Maintenance Technician I

Job Description
The Department has Maintenance Tech vacancies in the Traffic Operations and Road Maintenance Division. The primary goal of the Traffic Operations and Road Maintenance Division is to maintain the roads and right of ways in Gwinnett County to ensure safe driving conditions for the public works infrastructure. This position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program.
Essential Duties

• Operates various complex vehicles and equipment, and performs associated labor duties in the construction and maintenance of public roadways, airfields, sewer, water, and/or storm water lines or haul waste sludge to and from facilities.
• Maintains proper traffic control at work sites to ensure safety for both the work crew and the motoring public.
• Performs daily inventory checks on service trucks and obtains proper tools and/or equipment to perform job task.
• Transports materials and heavy equipment to various work sites.
• Inspects roads, airfields, bridges and right-of-way to ensure safe and efficient conditions exist.
• Performs minor repairs and preventative maintenance on tools and equipment.
• Cleans and repairs manholes as necessary to remove debris, obstacles and to prevent infiltration and installs and maintains sewer lines.
• Provides landscaping maintenance to include: grooming, clearing of branches, and maintaining grass and brush, shrubs and flowers.
• Improves erosion and drainage problems.
• Repairs pipes, and maintains roads and ditches, airfields, water mains and fire hydrants.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Other Job Requirements/Information

• This job is a safety sensitive position that will require a pre-employment drug test and subsequent random drug and alcohol testing.
• This job requires a public safety background check to include motor vehicle histories, criminal histories, and finger printing.
• This job may require on-call rotation and emergency after hours, weekends, and/or holidays.
  

Grade
The grade for this position is A12(3).
Minimum Qualifications

• Valid driver's license
• Completion of coursework up through the eighth grade (High School Diploma or GED preferred); or
• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job

For information related to position-specific essential duties, knowledge and skills, and physical requirements, please click here.
Note: The class specifications listed on this website are not the official class specifications for Gwinnett County and are subject to change.
Department of Transportation
The Gwinnett County Department of Transportation is committed to setting the standard of excellence for safe and efficient mobility. Serving the traveling public through our aviation, transit and surface transportation systems, the department consists of four groups: Intermodal Operations; Capital Program Delivery; Transit Program Delivery; and Traffic Engineering, Operations and Maintenance.
The Department of Transportation maintains an infrastructure system that includes more than 2,650 miles of road, over 740 signalized intersections, thousands of miles of traffic striping, the Gwinnett County Transit System, and one of the three busiest airports in Georgia. The Department of Transportation performs this mission with 198 approved full-time positions and a 2023 adopted operating budget of $80.03 million in multiple funds.
For more information about this department, please click here.
About Gwinnett County
Welcome to Gwinnett County - one of America's fastest-growing counties for the past 20 years. Our dynamic and exciting county combines the best of big-city living with the comforts of the suburbs.
The county's population in 2000 was about 588,448 and we've only continued to grow since then, with the population expected to reach one million by the year 2022.
Gwinnett has many advantages, beginning with its location and road system. The county is just 45 minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and 30 minutes from downtown Atlanta. Thanks to this location, 80 percent of the U.S. population is within a two-hour flight. Georgia Highway 316 has been extended to Athens, reducing travel time to the University of Georgia to 25 minutes. Gwinnett's infrastructure includes more than 2,750 miles of roadways to provide excellent mobility for our residents.
The County Administrator and County Attorney are appointed by the Board of Commissioners and serve at its pleasure. To implement the Board's policy directives, the County Administrator uses a management team consisting of members of his immediate staff and 14 department directors. The 14 departments that make up the executive side are Police Services, Fire and Emergency Services, Corrections, Communications, Support Services, Financial Services, Community Services, Human Resources, Information Technology Services, Law, Planning and Development, Water Resources, Child Advocacy & Juvenile Services, and Transportation. Each department is run by a director who is charged with managing operations in a manner which stresses the County's values.
In addition to the executive side of County government, certain services are provided through Constitutional officers and independent elected officials. These external offices are created by the Georgia Constitution or through state law. In Gwinnett, they include the Sheriff, Tax Commissioner, District Attorney, Solicitor, Probate Court Judge, and Chief Magistrate.
Vision
Gwinnett is the preferred community where everyone thrives!
Mission
Gwinnett proudly supports our vibrantly connected community by delivering superior services.
Values

Integrity: We believe in being honest, building trust, and having strong moral principles.

Accountability: We believe in stewardship, transparency, and sustainability.

Equity: We believe in fairness and respect for all.

Inclusivity: We believe in engaging, embracing, and unifying our communities.

Innovation: We believe in continual adaptation of technology, process, and experience.

Hiring Process
Gwinnett County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information regarding our hiring process, please click the links below:

• Hiring Process
• FAQs

Gwinnett County is committed to creating a diverse workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (including sex), race, color, national origin (including ancestry), gender (identity and expression), sexual orientation, age, marital status, familial status (including pregnancy), disability, military or veteran status, religion, political affiliation, immigration status, homeless status, or any other category protected by law.
For questions about recruitment, or to request a reasonable accommodation during the application, interview, or testing process, please call Human Resources at 770-822-7915 or email Jobs@GwinnettCounty.com.Employment Type: Full-Time Merit