Maintenance Worker

Job Summary

The Maintenance Worker performs semi-skilled manual labor work. Work is performed under general supervision of an employee of a higher classification.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs light and heavy manual laboring tasks in a wide variety of construction and maintenance work throughout the County.
• Trims foliage; clears brush and cuts and edges grass and weeds with hand tools and power operated machines; seeds, hoes cultivates and gives general care to lawns and grounds; and removes dirt, rubbish, weeds, leaves, and other refuse from grounds.
• Assists craft workers in a variety of unskilled tasks; and mixes concrete with shovel, using prescribed amounts of sand, cement, and water.
• Assists equipment operators in routine maintenance of equipment.
• Clears ditches with bush cutter; and digs ditches and shovels; builds retaining walls, places sandbags, and performs related tasks.
• Creates, cuts, lays out, and peels road signs.
• Installs, removes and replaces new and old road signs; erects barricades; tacks down reflectors onto barricades; and assists in patching roads.
• Installs rumple strips, stop bars, and thermos plastic arrows.
• Operates heavy equipment on a trainee basis.
• Loads and unloads heavy materials from trucks and vans; and moves or aids in moving heavy boxes or equipment and large and bulky objects.

Education and Qualifications

Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent; and experience in construction, maintenance and repair work; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Employment Highlights

• Probationary Period – All new employees serve a one hundred eighty (180) day probationary period from the date of hire. Fire Rescue personnel serve a one (1) year probationary period from the date of hire.
• Working Hours – Most full-time employees work forty (40) hours per week unless otherwise indicated. Work schedules may vary by location.
• Paychecks – Employees are paid on a bi-weekly basis, for a total of twenty-six (26) pay periods annually.
• Insurance Coverage – Florida Blue and United Health Care provides medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Medical Coverage – Individual employee medical coverage is partially covered by the county. Dependent coverage is available at a reduced cost to the employee.
• Dental & Vision Coverage – Fully paid by the employer.
• Effective Date: Coverage begins on the first day of the month following thirty (30) days of employment (e.g., hire date of November 1st, benefits begin December 1st).
• Life Insurance – The Board of County Commissioners provides a $10,000 life insurance policy and a $10,000 accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) policy. Additional life insurance options, including dependent coverage, are available at an additional cost to the employee.
• Retirement – Florida Retirement System (FRS).
• Holidays – The County observes eleven (11) paid holidays per year, as declared by the Board of County Commissioners.
• Personal Day – All full-time employees earn one (1) personal day per calendar year. This day may be used only after successful completion of the probationary period and does not carry over from year to year.
• Vacation Leave – All full-time employees accrue vacation leave in accordance with the Employee Handbook.
• Sick Leave – Full-time employees accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave per month. Part-time employees accrue four (4) hours per month. Fire Rescue employees accrue eleven and two-tenths (11.2) hours per month. Accrued sick leave rolls over into subsequent years if unused. A Medical Leave Bank and Compassionate Leave program are also available.

Employer

Hardee County (FL)

Contact Information

• Address: 412 W Orange St. Suite 204, Wauchula, Florida, 33873
• Website: hardeecountyfl.gov