Job description

Overview:

Under the supervision of the Maintenance Supervisor the maintenance technician position performs a variety of general or semiskilled maintenance and repair work in support of the city’s facilities, streets, and drainage infrastructure. The maintenance technician operates a variety of light, medium, and heavy construction, and maintenance equipment, assists in skilled trade assignments, and ensures that tools, materials, and vehicles are maintained in good working order and are available when needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs unskilled and semiskilled manual labor tasks to maintain and repair streets, infrastructure, right-of-way, and drainage system. Duties may vary according to job assignment.
• Operates a variety of light, medium, and heavy construction, and maintenance equipment.
• Utilizes a variety of hand and power tools to assist in the routine maintenance of equipment
• Participates in the loading, hauling, and unloading of various equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Performs routine inspections and preventative maintenance of equipment, vehicle’s, tools, facilities and refers defects or needed repairs to supervisor.
• Performs minor repairs to equipment, vehicles, tools, and facilities.
• Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety, and industry standards.
• Maintains overall cleanliness and proper functioning of work areas, tools, and machinery after use.
• Responsible for the general grounds keeping of city facilities including but not limited to mowing, landscaping, along with upkeeping the cities right of ways and drainage areas.
• Performs minor electrical, HVAC, welding, fabricating, carpentry, and plumbing projects that do not require a certified technician.

• In the event of a departmental or City-wide emergency (i.e., flooding, winter storm, etc.), may be required to respond afterhours, including holidays and weekends, to support recovery and restoration efforts.
• Maintains records and prepares reports of work performed and materials used.
• Performs other related or assigned duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid Texas Class C Driver’s License
• Valid Texas Class B Commercial Driver’s License or the ability to obtain within one (1) year of hire.

• Graduation from high school or GED equivalent is required.
• Minimum of two (2+) years of experience in construction, maintenance and repair of roads or facilities, landscaping, heavy equipment operations or other related trades

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of:

• Methods and procedures used in construction and repair operations of road work, equipment, vehicles, tools, facilities, landscaping, and heavy equipment

Ability to:

• Safely perform heavy manual tasks for extended periods of time;
• Understand and carry out written and oral instructions, as well as communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments, and the public

Skills:

• Operation of construction equipment, road work, , vehicles, tools, facility maintenance, landscaping, or other related trades

Physical Demands:

• Typically requires frequent sitting, talking, hearing, seeing, standing, walking, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, smelling, and touching objects tools or controls with hands and arms. Driving and the use of and ability to operate office equipment, along with light to heavy machinery.
• Will require frequent lifting, moving, lowering, pushing, or pulling of 25 – 100 lbs. and occasionally up to 150+ lbs.

Work Environment:

• 95% of work will be performed outdoors or in the field.
• 5% of work will be performed indoors at the office.
• Subject to outside weather conditions
• Frequently working near moving mechanical parts and may be exposed to fumes or other airborne particles.

The City of Fair Oaks Ranch provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm.

Please note that job application deadlines will vary by position. The ability to enter and submit an application will not guarantee that the position is still open and that your application will be reviewed and considered.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.12 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Maintenance: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

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