Posting number: 26-66529-11ADS
Department: Flood Control
Job classification: MAINTENANCE and CONSTRUCTION WORKER
Posting type: Open & Promotional
Categories: Maintenance
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The Department of Flood Control is seeking multiple Maintenance and Construction Worker (MCW) positions located in Riverside.
Under general supervision, performs a variety of field maintenance or construction work; operates hand tools, power tools, trucks, and/or other motorized equipment in the performance of maintenance or construction projects; and performs other related duties as required.
The Maintenance and Construction Worker is a first working level classification and reports to an appropriate supervisory or manager level position. Incumbents are required to perform a variety of semi-skilled tasks, which often includes the operation of the less complex and smaller motorized equipment (e.g., two-axle or three-axle trucks, water spray trucks, loaders, mowers, chippers, and compressors). Functions in which this work is performed include road and flood control construction and maintenance, refuse disposal site operations, maintenance, recycling, excavations, fence building, weed abatement, signing, rodent control, and tree trimming.
Schedule: Monday - Thursday 6:00AM to 4:30PM
Meet the Team!
The Department of Flood Control was created July 7, 1945 by anAct of the California State Legislature. The District (2700 sq. mi.) is located in the western portion of Riverside County (7200 sq. mi.). It extends easterly far enough to include the cities of Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs, and a portion of Cathedral City. The District is governed by a Board of Supervisors comprised of the same individuals as the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.
Experience: One year of performing construction work or field maintenance work (e.g., roads, flood control facilities, refuse sites, recycling facilities, public works projects or closely related work) which required operation of light trucks and related construction equipment.
Knowledge of: The operation and maintenance of trucks and light motorized equipment; equipment and traffic safety procedures; the tools and materials commonly used in field maintenance, recycling, or construction work.
Ability to: Safely operate trucks and light motorized equipment; perform a variety of semi-skilled maintenance or construction tasks; operate power saws, chippers, and a variety of hand tools; follow oral and written instructions.
Possession of a valid Class C California Driver's License at the time of application as the incumbent will be driving a county vehicle daily throughout Riverside County.
The majority of this position entails working outdoors in inclement weather conditions (rain, sleet, wind, and summer temperatures exceeding 115 degrees Fahrenheit). The role requires prolonged physical exertion, including standing, lifting, carrying, and removing debris, appliances, waste, and other bulky items; as well as reaching, bending, pushing, pulling, and climbing, with or without reasonable accommodations.
Please contact Ahjah Davis - Solomon at 951-955-9233 or ahdavis@rivco.org. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.
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We are seeking passionate people who are committed to solving critical issues while realizing their purpose!
Riverside County is the fourth largest county in the State of California, stretching nearly 200 miles across and comprising over 7,200 square miles of fertile river valleys, low deserts, mountains, foothills and rolling plains. Riverside County shares borders with densely populated Los Angeles, Imperial, Orange, San Diego, and San Bernardino Counties...extending from within 14 miles of the Pacific Ocean to the Colorado River.
