Public Works Solid Waste Maintenance Worker - Charlotte County, FL

JOB SUMMARY
Performs general labor in roadway drainage construction, asphalt placement, and other public works maintenance activities. Work includes manual tasks that do not require any particular degree of manipulative skill or previous experience. Work is usually performed under immediate supervision. Assignments will become progressively more difficult and less routine with training and experience.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Performs routine work assisting in building, rebuilding, and repairing manholes, catch basins, sand traps, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and other general cement and brick work as needed. 
• Performs general labor in street construction and maintenance work; breaks pavement; pours and shovels asphalt and concrete; digs holes; lays sod; assists in carpentry, painting and other incidental construction work. 
• Cleans streets and gutters: cleans bush from roadside, cuts branches, and picks up fallen tree limbs; collects trash and other refuse, and loads into a truck; and assists driver in unloading at dump areas. 
• Lays pipes and operates pipe handling equipment; digs and back fills trenches; lays sewer pipes; and cleans drainage ditches. 
• Utilizes safety equipment, monitors work environment, and directs traffic to ensure safety of employees and other individuals. 
• Loads and off-loads materials, supplies, or equipment. 
• Operates hand and power tools, standard maintenance equipment, lawn mowers and other small power equipment, and County vehicles as required.  
• Provides exceptional customer assistance, problem-solving, and/or complaint resolution by all forms of communication.