Maintenance Worker

Maintenance Worker

The City of Aiken is seeking a Maintenance Worker to join our Public Services Department in the Buildings and Grounds Division.

Examples of Duties

• Installation and maintenance of seasonal flowerbeds
• General landscaping maintenance
• Performing manual labor and related duties
• Installs sod, trees and various other plants
• Applies pesticides and herbicides
• Operates chipper and a variety of commercial mowers and small engine hand tools
• Works in inclement weather

Teamwork is an essential function of the job and at times it may be required that the candidate work outside the Grounds Division.

Minimum Qualifications

• A working knowledge of annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees is preferred
• Experience with tractor/large equipment is desirable
• Must be able to read and write, as well as understand and follow verbal instructions
• Must have a valid state driver's license

Supplemental Information

This position is subject to a criminal background check for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities. Only job-related convictions will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate. The City of Aiken is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace.

Full-time Benefits include:

Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance, life insurance (5x salary), flex health spending account, short-term disability, an employee wellness program, paid vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, paid parental leave, participation in a Defined Contribution 401(a) Retirement Plan, and South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program.

Paid Holidays include:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King Day
• Good Friday
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Day after Thanksgiving
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• Day after Christmas (Dec. 26th)
• Employee's Birthday
• Floating holiday (must be on payroll prior to January 1st)

Retirement: Full-time employees participate in the Defined Contribution 401(a) Retirement Plan. After one year of employment, the employee will begin contributing 6% to the Plan, with the City making a matching 6% contribution. Employees are fully vested after 5 years of service.