoes, dump trucks, skid steers, and powered hand tools.

Perform land clearing, mowing, grading, ditch rehabilitation, erosion control, and culvert and pipe installation and repair.

Conduct preventative maintenance and perform mechanical, hydraulic, and small engine repairs to minimize equipment downtime.

Inspect, construct, maintain, and repair infrastructure supporting Solid Waste operations and landfill facilities.

Troubleshoot and repair electrical components, lighting systems, fixtures, switches, and related infrastructure.

Install, maintain, and repair plumbing systems, pumps, meters, piping, and related facility components.

Construct, repair, and maintain fencing, gates, signage, bollards, roadblocks, and other site safety features.

Perform welding, fabrication, carpentry, painting, and general building maintenance using a variety of tools and materials.

Assist with the maintenance and repair of landfill gas, groundwater monitoring, and stormwater management systems.

Utilize basic surveying equipment, apply approved herbicides under supervision, and support safe, efficient operation of landfill facilities.

Work Hours

Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

About You

• High School Diploma or its equivalent.
• Three (3) years of experience in the operation of heavy and light equipment and applicable Infrastructure Services experience.
• Valid Florida Driver’s License at the time of hire.
• Must be able to acquire a Class "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with air brake endorsements within six (6) months from the date of hire.
• Paid by the County!

Physical Demands

Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Subject to Passing Substance Screening

This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years.

Benefits

• Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more!
• Choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!
• Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.
• Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)

Company Culture

A different blend of voices prompt better conversations, choices and results for everyone.

Sarasota County – Many Voices, One Team. We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different. Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally.

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members.

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities.

Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.

Do you like leaving things better than you found them? We serve the greater good! Our team is here to make Sarasota the premier community to live, work and play! Sarasota has 37 miles of award-winning beaches, over 80 parks and 100 golf courses, and is known as the cultural capital of Florida with museums of art, theaters, an aquarium, botanical gardens and the annual international film festival. Unsurpassed beauty, rich cultural offering, diverse educational opportunities, wide-ranging recreational possibilities make Sarasota a great place to live and work!

We believe in work-life balance with a generous leave plan.