Extra Help - Maintenance Worker

Extra Help Positions

Applications will be reviewed by Tulare County Human Resources & Development. As extra help positions become available, County departments with the job openings select the most qualified and appropriate applicant for the position available. The number of hours and duration of employment varies by each assignment. Extra help employees may work in a variety of County departments in locations throughout the geographic county area.

Extra help employees may not work more than 1,559 hours in any fiscal year from July to June. An extra help employee who mistakenly works in excess of 1,559 hours in a fiscal year does not become a probationary or regular employee. Applications will be active for six months. If you are hired for extra help and you complete a work assignment and then if you wish to be employed again, you must resubmit an Extra Help application online. There are no benefits associated with extra help positions. See regular job specification for complete job duties and requirements.

Multiple vacancies are with the General Services Agency located in Visalia and Tulare.

Typical Duties

• Perform maintenance and repair work on heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and equipment in buildings as well as plumbing and electrical systems.
• Check, service and repair mechanical, electrical, refrigeration and heating equipment.
• Perform semi-skilled or skilled plumbing work.
• Install electrical wiring and fixtures.
• Assist in the performance of preventative maintenance duties under the direction of Maintenance Worker Lead.
• Cut and thread pipes.
• Build forms for retaining walls, walkways, curbs and lay cement and bricks.
• Keep drainage systems clear and in working order.
• May construct, install and repair partitions, shelving, doors, windows, roofs and floors.
• May supervise and train inmate crews.
• Requisition supplies and materials.
• Maintain records to reflect time and material utilizing computer generated work order system.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.

Education:

• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth(12th) grade.

Experience:

• Two (2) years of increasingly responsible experience in maintenance and repair of mechanical equipment or in the construction building trades.

Knowledge of:

• Basic maintenance and repair of electrical and mechanical systems and equipment.
• Carpentry, plumbing, pipefitting, and masonry including proper tools.
• Math sufficient to use precision measuring instruments such as caliper and micrometers.
• Boilers sufficient to maintain and repair.

Skill/Ability to:

• Work and communicate effectively with people of various education and socioeconomic backgrounds by respecting beliefs, interpersonal styles and behaviors of both clients and co-workers.
• Read, understand and use maintenance instruction manuals and blueprints.
• Organize work in proper step-by-step order.
• Use manual and power hand tools.
• Use drill presses, pipe threading machines, power saws and grinders.
• Explain and interpret technical terms to lay persons.
• Give and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Use electrical testing equipment.
• Observe safe work practices.
• Observe customer service standards.

License or Certificate:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license.

NECESSARY CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

• Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.
• A physical exam may be required to ensure the applicant's fitness for duty.
• Applicants must undergo a law enforcement background investigation and receive security clearance from the Tulare County Sheriff's Department and maintain that clearance for the duration of employment.

DESIRABLE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

• Department's safety policies and regulations.
• Air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
• Coordinate and ensure timely completion of repair work.

Additional Information

Conditions of Employment

Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions. An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.

College Cost Reduction Access Act

This may be a qualifying position for student loan forgiveness through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Only student loan payments made after October 1, 2007 and in a qualified repayment plan are eligible. For more information you are encouraged to speak with your student loan servicer or visit:

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