Facilities Maintenance Worker I/II (Public Works)

Applications and supplemental questions will be accepted until Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.

Pay & Benefits

• Facilities Maintenance Worker I - $26.95 - $32.76 Hourly DOQ (effective 7/5/25)

• Facilities Maintenance Worker II - $29.63 - $36.02 Hourly DOQ (effective 7/5/25)

• Benefits

  • Medical Insurance options include HMO, PPO, HSA

  • Dental and Vision Insurance Paid

  • Vacation & Holiday Compensation

  • Deferred Compensation

  • CalPERS Retirement

  • Tuition Reimbursement & Bilingual Pay

A New Opportunity and what you’ll do…

The City of Ventura Public Works Department is hiring a Facilities Maintenance Worker I/II! This position performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled construction, installation, maintenance, and repair work on municipal buildings and equipment.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Electrical - Repairs, replaces and maintains electrical wiring, fuses, switches, motors, generators, lighting systems, control systems, and other fixtures and equipment.  Installs conduits, wires, pull boxes, and switches required in making additions, extensions, or alterations in electrical systems. Troubleshoots and repairs damaged or worn electrical components.  Trains and assists less experienced personnel.

• Carpentry - Makes repairs on doors, windows, floors, gates, roofs, and ceilings. Repairs, installs, and constructs tables, shelves, cabinets, counter tops and other wood and equipment fixtures.  Performs hand and bench work, operating planers, joiners, drill presses, power saws, and other woodworking machinery. Installs tile and carpet as necessary. Constructs new walls, ceiling, and flooring.  Finishes cabinets and counter tops as required. . Trains and assists less experienced personnel.

• Painting - Prepares surfaces for painting or staining. Applies paint to buildings, fixtures, or equipment. Trains and assists less experienced personnel.

• Plumbing - Installs, maintains and repairs plumbing systems and a variety of plumbing fixtures such as faucets, sinks, toilets, and water heaters, and pumps. Unstops drains and toilets. Checks heating and ventilating equipment. Trains and assists less experienced personnel.

• H.V.A.C. - Troubleshoots mechanical systems for basic problems, performs routine maintenance, cleans and services units, adjusts thermostats and dampers, and coordinates with vendors as needed.

• General - Purchases needed supplies, parts, and materials. Writes service orders from verbal requests, completes paperwork when repairs are finished. Operates and maintains a computerized work order system. Maintains tools and equipment. Inspects building components and performs preventive maintenance. Moves and sets up furniture. Performs general locksmith duties. Opens and secures City buildings and facilities.  Leads assigned temporary workers.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

Facilities Maintenance Worker I is the entry-level class in the facilities maintenance series. Under immediate supervision, incumbents perform entry to journey-level work in one or two trades and are expected to work at an increasing skill level in all of the trades utilized by the Facilities Maintenance Section. Under this training concept, incumbents are expected to advance to the Facilities Maintenance Worker II level.

Facilities Maintenance Worker II is the journey-level class in the facilities maintenance series. Under general supervision, work is performed at a level approaching journey level skills in all the skilled trades utilized by the Facilities Maintenance Section including electrical, carpentry, plumbing, heating ventilation and air conditioning, and painting trades as well as at the full journey level in one or more trades. Positions are flexibly staffed and normally filled by advancement from Facilities Maintenance Worker I. When filled from the outside, the job requires the journey level skills described above.

Who We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will possess excellent customer service and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively both as part of a team and independently. The selected person will be skilled in performing maintenance and repair in either the HVAC, plumbing, or electrical trades, and can perform skilled construction, installation, maintenance, and repair work at or approaching a journey-level proficiency. The ideal candidate will have experience completing work via a