Maintenance Worker I

Highway Maintenance Worker

Performs a wide variety of maintenance and construction duties associated with maintaining highways, rural roads, and rights-of-way in a safe condition. Salary will be determined depending on qualifications of candidates who exceed the minimum requirements as outlined within the job description. Additional compensation based on licensure.

Builds, maintains and/or repairs guardrails, traffic barricades, cones, signs, flags and fencing. Dumps, spreads, and tamps asphalt with pneumatic tamper to patch broken or eroded pavement. Drives truck to transport crew and equipment to work site. Operates tractors with mower attachments, rollers and other related equipment used in landscaping and right-of-way maintenance. Transports and delivers supplies, materials, and tools as needed. Uses shovels, picks, drills, hammers, or other hand power tools. Mixes, prepares and assists with installation of cement, concrete, sandbags and other materials used in road construction. Places traffic barricades cones or other traffic signs and flags or directs traffic safely around work crews and areas. Acts as a spotter for equipment operators when backing, turning, etc. Lays sod, spreads hay, fertilizer, or other materials in landscaping or roadside maintenance. Assists with the installation and repair of drainage systems.

Ability to perform physically demanding job duties, occasionally under adverse weather conditions. Six (6) months experience in performing unskilled or semi-skilled laboring duties. A comparable amount of education, training, or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License Class B CDL or have the ability to obtain within six (6) months of employment. Some knowledge of tools used in maintenance and construction. Ability to lift up to fifty (50) pounds. Ability to read and write. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measurement, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to work well with others in a "Team Environment". Performs other related work as required, and operate other equipment as assigned to complete road construction and maintenance projects. In the event of an emergency, all employees are considered essential personnel and may be required to perform alternate duties.