Maintenance Worker Apprentice

Maintenance Worker - Apprentice

We are accepting applications to fill Maintenance Worker - Apprentice vacancies in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Lompoc, Santa Ynez, and New Cuyama for the Public Works Department.

Applicants who currently possess a valid Class A California driver's license and meet the minimum qualifications may be appointed to the Maintenance Worker I or Maintenance Worker II level. NOTE: This position REQUIRES candidates that are hired for Maintenance Worker - Apprentice positions to obtain a California Class A Commercial Driver's License prior to completion of their probationary period (within 12 months) AND as a condition of continued employment. We are also accepting applications to establish employment lists for future Full-Time, Part-Time, Civil Service Rule 1414* and Extra-Help Maintenance Worker - Apprentice vacancies in All Locations (Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Lompoc, Santa Ynez, and New Cuyama).

BENEFITS OVERVIEW!

• Vacation: 12 to 25 days per year depending on length of public employment.
• Holidays: 13 days per year.
• Sick Leave: 12 days sick leave per year. Unlimited accumulation, one year of which can be converted to service credit upon retirement.
• Health Plan: Choice of medical and dental plans (with vision care). County contributes toward the employee's premium.
• On-Site Employee Health Clinics in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria: Provides ongoing and episodic services to eligible employees and their eligible dependents.

Click on Benefits Tab above or click here for more information on County benefits. In addition, applicants from other public sector employers may qualify for:

• Retirement reciprocity
• Time and service credit towards an advanced vacation accrual rate

PLEASE SELECT WHICH VACANCY LOCATION(S) you would like to be considered for current and for future vacancies. If you qualify for this position and pass the required selection steps, then your name will be sent to the hiring manager(s) of the vacancy location(s) where you have expressed that you are willing to work.

THE POSITION: Under close supervision, learns and performs a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled manual work in the construction, maintenance, and repair of roads, traffic, flood control, waste-handling, wastewater systems, and other public works facilities; and performs related duties as required.

IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL BE:

• Dependable
• A team player with good judgment
• Customer service oriented
• Honest and have great work ethics
• Self-motivated and take initiative
• Able to develop and maintain sound working relationships with diverse people and personalities
• Able to handle high stress situations and adapt to change

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: Maintenance Worker – Apprentice, Maintenance Worker I/II is a flexibly staffed series in the Public Works Department. Employees typically enter the series at the Apprentice or Maintenance Worker I level depending on the needs of the department.

Maintenance Worker-Apprentice is the trainee class where employees possessing basic safety skills and the ability to learn are assigned to work crews and provided with the training, experience, and license qualifications required to flex to Maintenance Worker I within twelve (12) months.

Maintenance Worker I is the working-level class in the series. Incumbents possess some general maintenance experience upon hire and receive training in Santa Barbara County maintenance practices on Public Works facilities as well as in the operation of a variety of power tools and light equipment within their area of assignment.

Maintenance Worker - Apprentice and Maintenance Worker I incumbents may be assigned to any of the department's three operational divisions (Transportation, Water Resources, or Resource Recovery & Waste Management) and may transfer between or be reassigned to any of the department's five areas of specialization. (Transportation and Resource Recovery & Waste Management have two specialties.) Both classes are distinguished from Maintenance Worker II by the latter's lesser level of supervision received and the required specialization in any of the following areas:

• Road Maintenance: Responsibilities include: constructing, maintaining, and repairing County roads; trimming trees; and cleaning and maintaining drainage facilities. Typical duties include paving asphalt roads, sealing cracks, concrete repair, patching streets, mowing, tree trimming and weed abatement.
• Urban Forestry: Responsibilities include: planting, trimming, and maintaining urban roadway and bike path trees; responding to emergency tree fall work; weed abatement; median landscape maintenance; hardscape repair including removal and replacement of damaged concrete side walk, curb/gutter, and ADA access ramps (demo, grade, form, pour, and finish – concrete, and repair asphalt); work with individuals and community groups throughout the County to provide these services while being sensitive to the ecological, historical, and cultural values of the community and the needs of the Department.
• Traffic Maintenance: Responsibilities include: maintaining traffic markings and signage within County road right-of-way. Typical duties include painting roadway striping, legends, crosswalks, and curbs, and fabricating, erecting, and repairing street signs.
• Flood Control Maintenance: Responsibilities include: constructing, maintaining, and repairing countywide flood control facilities and natural waterways. Typical duties include building headwalls, trimming trees, controlling weeds, and removing brush and debris from roadside ditches, culverts, and creeks.
• Solid Waste Maintenance: Responsibilities include: maintaining tipping pad, grounds, and buildings at County waste-handling facilities. Typical duties include drainage/erosion control, small construction projects, weed abatement, and litter control.
• Wastewater System Maintenance: Responsibilities include: cleaning, maintaining and inspecting sewer lines and manholes in roadways and field areas, and performing grounds and building maintenance at the Laguna County Sanitation District wastewater facilities. Typical duties include sewer line flushing, video inspection, and repair.

Maintenance Worker I incumbents typically promote to Maintenance Worker II within their area of specialization however training opportunities may be available in other specialties for incumbents who wish to promote to Maintenance Worker II in a specialty other than their current area of assignment.

The Public Works Department: The Santa Barbara County Public Works Department consists of five divisions: Transportation, Resource Recovery and Waste Management, Flood Control & Water Conservation District, the County Surveyors Office, and Administration. The County's Public Works Department employees are committed to efficiently providing, operating and maintaining public works infrastructure, facilities and services to make everyday life as safe and convenient as possible for the public we serve. To learn more about us, visit www.countyofsb.org/pwd/.