Job Description
JOB Are you looking for a hands-on role where you can learn new skills and help keep your community running smoothly? In this entry-level public works position, you'll support roadway drainage, asphalt placement, and a variety of maintenance and construction activities that keep our streets and infrastructure safe and functional. Training is provided, and assignments will grow in complexity as your skills develop.
You'll assist with building and repairing manholes, catch basins, sidewalks, curbs, and gutters, as well as general street construction and maintenance tasks such as pouring asphalt and concrete, digging trenches, laying pipe, and cleaning drainage ditches. Your work may also include clearing roadside vegetation, cleaning streets and gutters, collecting debris, and loading materials for transport.
Safety is a top priority, and you'll use appropriate safety equipment, help direct traffic, and maintain awareness of your work environment. You'll operate hand and power tools, small equipment, lawn mowers, and County vehicles as needed, and assist with loading and unloading materials, supplies, and equipment.
If you enjoy physical work, learning new skills, and being part of a team that directly supports the community, this position offers a great opportunity to build experience and grow within public service.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Education and Experience:
An equivalent combination of relevant training, education and experience: High school diploma or equivalentOne (1) year of experience that shows an ability to maintain steady employment in any field.
Licenses and/or Certificates:
Must maintain a valid driver's license. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION PHYSICAL
DEMANDSStooping, crouching, walking, pulling, grasping, hearing, seeing up close, seeing far away, kneeling, reaching, pushing, talking, standing, climbing, finger movement, repetitive motions, depth perception. Frequent lifting of up to 25 pounds; occasional lifting over 50 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENTWork requires moderate exposure to one or more disagreeable conditions (i.e., irate customers, outdoors weather conditions, excessive noise, extreme heat, odors, or dust).RISK/SAFETY
CONDITIONSThe position requires moderate exposure or risk to physical health and/or physical safety (e.g., exposure to environmentally hazardous material, heavy equipment, assault and battery, communicable disease, etc.).To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description. Charlotte County is an Affirmative Action/ADA/Veterans' Preference and Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities are Encouraged to Apply.