Position Description

Final Filing Date: Monday, January 13, 2025

Exam#: 24/74D12/12MZ

The County of Monterey, Public Works, Facilities and Parks Department currently has vacancies in South County, and additional vacancies may also be available in Salinas and North County.

The Public Works, Facilities & Parks Department (PWFP) brings together a range of functions to ensure safe building construction, plan for the future needs of the County, manage infrastructure and county facilities, and protect natural resources. The Department is responsible for public works, county roads and bridges, county parks, and county facilities.

Under general supervision, the Road Maintenance Worker performs semi-skilled and skilled level work of widely varying difficulty in the maintenance of roads and related public works structures, and to do other work as required. This is the journey level class in the Road Maintenance Worker career series. Incumbents perform a full range of road maintenance duties and operate all but the most complex pieces of equipment.

The Eligible List established by this recruitment process may be used to fill current and future vacancies on a regular full-time, part-time, or temporary basis County-wide.

This classification is part of a flexible series. Incumbents appointed at the lower level of the career series maybe promoted up to the higher level of the career series subject to their meeting the employment standards for the higher class and a recommendation for their promotion by the appointing authority.

Examples of Duties

• Operates large and small dump trucks, water trucks, trucks pulling heavy trailers or equipment, backhoes, loaders, tractors, large and small mowers, rollers, tractors and patch trucks.
• Operates a variety of hand and power tools such as weed eaters, chainsaws, jackhammers, shovels, picks and hoes in performing semi-skilled and unskilled tasks when the nature of the job does not requires constant operation of assigned equipment. Patches, oils and seals road surfaces.
• Loads, transports and unloads equipment and materials.
• Performs skilled work in the removal and installation of a variety of public works structures including culverts, drainage pipes, downdrains, catch basins, cattleguards, fences and guardrails.
• Flags traffic; drives pilot vehicles; sets up barricades.
• In a trainee capacity, occasionally operates heavy, complex road construction equipment such as dozers, graders, gradalls, cranes and lowboys.
• Trains lower level maintenance helpers in the operation of equipment while on various job sites. May serve as patch crew leader.

To view the complete classification description, please visit the County of Monterey website: Road Maintenance Worker

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE
Will have a proven track record demonstrating the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Working Knowledge of:

• Methods, procedures, materials and tolls used in road maintenance work.
• Methods used in operating rollers, loaders, backhoes, trucks of unlimited capacity, trucks pulling heavy trailers or equipment, tractors, mowers, and sweepers.
• Basic construction safety practices and CAL-OSHA standards as they relate to this position.
• Methods used in servicing and maintaining tolls and equipment.
• Methods used in patching and resurfacing asphalt pavements.
• Methods used in compacting fill and base material.

Some Knowledge of:

• The California Vehicle Code with respect to the operation of assigned equipment on highways.
• Basic math sufficient to keep time cards and services records.

Skill and Ability to:

• Skillfully and safely operate loaders, backhoes, trucks of maximum legal capacity, trucks pulling heavy trailers or equipment, tractors, mowers, sweepers, small hand and power tools.
• Perform heavy manual labor.
• Read and write English at a level sufficient to follow oral and written instructions and to complete basic time, equipment and material records.
• Direct the work of a small crew engaged in a variety of public works maintenance activities.
• Develop and maintain cooperative work relationships with those contacted in the course of work including both other crew members and the general public.

Examples of Experience/Education/Training

Any combination of training, education and/or experience which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities and required conditions of employment listed above is qualifying. An example of a way these requirements might be acquired is:

Experience:

T wo (2) years of experience performing duties in road construction or maintenance which included the operation of heavy, complex road construction equipment.

Additional Information

REQUIRED CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The required conditions of employment include, but are not limited to the following:

• Possess a valid California Class A driver license at the time of appointment and possess and maintain a satisfactory driving record or provide evidence of suitable transportation which is approved by the appointing authority.
• Be available to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and during times of disaster and/or emergency. Incumbents are required to report for duty within 30 minutes of notification of call to emergency duty.
• Successfully complete a background check and pre- employment physical.

Benefits:

The County of Monterey offers an excellent benefits package. Please visit our website to view the J Unit Benefit Summary Sheet . This information is not legally binding, nor does it serve as a contract. The benefits listed in the Monterey County Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) prevail over this listing.

Notes:

As a condition of employment, prospective employees may be required to submit to a background review which may include a review of information concerning present and/or prior employment, driving record, and record of any criminal convictions. Employment is contingent upon acceptable documentation verifying identity and authorization for employment in the U.S.; a list of acceptable documents is available on the USCIS Form I-9. If you are hired into this classification in a temporary position, your rate of pay will be hourly, and you will not be eligible for the benefits listed in the summary.

Application and Selection Procedures

Apply On-Line at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/montereycounty , by

Final Filing Date: Monday, January 13, 2025 , 11:59 PM(PST)

Or

Hard copy applications may be obtained from and submitted during normal business hours, Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM by contacting:
Monterey County, Public Works, Facilities & Parks Department
Attn: Marlene Zamudio, Human Resources Analyst
1441 Schilling Place, 1st Floor, Salinas CA 93901
Email: zamudiomr@countyofmonterey.gov
Phone: (831) 755-4893 Fax: (831) 784-5603

The selection process is tentative, and applicants will be notified if changes are made. To assess applicants' possession of required qualifications, the examination process may include an oral examination, pre-examination exercises, performance examination, and/or written examination. The competitive examination process includes submittal of required application materials. A complete application package will include:

• A completed County of Monterey Employment Application
• Responses to all of the Supplemental Questions

Resumes, cover letters, letters of interest, and other correspondence will not be accepted as a substitute for required application materials. All required application materials will be competitively evaluated. Those applicants that are determined to be the most appropriately qualified will be invited to participate further in the selection process.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

Monterey County is a drug-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer. The County seeks candidates who can make contributions in an environment of cultural and ethnic diversity. Monterey County is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact Marlene Zamudio , Huma Resources Analyst, at (831) 755-4893 , or zamudiomr @countyofmonterey.gov .

http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/human-resources/human-resources/benefits/benefit-summary-sheet

Closing Date/Time: 1/13/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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