Maintenance Worker/Right of Ways ID - 16621
Job Description
City of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
JOB DESCRIPTION
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.
Maintenance Worker
JOB SUMMARY
The purpose of this classification is to perform unskilled to semi-skilled work to maintain facilities, grounds, transfer station equipment, and rights-of-way in the City.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Performs maintenance tasks in one of the following areas: golf course, transfer station, parks, streets, cemetery, convention center, and recreation.
- Adheres to established safety procedures; monitors work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals; flags and directs traffic and places markers, signs and cones around project/work site to ensure safety of crew and the traveling public; and follows safety practices and wears protective gear.
- Performs a variety of street maintenance duties; pours concrete; patches holes; paves, shovels and rolls asphalt; repairs and installs curbs; repairs and installs City sidewalks; repairs and cleans storm drainage systems; clears leaves, tree limbs and other debris from sidewalks and rights of way; builds drain boxes; rebuilds shoulders on rights of way; spreads and hauls ground cover, dirt, gravel or mulch.
- Performs a variety of landscaping duties; mows grass; plants flowers and shrubs; weed eats around signs and fence lines; edges curb lines; clears leaves, tree limbs and other debris from park areas; spreads and hauls ground cover, dirt, or mulch; sprays weed killer and fertilizer; prunes trees and shrubs; weeds flower beds; spreads grass seed; grooms ball fields, etc.
- Assists with special projects and seasonal work; installs and removes holiday decorations; installs and removes banners; clears streets and sidewalks of debris following special events; removes and replaces staging materials from sites as needed.
- Operates a City vehicle; conducts pre- and post-trip inspections, including checking all fluids, gauges, lighting, mirrors, tires, body damage, seats and seatbelts, cleanliness of vehicle, etc.; loads and unloads materials, supplies and equipment as needed to complete assigned projects; reports all problems or necessary repairs to appropriate personnel immediately; completes and maintains inspection, gas usage and other associated documentation.
- Responds to complaints and questions related to street maintenance issues and activities; provides information; researches problems, and initiates problem resolution.
- Communicates with supervisor, employees, other departments, the public, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.
- Prepares or completes various forms, reports, work orders, logs, accident reports, or other documents. Receives various forms, reports, work orders, application instructions or other documents; reviews, completes, processes, forwards or retains as appropriate.
- Operates a variety of varied purpose equipment and tools in road, right-of-way, landscape, and utility maintenance; operates a commercial-grade lawn mower, weed eater, chain saw, blower, shovel, rakes, pitchfork, pry bar or other equipment.
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- Operates a variety of machinery, equipment, and tools, to complete essential functions to include the use of light-grade trucks and City vehicles.
Maintenance Worker assigned to Solid Waste Division performs the following additional duties:
- Operates refuse packing units.
- Guides vehicle to proper dumping site.
- Drives trailers into pit for compacting.
- Calls in trash weights.
- Opens doors for roll-off drivers.
Maintenance Workers assigned to Parks Division perform the following additional duties:
- Installs and maintains new parks; installs playground equipment.
- Services irrigation systems.
- Installs, removes, or repairs fencing.
- Performs general building maintenance; cleans scrubs and waxes floors; cleans and shampoos carpets; cleans windows, restrooms, parking lot grounds, and offices.
- Shovels snow.
Maintenance Workers assigned to Cemetery perform the following additional duties:
- Repairs irrigation systems.
- Performs general building maintenance; cleans scrubs and waxes floors; cleans and shampoos carpets; cleans windows, restrooms, parking lot grounds, and offices.
- Helps crew leader mark graves; digs graves.
Maintenance Workers assigned to Convention Center perform the following additional duties:
- Cleans and scrubs convention center floors, bleachers, and chairs; waxes floors; cleans and shampoos carpets; cleans windows, restrooms, escalator, compactor area, marquee signs, parking lot grounds, and offices.
- Sets up exhibit booths; sets up barricades for crowd control; sets up basketball court; sets up ballrooms and meeting rooms.
- Maintains reflecting pool, cement pond, and fountain.
- Makes repairs to bathroom plumbing; unclogs toilets; stocks supplies.
- Moves air wall panels; positions bleachers; places guard rails on bleachers; builds stages. Paints surfaces; builds shelves; patches walls.
- Patches and cleans roof drains.
- Exterminates insects and rodents.
Maintenance Workers assigned to Recreation Division perform the following additional duties:
- Maintains athletic fields; paints fields for a variety of sporting events; installs and takes up anchors, pitching rubbers, and home plate; builds pitching mounds and bullpens.
- Installs and repairs irrigation systems.
- Repairs bleachers, benches and related equipment.
Maintenance Worker assigned to Right of Ways/Beach Litter Division performs the following additional duties:
- Removes debris/litter from the beach and beach areas.
- Empties cans at the walkovers.
- Transports the collected debris to the proper dumping site.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
- Attends meetings, workshops and training as necessary.
- Assists in preparing for and cleaning up after natural disasters as necessary.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience:
High school diploma or GED; Some experience in landscape maintenance and manual labor work.
Licenses or Certifications:
Require the possession of a valid driver’s license or commercial driver’s license (CDL) including appropriate endorsements.
Special Requirements:
None.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of equipment operations.
- Knowledge of customer service principles.
- Skill in gathering information before taking action.
- Skill in using rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions.
- Skill in performing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; counting; recording of counts; and basic measuring.
- Skill in dealing with frustrations.
- Ability to collaborate with others.
- Ability to build rapport.
- Ability to listen.
- Ability to look beyond the obvious.
- Ability to compile, assemble, copy, record and/or transcribe data according to a prescribed schema or plan.
- Ability to exchange information for the purpose of clarifying details within well-established policies, procedures and standards.
- Ability to operate and control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools and/or materials requiring complex and/or rapid adjustments.
- Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference data and information.
- Ability to carry out detailed but routine written or oral instructions.
- Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.
- Ability to compile, assemble, copy, record and/or transcribe data according to a prescribed schema or plan.
- Ability to exchange information for the purpose of clarifying details within well-established policies, procedures and standards.
- Ability to operate and control the actions of equipment and machinery, requiring the monitoring, adjustment, regulation, and/or setting of multiple conditions.
- Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.
- Ability to carry out detailed but routine written or oral instructions.
- Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work is heavy work. The employee is constantly required to move objects applying up to 20 pounds of force; frequently required to apply 30 pounds of force to move objects; and occasionally required to exert up to 100 pounds of force to move objects. Additionally requires: balancing, climbing, feeling, grasping, handling, hearing voices and distinguishing among sounds, lifting, manual dexterity, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, stooping, expressing ideas by the spoken word, visual acuity in data/color/observations/operating equipment/inspect defects or measurements, and walking.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work is performed outdoors where performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, confined spaces, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, bright/dim lights, or toxic agents. (Location and Environmental Factors Choice). Work is performed (Environment Choice). Work is performed in an environment with heavy equipment and machinery that could result in bodily harm to co-workers or others.
The City of Myrtle Beach has the right to revise this job description at any time. This
description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.
Supplemental Information
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City of Myrtle Beach BenefitsNo Cost Health, Dental & Vision Insurance for Fulltime Employees401K & 457 Plans AvailableState RetirementEmployee Wellness ClinicFlex Spending AccountEmployee AssistanceAnd much more
Equal Opportunity Employer
The City of Myrtle Beach commits to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees, complying with local, state and federal laws. The City’s policy is to employ qualified persons without discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic, including race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, political affiliation, veteran’s status, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, to include transgender status, disability or status in any other group protected by federal/state/local law.