Maintenance Person, Maintenance Worker, General Labor

Overview

At Orange County Government, we are proud to serve the public with integrity, honesty, fairness, and professionalism. We develop innovative policies and services that impact Central Florida and shape the future of our community. We believe in hiring the very best. Our workplace experience sets us apart and makes us a great place to work. Our goal is to create an environment of exceptional organizational values, customer service standards, and employee satisfaction.

Orange County Government is committed to providing equal opportunity in employment and services to all individuals.

Orange County Utilities provides water resources and solid waste recovery services to protect and enrich the lives of the citizens and guests of Orange County Florida. The Solid Waste Division oversees the contract for curbside collection of garbage, yard waste, and recyclable materials for over 230,000 homes in Orange County, and the operation and maintenance of the Orange County Landfill, two transfer stations, and recycling processing operations.

The landfill is the largest publicly owned and operated landfill in the state of Florida.

Position:
Maintenance Person

• Performs unskilled manual labor duties in a variety of construction and maintenance projects throughout County buildings, grounds, and other properties.
• Routine manual work that requires performing a variety of unskilled duties.
• Responsible for performing light and heavy physical labor such as cutting weeds, grass, and brush. Assists in carrying materials and tools and performing other duties as assigned.
• Some assignments, including elementary equipment operation, may require skills that can be learned on the job.
• Work is performed under the direction of an assigned supervisor, but many tasks may be routine and repetitive in nature and once learned can be carried out under general supervision.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Perform a variety of parks maintenance work not requiring specialized knowledge and skills. Sprays and trims foliage, cuts grass and weeds with hand tools and mowers, assists in planting trees and shrubbery, trims hedges and rakes leaves.
• Assist craftsmen in a variety of unskilled tasks, mix concrete with shovel, using prescribed amounts of sand, cement and water, remove walls and make openings for repair and reconstruction work.
• Clear ditches with bush cutter, dig ditches with shovels, build retaining walls, place sandbags, and perform other related tasks.
• Install new and old road signs, erect barricades, and tack reflectors onto barricades, assist in patching roads.
• Remove, install and repair sewer pipe. Work in trenches or excavations, often with water.
• Perform work in manholes and lift stations, often with forced ventilation. Operate mechanical sewer cleaning equipment.
• Load and unload heavy materials from trucks and vans, move or aid in moving heavy boxes or equipment and large objects.
• May drive light automotive vehicles or equipment as directed.

• Ability to follow written and oral instructions required to perform duties.
• May be required to possess and maintain the appropriate valid Commercial Driver's License for the type of equipment operated.
• Some knowledge of simple equipment.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor under adverse weather conditions.

• Open Date: 02/20/2026
• Close Date: 03/22/2026

This posting is subject to close without prior notice.

• Pay Grade: 009 - From $17.01 to $21.56
• FLSA Status:
  Non-Exempt
• Placement based on Education and Experience

• 10 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays annually.
• 18 days paid time off per year.
• Longevity bonus based on years of service.
• 6 days of paid TERM (sick) time annually.
• Low-cost medical, dental, vision, additional life insurance.
• Free basic life, long term disability, and employee assistance for all the family members effective on day one.
• Participation in the Florida Retirement System.
• Employee assistance program includes multiple free one on one sessions with licensed counselors and online tools for legal advice, financial planning, personal life…