Utility Mechanic I (SAWGRASS)

Job Title

Skilled Mechanical Maintenance and Repair

Job Description

The City of Sunrise is more than a workplace it's a community built on our Three Pillars: Customer Service, Collaboration, and Transparency. We're committed to creating an environment where innovation thrives, teamwork is celebrated, and every employee has the opportunity to grow and make a lasting impact. As a full-service municipality and one of South Florida's premier cities, Sunrise offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development opportunities, and a strong culture of recognition. Whether you're helping residents, shaping policy, or improving city operations, you'll be part of a team that's passionate about service excellence and community pride. We take pride in being home to the back-to-back NHL Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers, a vibrant arts and entertainment district, and a diverse community that truly embodies what it means to Live, Work, and Play in Sunrise. Looking ahead, the City is exploring an Alternative Work Schedule designed to further support employee work-life balance providing eligible staff with two three-day weekends per month through an every-other-Friday-off model. This initiative is expected to roll out in the early part of 2026, reflecting our continued focus on flexibility and employee well-being.

Job Responsibilities

This is skilled mechanical maintenance and repair work in preventative and corrective maintenance to include installation and repairs of industrial equipment with plants of the water and waste water systems at treatment facility or lift station. An employee in this class is responsible for performing or assisting in the performance of a variety of assignments of routine difficulty involving mechanical maintenance at a municipal water/wastewater treatment facility. Since much of this work is to provide on-the-job training, tasks require employees to exercise limited initiative and independent judgment when participating in installing, modifying or repairing various types of mechanical equipment. A number of the more simple assigned tasks eventually become routine in nature as a result of participating in their completion; therefore, employees might work independently in those assignments as proficiency is demonstrated. The employees usually work under general supervision, receiving instructions both orally and in writing. However, for the more complicated tasks, immediate supervision will be provided. Some assignments of this class are hazardous, particularly when performing maintenance on electrical equipment. Work is reviewed while in progress through observation, conferences and oral reports submitted, and upon completion through results obtained.

Requirements

Education: Graduation from an accredited high school/vocational school or G.E.D. equivalency. Proof of highest completed level of education must be submitted as an attachment with application. (Applications without attached proof of education will not be processed for consideration.)

Experience: One (1) year of full time paid experience (or equivalent) in general mechanical equipment maintenance and repair, including some plant equipment experience. OR One (1) full year permanent status as a City of Sunrise Serviceperson.

Special Qualifications: Possession of a valid Florida C.D.L. (Commercial Driver's License) with endorsements for air brakes/tanker with an acceptable driving record. Class "C" Florida Water Pollution Control Operators Association Certificate in Maintenance of Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection systems, preferred.

Physical Requirements: Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through personal contact, the use of the telephone and/or other City-issued technology devices. Physical capability to effectively use and operate City assigned vehicles, manual or power tools. Ability to climb, balance, bend, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, push and/or pull, twist and make repetitive hand movements. Ability to walk, stand and sit for prolonged periods of time. Ability to work outdoors under varying temperatures, inclement weather and/or other adverse conditions. Ability to load, carry, lift, push and/or pull objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Ability to operate a motorized vehicle. Ability to climb and descend stairways and ship ladders at unusual heights of up to 40 feet. Ability to hear within normal audio range, with or without correction. Ability to see in the normal visual range with or without correction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Ability to withstand exposure to the following conditions without stress: excessive noise, unpleasant odors, chemicals/other environmental substances, blood borne pathogens. If applicable: Perform work at locations with exposure over, in and around water, which may not be accessible to the physically handicapped.

Benefits

Benefits Package Summary General Employee Hired on or After 10/01/23 City-Paid Medical Benefits: Group Health Insurance: The City pays for 100% of the cost for single coverage for full-time employees and 66.66% of cost for Dependent/Family Coverage. Upon retirement and separation from City employment, employee receives a monthly stipend of $350 per month, applicable toward retiree health coverage. Life Insurance: $30,000 Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D): $10,000 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Cigna Behavioral Retirement: Employee Contribution = 8% Vesting = 10 Years Normal Retirement Benefit = 2.5% of pensionable earnings for each year of creditable service Average Final Compensation (AFC) = 3 best consecutive earning years Maximum Benefit = 80% of AFC, not to exceed $80,000. Normal Retirement = Age 62 and ten (10) years of creditable service Early Retirement = Age 57 and ten (10) years of creditable service, 3% annual reduction for each year prior to normal retirement age 13th check based on monthly retirement, payable if the pension plan funding status is equal to or greater than 100%. Paid in December each year following retirement Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) = 4 years/48 months maximum DROP Interest Rate = 4%, compounded annually Longevity: Based on successful completion of full-time, continuous service with the City, employee shall receive the following: Years of Creditable Service Longevity Benefit* 10 Years 2.5% 15 Years 2.5% 20 Years 5.0% * Longevity Benefit calculated on employee's base rate of pay Paid Holidays: Employees receive the following City-paid holidays: New Year's Day Martin Luther King Day Memorial Day Juneteenth 4th of July, Independence Day Labor Day Veterans' Day Thanksgiving Day Friday after Thanksgiving Christmas Day Annual Leave: Annual leave may be taken as earned after completion of (90) calendar days. Maximum accumulation each fiscal year is 290 hours. At time of resignation or retirement, employee is paid for all annual leave accrued at their current rate of pay. Annual leave is accrued based on continuous, full-time service with the City, as follows: Completed Months of Service Total Hours Accrued Annually Up to and including first 60 months 96 hours/12 Days Greater than 60 months through 120 months 136 hours/17 Days Greater than 120 months through 204 months 176 hours/22 Days Greater than 204 months 216 hours/27 Days Annual Leave Cash Out: Employee can opt to receive a non-pensionable cash payment twice per year for up to forty (40) hours of annual leave, provided accrued annual leave bank does not fall below eighty (80) hours. Floating Holidays: Upon completion of (26) weeks of full-time employment with the City, employee shall be entitled to utilize up to five (5) floating holidays per fiscal year. Floating holidays shall not carry over to the next fiscal year. Perfect Attendance: For every six (6) months period (April 1 - September 30) and (October 1 - March 31) in which, no sick or unpaid leave is utilized, an employee shall receive ten (10) hours of annual leave credited. Employees who qualify for a consecutive Perfect Attendance benefit shall receive fourteen (14) hours of annual leave credited for each applicable consecutive earning period. Sick Leave: Each employee earns (96) hours (12 days) of sick leave annually with no waiting period for use and unlimited accrual. Upon separation of City employment due to resignation, employee shall receive payment of all accrued sick leave at a rate of twenty-five percent (25%) of the employee's current rate of pay at time of resignation. Upon separation of employment due to retirement, employee shall receive payment of all accrued sick leave at a rate of fifty percent (50%) of the employee's current rate of pay at the time of retirement. Sick Leave Conversion: After completion of one (1) year of continuous, full-time employment with the City, an employee may convert their unused portion of their first six (6) days (maximum of forty-eight (48) hours) of accrued sick leave into annual leave. Conversions are subject to the following: A minimum of 96 unused sick leave hours accrued prior to hours being converted, total eligible sick leave hours to be converted shall be reduced hour-for-hour by any sick leave hours utilized during the eligible benefit period, and