Maintenance Helper

Posting number: 28145-C

Department: County Wide

Job classification: Maintenance Helper

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Building & Safety, Building Maintenance, Miscellaneous, Maintenance, Construction Maintenance, Custodial, Building & Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance

Summary

Under close supervision, performs a wide variety of unskilled and semi-skilled tasks in connection with the maintenance of County parks, roads, utility plants, pipelines, drainage ditches, and other facilities.

Positions in this classification are temporary and part-time only. It is intended to facilitate the accomplishment of seasonal workload requirements. Employees in this classification are given close supervision and do not perform the more skilled assignments.

Examples of duties

Ability to

• Follow written and oral instructions and abide by rules and regulations.
• Learn and perform maintenance assignments.
• Read, write, and speak English at a level necessary for satisfactory job performance.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a valid California Driver's License, Class 3 (now Class C) or higher.

Ability to follow written and oral instructions and abide by rules and regulations; learn and perform maintenance assignments; read, write, and speak English at a level necessary for satisfactory job performance.

General Qualifications

Minimum Age Requirement: Applicants must be 18 years of age prior to appointment because of the hazards of the job, as defined by the Fair Labor Standard Act.

Physical Abilities:
In some positions incumbents will be required to perform heavy manual labor, which may include such tasks as digging ditches, lifting and carrying of materials such as cement bags, frequent walking and/or standing, and lifting, carrying or throwing shovelsfull of paving material.

Working Conditions:
Incumbents in this class are required to work out of doors in all kinds of weather and under dusty, dirty as well as hazardous conditions, and are subject to emergency or on-call work at other than normal duty hours.

Probationary Period

The probationary period for this classification is  six (6) months.

Supplemental information

APPLICATION

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date. Click here to apply.

County of Sacramento

Department of Personnel Services

Employment Services Division

700 H Street, Room 4667

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone (916) 874-5593; 7-1-1 California Relay Service

Email EmployOffice@Saccounty.net

Inter-Office Mail Code: 09-4667

www.SacCountyJobs.net

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