Maintenance Worker (Maintenance Worker, District Fairs)

Job Description and Duties Under the general direction of the Maintenance and Operations Supervisor II, the duties of a Maintenance Worker include, but are not limited to, performing a wide variety of maintenance functions necessary to maintain and operate the facilities of the 22nd District Agricultural Association/Del Mar Fairgrounds. Maintenance work performed includes, but is not limited to the following: painting; carpentry; plumbing; electrical work; landscaping; mechanical and equipment repairs; operating equipment such as tractors, dump trucks, blowers, sweepers, loaders, fork lifts; janitorial functions; ordering and record keeping of supplies; installing blacktop and grade; cement work, brick work; setting up and/or installing temporary structures or events; roofing; digging irrigation ditches; repair work of buildings, arena operations, operating various types of equipment, tools, and light motor vehicles, and leading the activities of temporary and/or unskilled workers. Special Requirements IF NEW to State Service: Individuals new to State service must have list eligibility in order to gain employment with any State Agency. Individuals must take the Maintenance Worker, District Fairs exam and pass to be eligible prior to job offer. Visit the link below for the examination bulletin, information and instructions: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=5182 Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: • Two or more years of experience completing building and grounds maintenance. • Knowledge of: common methods, practices, materials, and equipment used in construction, general maintenance, and repair work of buildings including electrical, carpentry, mechanical, plumbing, painting, welding, machine repair, landscaping, and grounds maintenance. • Ability to lead a crew of unskilled or seasonal workers. • Completion of a trades school or AA/AS in a skilled trade. • Two or more years’ experience working in a large venue, hospital, college, university, or fairgrounds completing building and grounds maintenance. • Customer service experience and ability to communicate effectively. • Experience setting up and tearing down events including, but not limited to, moving and setting tables, chairs, dance floors, portable stages, bleachers, fence lines, crowd control barriers, traffic barricades, sidings, ramps, carpets, platforms, risers, and/or temporary structures. • Experience performing manual labor associated with building and grounds maintenance such as installing blacktop and grade, concrete and asphalt pavement repair, loading materials on trucks, digging ditches, demolition, and remodel work using jackhammers, sledgehammers, digging bars, shovels, wheel barrels, and other common hand tools and equipment. • Experience performing custodial work such as sweeping, moping, vacuuming, and cleaning restrooms, surfaces, appliances, refrigerator/freezers, etc. • Experience operating various types of equipment and tools (e.g., forklifts, man lifts, scissor lifts, aerial lifts, tractors, skip loaders, front loaders, skid-steers tractors, garbage compactors, buffers, scrubbers, vacuums, sweepers, brooms, mops, shovels, hoes, picks, pitchforks, etc.) • Willingness and ability to work irregular hours.