Maintenance Worker

Hardee County (FL); Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Hardee County is seeking a Maintenance Worker to perform semi-skilled manual labor across county maintenance and construction tasks.

Responsibilities include grounds maintenance, sign installation, ditch clearing, and assisting skilled workers. A high school diploma or equivalent is required, with experience in construction or maintenance preferred. Training available for heavy equipment operation.

Qualifications

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in construction, maintenance and repair work; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs light and heavy manual laboring tasks in construction and maintenance work.
• Trims foliage; clears brush and lawns; seeds, hoes, cultivates and maintains grounds.
• Assists craft workers in unskilled tasks; mixes concrete with sand, cement, and water.
• Assists equipment operators in routine maintenance of equipment.
• Clears ditches with bush cutter; digs ditches and shovels; builds retaining walls and places sandbags.
• Creates and lays out road signs; installs and replaces signs; erects barricades; patches roads.
• Installs rumple strips, stop bars, and thermoplastic arrows.
• Operates heavy equipment on a trainee basis.
• Loads/unloads heavy materials; moves large objects.

Skills

Manual labor

Groundskeeping

Equipment operation

Concrete mixing

Team assistance

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Shovel

Bush cutter

Job description

The Maintenance Worker performs semi-skilled manual labor work. Work is performed under general supervision of an employee of a higher classification.

• Performs light and heavy manual laboring tasks in a wide variety of construction and maintenance work throughout the County.
• Trims foliage; clears brush and cuts and edges grass and weeds with hand tools and power operated machine; seeds, hoes cultivates and gives general care to lawns and grounds; and removes dirt, rubbish, weeds, leaves, and other refuse from grounds.
• Assists craft workers in a variety of unskilled tasks; and mixes concrete with shovel, using prescribed amounts of sand, cement, and water.
• Assists equipment operators in routine maintenance of equipment.
• Clears ditches with bush cutter; and digs ditches and shovels; builds retaining walls, places sandbags, and performs related tasks.
• Creates, cuts, lays out, and peels road signs.
• Installs, removes and replaces new and old road signs; erects barricades; tacks down reflectors onto barricades; and assists in patching roads.
• Installs rumple strips, stop bars, and thermos plastic arrows.
• Operates heavy equipment on a trainee basis.
• Loads and unloads heavy materials from trucks and vans; and moves or aids in moving heavy boxes or equipment and large and bulky objects.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent; and experience in construction, maintenance and repair work; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.