***** Opportunity at Racine County***** RACINE COUNTY LIMITED TERM MAINTENANCE WORKER Public Works Basic Function To perform repairs and maintenance work on highways, parks, buildings, and facilities and to operate various types of highway and park machinery and equipment for a specific time period. Essential Duties 1. Perform maintenance and repair work on highways, parks, buildings and facilities. 2. Operate equipment used in highway and park construction and maintenance. 3. Plow snow and salt icy roads and parking lots. 4. Perform daily operator maintenance checks and preventative maintenance. 5. Move equipment from one project to another. 6. Report problems to dispatcher and management and receive instructions via 2-way radio. 7. Perform minor repair on machinery and equipment. Supervision Received Receives supervision from the Highway Assistant Superintendent, Public Works. Qualifications • High school diploma or GED. • One (1) year experience involving the operation of machinery, tools, and equipment used in highway and park construction and maintenance. • Valid Wisconsin Class B commercial driver’s license and Wisconsin Class D driver’s license. • Prompt and regular attendance. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions. • Ability to keep accurate daily reports and records. • Ability to follow oral and written instructions. • Knowledge of methods, materials and equipment used in the area of related maintenance or construction work. Physical Qualifications • Continuous (67-100% of workday) hearing, use of far and near vision, light intensity of handling and fingering and exerting up to 20 pounds of force. • Frequent (34-66% of workday) standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, climbing using legs and arms for support, ascending and descending ladders, balancing, bending/twisting, reaching, feeling and medium intensity handling and fingering and exerting up to 50 pounds of force. • Occasional (1-33% of workday) sitting, crawling, talking and high intensity fingering and exerting up to 100 pounds of force. LIMITED TERM MAINTENANCE WORKER Public Works Page 2 Working Conditions • Continuous (67-100% of workday) exposure to fast moving vehicles and mechanical hazards. • Frequent (34-66% of workday) exposure to the outside with no effective protection from weather, extreme cold, and temperature changes. • Occasional (1-33% of workday) exposure to extreme heat, wet or humid conditions, noise, vibrations; exposure to electrical, chemical, burns, radiation, heights above 12 ft hazards; exposure to fumes, noxious odors, dust, poor ventilation and physically confined work sites. Equipment Used Hand tools such as hammers, power tools, chainsaw, and shovel/broom; transportation vehicles such as an automobile and 35,000 GVW truck; highway machinery, construction or building maintenance equipment; personal protective equipment, steel tip boots, and hearing and eye protection; tractors, and a 2-way radio. This description has been prepared to assist in properly evaluating various classes of responsibilities, skills, working conditions, etc., present in the classification. It is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and characteristic levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind and level of difficulty. New: 10/05
Posted on: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 16:22:58 +0000
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