Maintenance Worker

City of Boca Raton; Boca Raton (FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Boca Raton is seeking a candidate for a maintenance role involving various construction, repair, and maintenance tasks. Responsibilities include street and canal repairs, operating equipment, and ensuring safety standards. The position requires effective communication skills and physical capability to manage the demands of the job.

Qualifications

• 6 months of experience in maintenance, repair, or construction.
• Valid State of Florida Class E driver's license required.
• Must abstain from tobacco products prior to and during employment.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and repairing streets and canals.
• Operating power tools for maintenance tasks.
• Performing construction-related activities as assigned.

Skills

Knowledge of construction and maintenance

Effective communication

Ability to lift 50 lbs

Education

Completion of 10th grade

Tools

Common hand tools

Power tools

Job description

Performs intermediate semiskilled work performing a variety of construction, repair, and maintenance assignments involving the use of common tools; frequently operates equipment in connection with semiskilled tasks to which assigned; does related work as required. Work is performed under regular supervision.
TYPICAL FUNCTIONS:

Maintains and repairs streets, right-of-ways, sea walls, canals, bike paths, and storm sewers;
Cuts and removes asphalt; smoothes cut area;
Places rock in area if required, tamps or rolls cut area;
Shovels new asphalt onto cut area and rolls or tamps;
Repairs sidewalks; removes broken or dangerous sections and grades area;
Forms sidewalks; places concrete into formed area; smoothes and finishes concrete;
Maintains sea wall seams; patches sea wall; builds bike paths;
Lays asphalt and concrete; patches pot holes, radii, and crossings;
Operates various power tools in conjunction with maintenance and repair tasks.

RELATED TASKS:

Trims and prunes trees;
Maintains storm drain ditches and storm drain pipes;
Clears debris from storm drains;
Performs related tasks as required.Some knowledge of the construction, maintenance, repair, and tasks of various street maintenance work; some knowledge of the safe use and operation and preventive maintenance of the common hand and power tools required in the work; some knowledge of the safe use, operation, and preventive maintenance of the equipment to which assigned; skill in the use of the equipment to which assigned; ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to completion of the tenth grade and six (6) months of experience in maintenance, repair and/or construction activities.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Possession of valid State of Florida Class E driver's license with no more than six (6) points in the last three (3) years.

Abstained from the use of cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products for at least one year prior to their date of hire, and shall abstain from the use of tobacco products at all times during the period of their employment with the City while both on and off duty.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Must be able to lift, carry and push articles weighing a minimum of 50 lbs. Must be able to wear hard hat/helmet, safety glasses, goggles, respirator, safety shoes/boots, hearing protectors, welder's helmet, faceshield, safety harness, safety vest, and gloves.Exposure to extreme temperatures, animals/insects, electrical hazards, confined spaces, heights, noise, vibration, dust, vapors, fumes, mist, smoke, toxic metals, poisons, irritants, and moving mechanical parts.

POST-OFFER BACKGROUND REQUIREMENTS:
The background check process for this position may include:

• Criminal Background Check
• Employment Verification
• Reference Checks
• Motor Vehicles Report (MVR) Check
• Workers' Compensation
• Physical
• Drug and Alcohol Screen
• Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)