Salary: $15.00 - $17.24 HourlyLocation : 223 Putnam County Boulevard - East Palatka, FLJob Type: Full-timeJob Number: 24-020Department: Public WorksOpening Date: 02/19/2024General DescriptionThis is full-time, hourly position that reports to a Crew Leader, or designee. The position performs unskilled and limited semi-skilled manual work in the performance of laboring tasks and a variety of construction and maintenance work. Essential Job FunctionsEssential Job Functions:
- Road repairs (asphalt, limerock, etc.). Installs road signs. Clears trees, brush, and vegetation from roadside. Removes and installs concrete.
- Loads and unloads heavy material from trucks. Moves equipment and large bulky objects. Performs custodial duties.
- Flags traffic on roads under repair.
- Maintains grounds. Rakes grass and water plants. Weeds flower beds. Shapes hedges and trims trees. Cuts grass. Plants and fertilizes flowers. May operate tractor-mower in mowing grass on right-of-way on a training basis.
- Loads trash on truck. Unloads trash and other material. Picks up boxes and other materials left by residents.
- Performs repair to equipment. Digs ditches.
- Operates gasoline or other powered machinery such as cement mixers, air hammers, compressors, pumping machinery, saws and etc.
- Performs manual laboring tasks as assigned.
- Required to assist with emergency support functions (ESF) during emergencies or other related emergency duties.
(These essential job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other job related marginal duties as required.) Minimum QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Knowledge of tools used in maintenance and construction work.
- Knowledge of occupational hazards connected with laboring work.
- Ability to perform manual labor.
- Ability to learn methods of operating and maintaining equipment and tools.
- Ability to follow, read, and understand written and oral instructions.
- Skill in using hand tools.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Completion of the eighth (8) grade.
(A comparable amount of training, education, or experience may be substituted for the above minimum qualifications.)LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, OR REGISTRATIONS
- Ability to possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License.
ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL SKILLS
- Sufficient physical strength, agility, and freedom from disabling defects to perform heavy manual labor.
- Heavy lifting and carrying (45 pounds and over).
- Acceptable vision (with or without correction).
- Acceptable hearing (with or without hearing aid).
- Pulling, pushing, balancing.
- Walking, standing, kneeling, bending, stooping.
- Climbing a step ladder.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Works inside and outside in varying weather conditions.
- Exposure to dust and dirt.
(Reasonable accommodation will be made for otherwise qualified individuals with a disability or disabilities.)An organization is only as good as the people it employs. To attract and retain the best team possible, the Putnam County Board of County Commissioners offers a competitive benefit program. We believe that if we expect our employees to support the County, we must first support the health and financial well-being of our employees and their families today, and as they plan for their future. Below is a summary of the County Benefits for full-time employees:CORE BENEFITS• Medical/Health Insurance • Employee Life Insurance (up to $50,000) • Dental Insurance • Vision Insurance• Florida Retirement System • Employee Assistance ProgramOPTIONAL BENEFITS• Supplemental & Dependent Life Insurance• Deferred Retirement Program (ICMA, Nationwide, & Valic)• Flexible Spending Accounts - Putnam County pays the monthly administrative fees.• Tuition Assistance Program - Subject to budgetary constraints.FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM (FRS) The Florida Retirement System is a retirement plan designed to provide an income to a vested employee and his/her family when the employee retires, becomes partially or totally disabled, or dies prior to retirement. A defined benefit or defined contribution option may be chosen by the employee.TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (for Board of County Commissioner employees only) Regular, full-time employees are eligible for reimbursement of educational assistance funds. Contact the Human Resources Department for program details.HOLIDAYS are as follows:New Year's Day Martin Luther King Jr. Day Good FridayMemorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day Day after Thanksgiving Christmas EveChristmas Day Birthday Holiday - (for Board of County Commissioner employees only)ANNUAL (VACATION) LEAVE - All regular full-time employees assigned to a 37.50 work week will earn 90 hours to 150 hours, depending on classification and length of service. All regular full-time employees assigned to a 40 hour work week will earn 96 hours to 160 hours, depending on classification and length of service. Note: Leave accruals may differ for bargaining unit employees.SICK LEAVE - All regular full-time employees will earn sick leave at a rate of 13 days per year. Regular part time employees will accrue sick leave on a pro-rata basis. Note: Leave accruals may differ for bargaining unit employees.OTHER BENEFITSBereavement LeaveCost Saving Incentive ProgramEmployee of the Quarter ProgramJury Duty Pay