- Programs, operates and maintains building climate systems to provide control of environmental comfort while ensuring cost efficiency.
- Performs general maintenance, servicing, and repairs of facilities, buildings, and automated systems, e.g., plumbing, masonry, carpentry, flooring, irrigation, electric.
- Assists with complex installation, maintenance and repair tasks in a variety of trade specific work in support of the operation of facilities, buildings, and building systems.
- Operates light vehicles and equipment in the installation, maintenance and repair functions associated with the assigned functional area; depending on area of assignment, operates equipment that includes, but is not necessarily limited to, flatbed, compactors, back-hoes, loaders, chippers, pan, dozers, draglines, forklifts, graders, rollers, loaders, trenchers.
- May utilize a wide variety of manual, gas and electric powered hand tools, e.g., hammer, shovel, rake, screw drivers, wrenches, digging bar, chainsaw, chemical sprayer leaf blowers, weed eaters, hedge trimmers, edger.
- Position performs a variety of labor-intensive work which may include exposure to difficult working conditions, e.g., extreme heat or cold, fumes, chemicals.
- Performs general maintenance and upkeep of tools, equipment and machinery, e.g., lubricates, services, fuels; performs routine light maintenance and repairs; cleans and maintains safe operation.
- Participates in work-site safety set-up, e.g., preps work areas; sets barricades and cones; conducts traffic control in accordance with uniform work zone safety standards; flags traffic.
- Responds to emergency situations in order to confine, resolve or prevent injurious or otherwise hazardous conditions, i.e., fallen debris, spills, broken windows, broken locks.
- Performs duties as assigned/necessary which are related, or logical in assignment to the position.
Experience: Three (3) years responsible experience in general trades maintenance work and a demonstrated ability to fulfill the physical requirements of the work or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Miscellaneous: Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's license.
- Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Ability to lead and carry out assignments with minimal instructions.
- Ability to adhere to prescribed routines and practices.
- Thorough knowledge of, and ability to utilize materials, methods and equipment used in general maintenance work.
- Ability to operate various vehicles, trucks, light construction equipment and machinery, and other gasoline and diesel driven motors, e.g., service trucks, forklifts, back hoe, grader, bulldozer, dump trucks.
- Ability to perform duties with a professional and cooperative work ethic.
- Ability to climb, reach, bend, stoop, kneel, sit and stand for extended periods of time; ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to work at heights up to 12 feet.
- Ability to work in temperatures exceeding 100 degrees for extended periods of time
- Ability to with stand exposure to dust, mold, fiberglass and various chemicals.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communications with department management, County employees, and the general public.
- 100 pounds maximum lifting.
- Frequent (up to 2/3 of the work time) lifting, carrying up to 50 lbs.
- Expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken word or perceiving sound by ear.
- Good eyesight for production or safety of self and others.
- Physical demand requirements are in excess of medium work.