STREETS /EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

Applications through really will not be accepted. Please visit the City's website to fill out our application.

avonpark.city/jobs

$15.30 - $18.25

NATURE OF WORK: Under the direction of the Streets Supervisor, performs duties necessary to support Public Works to ensure the proper maintenance of City streets, signs, right of ways, grounds, fields, and common areas for City owned property and/or facilities providing for a safe and aesthetically pleasing environment. The employee in this class may also install simple wooden and metal traffic control signs. In addition, performs a variety of maintenance work, operates light automotive equipment, and performs a variety of manual tasks in connection with construction, operation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of street and storm drainage facilities and systems. The employee will be utilized when needed in other positions in the streets department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assembles prefabricated traffic control signs
• Operates machinery for adhering prefabricated sign(s) to backing posts
• Installs signs at proper location in accordance with established regulations
• Removes and replaces damaged traffic control signs
• Keeps record of traffic control signs installed and replaced
• Depending on work location, may operate equipment and/or devices, and participates in grounds maintenance as assigned
• Ground maintenance to include: edging, fertilize, spray fence lines, trim trees, landscaping, and mulching
• Operates mower and edger in different areas of City property and maintains public rights-of-way
• Insures the proper maintenance of equipment and tools by cleaning and checking equipment and tools after use
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Good knowledge of common handyman tools
• Mechanical ability
• Ability to understand and follow simple oral and written instructions

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or GED required
• At least 2 years of relavant job experience

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to walk, climb, maneuver around buildings and on uneven terrain
• Ability to climb and work from ladders
• Ability to work in all weather conditions

PHYSICAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT/CONDITIONS:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and/or in outside weather conditions
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration
• The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock
• The noise level in the work environment is moderately noisy

Employment Applications for the City of Avon Park must be filled out in entirety. Applications can be found at https://www.avonpark.city/jobs

The City of Avon Park considers applications for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, marital status, religion, creed, national origin, political opinions or affiliations, age, the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status in accordance with Equal Employment Opportunity rights. The City of Avon Park also complies with all applicable laws governing employment practices and does not discriminate based on any unlawful criteria. The City of Avon Park affords veterans preference in employment in accordance with F.S. 295, and in accordance with F.S. 112, the City of Avon Park is a drug-free workplace.

Preference will be given to preference-eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.30 - $18.25 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15 - $18