Maintenance Technician - Facilties

Keep The City of Goose Creek running, looking its best, and ready for whatever comes its way! This position tackles general maintenance across city facilities, helps keep public green spaces and rights-of-way clean and beautiful, and gets out in the field to supervise Maintenance Division projects and crews. From fixing things up to keeping outdoor spaces in shape, you’ll play a hands-on role in making our city a great place to live, work, and visit.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• · Assists with facility maintenance activities and projects.
• · Performs sidewalk maintenance and repair.
• · Coordinates right-of-way, city facility, and streetscape landscape maintenance.
• · Performs irrigations system maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair.
• · Assists with landscaping duties to include, mowing, trimming, edging, weed-eating, fertilizing and spraying on City property and rights-of-way.
• · Operates heavy equipment to include backhoe, mini-excavator, and tractor.
• · Trains and provides leadership to employees.
• · Works on special projects as assigned.
• · Cleans and maintains equipment.
• · Schedules equipment maintenance.
• · Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Two (2) years of experience in carpentry, plumbing, and/or electrical trades and irrigation / landscaping maintenance & repairs.
• Any combination of education and experience totaling two (2) years may be considered.
• Valid South Carolina Driver’s License.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• · Knowledge of basic carpentry, plumbing, electrical practices landscape maintenance techniques.
• · Knowledge of concrete construction and repair techniques.
• · Knowledge of irrigation system operations and repair.
• · Knowledge of safety practices involved in municipal facilities.
• · Knowledge of local, state and federal safety policies and procedures.
• · Ability to operate power tools, hand tools, and associated diagnostic equipment.
• · Ability to operate weed-eater, edger, chainsaw, brush cutter and lawnmower.
• · Ability to perform heavy lifting.
• · Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.

SAFETY

Employee is responsible for adhering to all safety procedures and regulations established by the Department, the City and all State and Federal organizations. Any safety concern should be reported to a supervisor immediately.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work is requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and up to 20 pounds of force to move objects and the following physical abilities: balancing, climbing, crawling, crouching, feeling, fingering, grasping, handling, hearing, kneeling, lifting, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, stooping, talking, visual acuity, and walking.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work is typically performed outdoors with constant exposure to dirt, grease, irritating chemicals, insects and inclement weather.

REASONABLE ACCOMODATION

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 written out in this job description.

The City reserves the right to revise this position description at any time.