MAINTENANCE WORKER-STREETS

Job Function:

To maintain City’s streets and right-of-ways throughout the city.

Career Path:

Essential Duties:

1. Performs routine maintenance work such as keeping all entrances into the city neat, clean, and free of litter, trash and debris, as well as all city streets and right-of-ways.
2. Maintenance of streets and right-of-ways including; mowing, edging, string trimming, brush clearing, hedge trimming and blowing.
3. Loads and unloads various materials from truck.
4. Receives verbal and written instructions.
5. Performs related duties as required and other such work as may be assigned.
6. Work requires the operating of city-owned pick-up trucks and other related equipment.
7. General equipment maintenance.
8. Driving of City Vehicles (a valid Florida Driver’s License is required). 
9. Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of tools and various equipment used in the street maintenance field.
• Ability to follow and understand both oral and written instruction.
• Must be able to work well with both co-worker and the public. 

Required Qualifications:

• High school graduation or GED required.
• Must possess a valid Florida Driver’s License
• Some general maintenance experience.
• A comparable amount of education and/or experience can be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

Essential Physical Skills:

• Ability to communicate effectively in English both orally and in writing.
• Acceptable eyesight (with or without corrections) Visual acuity is required as a machine operator and/or mobile equipment operator.
• Acceptable hearing (with or with hearing aid).
• Physical ability for sitting, climbing, working form heights, standing, walking, pulling, digging, heavy lifting, using fingers, bending grasping, crawling and strenuous physical work.
• Ability to physically lift 50 lbs. such as tree branches, appliances, bags of debris, etc.
• Must be able to operate street maintenance hand tools and city-owned vehicles. 

Environmental Conditions:

Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with existing ADA requirements for otherwise qualified individuals with a disability.

Note: Job Descriptions are only intended to present a descriptive summary of the range of duties and responsibilities associated with specified positions. Therefore, specifications may not include all duties performed by individuals within a classification. In addition, specifications are intended to outline the minimum qualifications necessary for entry into the class and do not necessarily convey the qualifications of incumbents within the position.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. E-Verify Works for Everyone For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that your employer has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact DHS.

The City of Mount Dora is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Mount Dora will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Mount Dora is a drug-free, smoke-free, EOE.