Construction & Maintenance Worker II

Construction & Maintenance Worker II

This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies within the Resource Management Agency.

The anticipated life of the employment list is six months. If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies, please submit an online application for consideration.

Multiple current vacancies with the Resource Management Agency. Vacancies located in Visalia, Dinuba and Terra Bella.

Special Note : This recruitment will also be used to establish an Extra Help Construction & Maintenance Worker II employment list. Please see Supplemental Question #15.

Typical Duties

Work in patching damaged road areas with asphaltic materials. Clear brush and debris and level areas in road and refuse construction sites, right of ways, gutters, drains and culverts. Lay drain pipes and repair fences and guard railings. Clear obstructions from road areas to allow room for equipment and normal traffic. Act as traffic flagman. Operate light trucks in pickup and delivery of equipment. Assist with service, maintenance and minor repair of heavy equipment. May do intermittent light and heavy equipment operation on a training basis and as relief operator. Do hauling, loading, cutting, leveling and packing of fill dirt and asphaltic materials. Do cleaning along construction projects, right of ways, and drainage ditches. Do signing of area for traffic control and direct traffic. May do snow removal, installation of culverts and drain pipes with rip-rap, moving fences and guard railings, and painting of equipment and signs. Perform concrete work such as setting forms, laying, finishing, and repairing concrete. Do routine service work on assigned piece of equipment, make minor adjustments and assist in repair. May keep simple time, materials and equipment maintenance records. Follow safety rules and regulations. Essential job duties may be assigned that are not listed above but are relative to this job classification. (Reasonable accommodation will be made when requested and determined by the County to be appropriate under applicable law.)

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and / or license which are required and equivalent to the following. Knowledge of :

• Basic math sufficient to keep time cards and service records.
• Operating characteristics of gasoline and diesel powered earth moving equipment.
• Practical application of equipment operation to road work.
• Safety procedures for use of equipment.
• Service requirements of equipment.
• Proper use of hand and power tools.
• Concrete practices, mixtures, and their elementary properties.

Skill / Ability to :

Education : Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12th) grade.

License or Certificate : Attain a "Class B" driver's license with no restrictions and a tanker endorsement two (2) weeks prior to the expiration of the one-year probationary period. Attainment of the Class B license is a condition of employment.

Additional Information

Conditions of Employment : Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions.

An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions.

Some job classes may also require a physical exam.

College Cost Reduction Access Act : This may be a qualifying position for student loan forgiveness through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Only student loan payments made after October 1, 2007 and in a qualified repayment plan are eligible. For more information you are encouraged to speak with your student loan service.

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