Lead Construction & Maintenance Specialist Parks & Recreation

Salt Lake CountyA career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees lives from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment we appreciate employees through great benefits a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live to work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Community is more than a place. Its our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays up to 24 vacation days 12 sick days and one personal day every year.

Additional Benefits include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with 10% contribution

• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year Flexible Spending Account
• 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic hospital insurance pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.

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Background Check Information

Due to the nature of this position the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

JOB SUMMARY

Performs routine and basic work in general maintenance repairs fabrications remodeling and construction commonly represented by the maintenance and construction trades in maintaining and upgrading existing facilities grounds and equipment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Two (2) years experience in a related building maintenance and/or construction trade.

A valid Drivers License issued by the State of Utah may be required to operate a vehicle.

Some Departments may require a current Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Medical Card at the time of hire AND/OR attainment of a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) within six (6) months of hire.

Must receive a verified negative test result on a mandatory drug test before starting this position. May be subject to random alcohol and drug testing. May be subject to post accident and reasonable suspicion alcohol and drug testing.

• Transports and operates light medium and/or heavy duty
• Operates and performs general maintenance on service vehicles equipment and assigned hand tools/power tools.
• Prepares a variety of routine records and reports maintains records of work requests and routine equipment maintenance and safety
• Assists with loading and unloading dock deliveries and
• Troubleshoots and performs basic repair and building maintenance involving electrical carpentry plumbing HVAC masonry glazier and painting tasks. Keeps alert for facility problems that could be safety or security
• Performs electrical functions involving plug and play small portable UPSs light fixtures configuring cubicles and workspaces that plug into existing circuits replacing de-energized lamps outlets and switches resets circuit breakers and changes faceplates.
• Performs plumbing functions including changing batteries in faucets and flush valves adding salt to softeners plunging sinks and toilets pouring water in floor drains to eliminate sewer smells tightening toilet seats and repairing lawn sprinklers.
• Changes filters and lubricates motors on HVAC systems.
• Assembles/disassembles designs relocates and repairs modular furniture partitions workstations shelving and other office
• Maintains facility grounds which may include: cutting grass weeding watering aerating fertilizing seeding turf installing and maintaining sprinkler systems trimming shrubbery and snow
• Constructs and maintains curbs gutters waterways sidewalks retaining walls fences and
• Change exterior light bulbs and parking lot light bulbs and performs parking lot striping curb painting and window
• Frequent inspection of hooks straps beams and supports for signs of overloading and excess stress.
• May read blueprints schematics hazard warnings and safety instructions. May lay out jobs makes rough sketches showing materials and dimensions estimates labor determines methods material and time requirements and ensures that code requirements and safety regulations and safe work practices are followed.
• May order and maintain stock of materials and supplies. Picks up and distributes cleaning supplies within facilities.
• May assist licensed electricians and plumbers with work/functions requiring a license to perform. Please refer to CMS II Essential Functions Cheat Sheet for what can or cannot be done without a license in these areas.
• May assist County HVAC technicians with the maintenance and repair of HVAC equipment systems air compressors and boilers. Please refer to CMS II Essential Functions Cheat Sheet for what can or cannot be done without a County HVAC technician.
• May provide locksmith services to all facilities. Installs mechanical and computerized locks; programs and maintains computerized door locks; repairs broken locks on doors cabinets and desks; cuts keys using key machine. Calls County locksmith when needed.