JOB TITLE: Maintenance Worker I

EMPLOYER: City of West Park

DEPARTMENT: Public Works

STATUS: Non-Exempt (Part-Time) Nights, Holidays & Weekends Only

PAY: $13.00

SUMMARY: The Maintenance Worker I is responsible for performing a variety of general buildings and grounds related work at an assigned facility that involves skilled and semi-skilled manual work in street landscaping, repair, drain and catch basin maintenance, construction activities and operation of heavy equipment.

• Performs a variety of facility maintenance work in order to ensure a clean and safe environment for the public and City employees; minimize major repair and/or replacement costs; and/or extend the useful life of equipment and fixtures.
• Cleans offices, break rooms, restrooms, halls, shop areas, pavilions, sidewalks and other areas in order to provide a clean, sanitary and safe environment for the public and staff.
• Interacts with the public and/or other City employees in order to give directions/information, explain work activities/procedures, identify their service needs, and/or resolve day-to-day operational issues.
• Sets out temporary traffic control devices at the work site in order to provide a safe work environment and facilitate safe, efficient traffic flow.
• Prepares a variety of log sheets in order to document work activities, track equipment usage and provide summary information to management.
• Maintains a variety of landscape and construction related equipment in order to ensure that the equipment operates safely and appropriately when needed; extend the useful lifeof the equipment; minimize down time; and minimize major repair/replacement costs.
• Moves a variety of furniture and related items in order to relocate/rearrange workstations/offices, set up for meetings, activities and events.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or at least 6 months experience and/or training in maintenance, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certificates, licenses and registrations required:

o Must have a valid Florida driver’s license.

• Other skills required:

o At least 5 years of experience in Parks and Public Works maintenance and repairs activities.

o Considerable experience in maintenance, construction or general labor operations depending on area of assignment including previous supervisory experience or any equivalent combination of training and experience.

o Knowledge of techniques for performing a variety of general facilities maintenance work.

o Knowledge of established procedures for trimming a variety of trees, shrubs and bushes.

o Knowledge of procedures, techniques and established safety procedures for operating, maintaining and repairing a variety of maintenance and landscape related tools and equipment.

o Knowledge of basic buildings and grounds maintenance procedures.

o Ability to operate or learn to operate a variety of tools/equipment associated with performing a variety of general maintenance work.

o Ability to operate a variety of landscape related tools/equipment.

o Ability to multi-task.

o Ability to work with limited supervision.

o Ability to operate a variety of motor vehicles.

o Ability to understand, carry out and communicate written and oral instruction.

o Ability to read, understand and follow instructions/guidelines associated with a variety of general maintenance work.

o Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds regardless of race, religion, age, gender, disability, political affiliation or sexual orientation.

o Ability to serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of West Park Ethics and Conflict of Interest policies.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.