Maintenance & Construction Worker

The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources is seeking to fill positions throughout Riverside County. A list of eligible candidates will be established to fill current and future vacancies.

The Department of Waste Resources is seeking multiple Maintenance and Construction Worker (MCW) positions to be based at the Badlands Landfill, located in Moreno Valley, Lamb Canyon Landfill, located in Beaumont , and throughout the County of Riverside.

Competitive candidates will have a strong maintenance construction background. Qualified candidates will possess h eavy manual labor experience utilizing various hand and power tools, while near and around light to medium construction equipment, will include, but not be limited to: appliance removal, hazardous material removal; grounds maintenance at the landfill site; graffiti removal; facilities maintenance; cleaning up illegally dumped trash/litter on county owned roadways.

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.

Please note: Some positions may require rotating weekend work. Schedule to be determined by department.

Meet the Team

The Department of Waste Resources serves the County's solid waste disposal needs by providing for efficient and effective landfilling of County non-hazardous waste, protecting the environment, and promoting recycling in order to ensure a safe and healthy community for current and future generations.• Construct and maintain roads, fencing, flood control channel walls and levees, and culverts.

• Perform construction, maintenance and recycling work at refuse disposal sites; spray and cut weeds; patch holes in black top roads; clear roads, channels, and other facilities of storm debris and damage.

• Install signs; chop and clear brush; mix and pour concrete; erect traffic and street signs.

• Use a variety of hand and power tools; operate dump trucks to load, haul and deliver a variety of debris and materials; operate water spray trucks, loaders, mowers and other light motorized equipment.

• Perform traffic direction, set up and maintain traffic signs at refuse disposal sites. 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.

Other Requirements:

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.

Physical Requirements:

The majority of this position will entail working outdoors in inclement weather conditions (rain, sleet, wind and summer temperatures exceeding 115 degrees Fahrenheit). Prolonged physical exertions, including standing (5-8 hrs.) lifting tools, traffic signs, appliances, waste, carrying, reaching, bending, pushing, pulling, and climbing.

Department of Transportation:
For those positions designated by the Department of Transportation (DOT) as safety-sensitive, applicants are required to complete a DOT mandated alcohol and drug-screening. (A positive test or refusal to test during the past two years will disqualify an applicant from consideration for County employment). Reference checks from former DOT regulated employers are also required. Applicants must submit a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) driving record prior to hire.

Employees in safety-sensitive positions are subject to DOT alcohol/drug testing in the following situations: random, reasonable suspicion/cause, return-to-duty, and post-accident.This recruitment is open to all applicants.

GENERAL INFORMATION

If you have any questions regarding this posting, please contact Valeria Ramirez at varamirez@rivco.org .