PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE WORKER II - FACILITIES in San Marcos, California at City of San Marcos
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Job Description
Salary: $66,510.83 - $92,038.73 Annually
Job Type: Full Time
Department: Public Works
Opening Date: 06/22/2026
Closing Date: 07/17/26
Location: San Marcos, CA
Job Number: 2026 - 43
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Description: SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
The City of San Marcos is currently hiring for a Maintenance Worker II - Facilities within the Public Works Departments. Skilled trade experience in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, or a related maintenance field is highly desirable.
Under general supervision, performs a variety of manual, skilled, or semi-skilled duties related to the maintenance and repair of City buildings and facilities. Duties may also include support activities associated with public works infrastructure, including streets, sidewalks, parks, rights-of-way, drainage systems, traffic signing and striping, and other public improvements.
Maintenance Worker II positions are assigned to various divisions within the Public Works Department:- Facilities: Maintenance and repair of City buildings and facilities, including painting, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, mechanical systems, hardware, finishes, and other facility-related work.
- Parks: Maintenance and repair of irrigation systems, maintenance and inspection of municipal parks, landscape construction, recreation facilities, rights-of-way, medians, easements, and other public improvements.
- Street Maintenance: Maintenance and repair of City streets and sidewalks, drainage systems, traffic signing and striping, traffic signals, lighting and other public improvements.
Timeline:
Applications due: July 17, 2026, 4:00pm
1st Interviews: August 3, 2026
2nd Interviews: August 6, 2026REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES
The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.
- Operates small, large and heavy equipment on streets, highways and over terrain; Participate in setup, takedown and implementation of traffic control; Maintain city facilities, parks, trails and other owned assets in area of assignment; Performs a wide variety of manual, skilled and semi-skilled maintenance.
- Monitors work sites and ensures adherence to safe work practices and procedures; Establishes and maintains safety programs for assigned staff and contractors.
- Records all applicable data in City work-order management system or other required systems; Ensures that maintenance files, records and documents are appropriately maintained and stored.
- Participates in the use, care, and operation of a variety of construction and maintenance equipment, chemicals and supplies.
- Ensures that projects are completed on schedule and within budget in accordance with applicable regulations and standards; reviews schedules of construction.
- Participates and may lead a crew in assigned work projects.
- Maintains simple records; reads and interprets directions and sketches.
- Builds collaborative relationships with team members, property management, City staff, tenants, public utilities, agencies, community members and vendors; responds to and resolves maintenance issues, inquiries, concerns and complaints in a timely and efficient manner, ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction.
- Cleans, maintains, and properly stores tools and equipment; performs minor repairs and adjustments to assigned equipment; cleans, maintains, and stores painting equipment.
- Maintains library of literature, brochures, parts books, repair manuals and operation manuals related to division's activities and equipment.
- Attends and participates in professional group meetings. Stays abreast of trends and innovations in the field of maintenance.
- Responds to after-hours emergencies and callback when participating in the After Hours On-Call Program, while in a standby capacity or as emergency situations require.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Some examples of specific divisional duties are outlined below:
- Facilities Maintenance: Performs a variety of trade jobs in the construction and maintenance of buildings and facilities including painting, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, mechanical, hardware, finishes, and custodial disciplines.
The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.
Knowledge of:
Tools, equipment, materials, and techniques used in operations maintenance; general maintenance procedures and methods; operation and preventive maintenance procedures of power and other equipment relative to assigned area; basic electrical principles; safe working practices; principles of customer services; general understanding of the California Vehicle Code.
- Facilities Maintenance: Building systems, computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), operations, materials and practices; current methods, terminology, equipment, tools and materials used in the maintenance and operation of facilities.
Ability to:
Perform strenuous physical work with agility and endurance; work in cooperative manner with others and contribute to a successful team effort; use and properly operate assigned tools and equipment; operate assigned trucks and equipment, observing legal and defensive driving practices; understand and follow oral and written instructions; read, write, speak, and understand English in order to communicate with fellow employees and the public and to follow safety precautions and procedures; maintain both written and electronic documentation and record keeping; demonstrate an awareness and appreciation of the cultural diversity of the community; and establish and maintain effective working relationships and contribute to a cooperative team effort.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCEEducation equivalent to GED and specialized vocational training program courses in maintenance fundamentals and/or other related maintenance course work.
Benefits:
Holidays – The City observes fourteen (14) paid holidays that include eleven (11) specifically designated days as recognized by the State of California and three (3) floating holidays.
Bereavement Leave - Employees are eligible to use up to 40 hours of bereavement leave per fiscal year.
Group Health Insurance Program – A new employee will become a member of one of the City's group health plans (Aetna HMO, Aetna AWH HMO, Aetna PPO, or Kaiser HMO) effective the first day of the month following their date of hire. The City will pay 90% of the health care premium and employees will pick up 10% of the premiums of the plan they select.
Voluntary Dental/Vision Insurance Programs – The City offers two voluntary dental insurance programs, an HMO program and a PPO Program, as well as a voluntary vision insurance program.
Retiree Health Savings (RHS) – All employees participate in a Retiree Health Savings plan through the ICMA Retirement Corporation.
Deferred Compensation Employer Match Program - The City offers a Deferred Compensation Employer Match Program, matching employee contributions up to 2%
Bilingual Pay: A stipend of $100 per month will be paid to those employees utilizing their bilingual skills in the performance of their duties.
Additional Benefits – The City offers additional benefits such as short and long-term disability, group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, employee benefit allocation program and workers' compensation insurance.
Questions:
- HVAC
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- Carpentry
- Painting
- Locksmith/Hardware
- Other
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