This position is responsibl e for assisting with the maintenance and repair of County roadways and related infrastructure.
Major Duties:
• Assists with constructing, maintaining, and repairing county roads, rights-of-way, bridges,
ditches and drainage systems.
- Installs drainage pipes.
- Locates underground utilities.
- Assists in driveway maintenance.
- Operates a variety of hand and power tools.
- Assists with the maintenance of vehicles and equipment, including checking fluid levels,
changing oil, and checking air, tires, blades, belts, hoses, and lubrication.
- Assists in the design, construction, and installation of street signs; assists with traffic
counts; assists in maintaining sign inventory.
- Assists with the establishment and lay-out of construction projects.
- Research property deeds for right-of-way acquisitions.
- Flags traffic at work sites.
- Clean out culverts.
- Cleans up storm damage.
- Collect litter and debris for right-of-way.
- Employee will be required to perform on-call and after-hours duties as assigned, including
response during inclement weather events, emergencies, and participation in a regular
rotational on-call schedule.
- Performs other related duties as required for the efficient operations of the department.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the
position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having
had a similar position for one to two years.
- Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid dri ver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.
Habersham County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace.
