Posting number: 2026-03557
Department: Hidalgo County - Precinct 3
Job classification: Maintenance IV (Precinct) - Grade 09
Posting type: Promotional
Categories: Maintenance, Construction Maintenance
Performs highly complex senior-level maintenance and construction work. This is a responsible position that may involve supervisory duties as directed. Maintains safe conditions on all County roads and bridges. Performs various tasks of construction and maintenance throughout the precincts.
Road & Bridge
Performs maintenance and construction duties including installing culverts.
May operate chainsaw to clear brush from right of way.
May drive County vehicle to haul materials to and from the worksite.
Tamps, packs and levels dirt, gravel or asphalt.
Uses hand tools to dig ditches or holes.
Loads material, trash, brush, etc., onto truck; May sometime unload the same.
May replace tires on County vehicles.
Checks daily construction schedule to keep appraised of materials needed on the job.
Regular attendance is a must.
Ability to work well with others.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Sanitation & Landfill
Familiarization with all duties of the attendants, maintenance I and truck drivers for the Sanitation Department.
Check daily operations at the citizen collection stations and reports to the Sanitation Director.
Schedules all work orders for truck operators and serves as dispatcher for the operation.
Mobilizes heavy equipment as needed to maintain a hazard free environment at all citizen collection stations and recovery centers.
Works closely with the Solid Waste Enforcement Officers for schedule clean-up campaigns.
Graduation from a high school or equivalent (GED).
Three (3) years of experience in building maintenance and repair work.
Certificates, Licenses and Registration:
Must have a current valid Texas motor vehicle operator’s license.
Must be able to be insured by the County’s insurance carrier.
Must have basic knowledge of hand tools associated with manual labor and the minor repair of the equipment.
Employee working in the installation of signs may use a jackhammer, pole-hole digger, hole-auger, air compressor, etc., but all employees will be trained on the job to handle such tools.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, maintenance instructions and procedure manual.
Bilingual (Spanish and English) with the ability to converse fluently in both languages preferred.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in all units of measure.
Ability to solve simple and common sense problems and interpret simple instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
Ability to understand, follow and give oral and written instructions.
Employee may be assigned other duties in addition to those listed.
Duties may change according to the changing needs of the County.
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