Maintenance Worker FT (Englewood Area)

City of Santa Fe Springs; Englewood (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Charlotte County is seeking a Maintenance Worker to keep parks, facilities, and spaces clean, safe, and ready for residents and visitors. The role involves hands-on tasks such as cleaning, event setups, basic repairs, painting, and grounds upkeep, with opportunities to operate equipment like pressure washers and floor-cleaning machines.

The position operates independently within assigned areas and requires flexibility for daytime, evening, weekend, and holiday hours.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One year of experience in a related field.
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Knowledge of cleaning methods and safety regulations.
• Ability to operate basic shop tools and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform facility cleaning, event setups, basic repairs and general maintenance.
• Operate tools and equipment such as pressure washers and floor-cleaning machines.
• Maintain equipment and supplies, secure facilities, and keep basic records.
• Provide professional customer service and work independently within assigned areas.

Skills

Vehicle operation

Communication skills

Safety awareness

Cleaning methods

Basic painting/plumbing

Organization

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

How You Can Help Us Make a Difference

If you enjoy working with your hands, staying active, and taking pride in seeing the results of your work, this could be the opportunity for you! Join our team as a Maintenance Worker and help keep our parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, buildings, and community spaces clean, safe, and ready for everyone to enjoy. No two days are exactly the same—you’ll tackle a variety of hands-on tasks, including facility cleaning, event setups, basic repairs, painting, grounds upkeep, and general maintenance. You’ll also have the opportunity to operate tools and equipment such as pressure washers, floor-cleaning machines, chainsaws, County vehicles, and all-terrain vehicles. Bring your skills, reliability, and can-do attitude and help us keep our community looking its best!

This position works independently within assigned areas, identifies and reports maintenance and safety concerns, maintains equipment and supplies, secures facilities, and keeps basic records of completed work. The employee may work around County staff and the public during daytime, evening, weekend, and holiday hours and is expected to provide professional and helpful customer service. This position is considered essential personnel and may be required to support emergency operations as assigned.

Your Purpose & Day-To-Day Journey

Education And Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year of experience in a related field.

Licenses And/or Certificates

• Must maintain a valid driver’s license.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of departmental policies, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of modern office practices, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of proper cleaning methods and the safe use of cleaning materials and disinfectants.
• Knowledge of safe work methods and safety regulations pertaining to the work.
• Knowledge of shop mathematics and basic record keeping practices.
• Knowledge of basic painting, plumbing, and tools and techniques.
• Skill in effective communication, both orally and in writing.
• Skill in prioritizing and organizing work.
• Skill in the use of office equipment such as a computer, multi-line telephone system, scanner, fax machine, and copier.
• Ability to operate automotive/all-terrain vehicles and light-duty motor vehicles.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to perform manual labor, sometimes under unfavorable weather conditions.
• Depending upon assignment: Ability to work long and/or late nights, early mornings, split shifts, on weekends and holidays.
• Ability to provide internal/external guidance and customer assistance via all forms of communication.
• Ability to operate motor vehicle.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with managers, service providers, other employees, and the general public.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Stooping, crouching, walking, pulling, lifting, grasping, hearing, seeing up close, seeing far away, kneeling, reaching, pushing, talking, standing, climbing, finger movement, repetitive motions, depth perception. Frequent lifting of up to 25 pounds; occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is exposed to one or more disagreeable conditions (i.e., irate customers, outdoors weather conditions, excessive noise, extreme heat, odors or dust).

RISK/SAFETY CONDITIONS

The position requires moderate exposure or risk to physical health and/or physical safety (e.g., exposure to environmentally hazardous material, heavy equipment, assault and battery, communicable disease, etc.).

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Charlotte County is an affirmative action/ADA/Veterans’ Preference and equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Emergency Response/Recovery Activities

All County employees are required to work before, during, or after an emergency as needed. This may include temporarily being assigned to work and performing duties outside of the normal scope of their position, location and work schedule to fit the needs of the County and its citizens.

Charlotte County is an affirmative action, ADA and Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. As a veterans' preference employer, certain service members and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such service members and veterans, who claim and meet eligibility requirements of veterans’ preference, receive preference and priority in employment and are encouraged to apply. In addition, certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.

All positions with Charlotte County may be subject to drug testing in accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Program and/or County policy.

See HR for further information regarding Benefits