Extra Help Construction & Maintenance Worker II

Applications will be reviewed by Tulare County Human Resources & Development. As extra help positions become available, County departments with the job openings select the most qualified and appropriate applicant for the position available. The number of hours and duration of employment varies by each assignment. Extra help employees may work in a variety of County departments in locations throughout the geographic county area.

Extra help employees may not work more than 1,559 hours in any fiscal year from July to June. An extra help employee who mistakenly works in excess of 1,559 hours in a fiscal year does not become a probationary or regular employee. Applications will be active for six months. If you are hired for extra help and you complete a work assignment and then if you wish to be employed again, you must resubmit an Extra Help application online. There are no benefits associated with extra help positions. See regular job specification for complete job duties and requirements..

Multiple vacancies are with the Resource Management Agency, located in Dinuba, Porterville, Terra Bella, and Visalia.

Typical Duties

• Work in patching damaged road areas with asphaltic materials
• Clear brush and debris and level areas in road and refuse construction sites, right of ways, gutters, drains and culverts.
• Lay drain pipes and repair fences and guard railings.
• Clear obstructions from road areas to allow room for equipment and normal traffic.
• Act as traffic flagman.
• Operate light trucks in pickup and delivery of equipment.
• Assist with service, maintenance and minor repair of heavy equipment.
• May do intermittent light and heavy equipment operation on a training basis and as relief operator.
• Do hauling, loading, cutting, leveling and packing of fill dirt and asphaltic materials.
• Do cleaning along construction projects, right of ways, and drainage ditches.
• Do signing of area for traffic control and direct traffic.
• May do snow removal, installation of culverts and drain pipes with rip-rap, moving fences and guard railings, and painting of equipment and signs.
• Perform concrete work such as setting forms, laying, finishing, and repairing concrete.
• Do routine service work on assigned piece of equipment, make minor adjustments and assist in repair.
• May keep simple time, materials and equipment maintenance records.
• Follow safety rules and regulations.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum qualifications are used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which are required and equivalent to the following.

Education:

• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth(12 th ) grade.

Knowledge of:

• Basic math sufficient to keep timecards and service records.
• Operating characteristics of gasoline and diesel-powered earth moving equipment.
• Practical application of equipment operation to road work.
• Safety procedures for use of equipment.
• Service requirements of equipment.
• Proper use of hand and power tools.
• Concrete practices, mixtures, and their elementary properties.

Skill/Ability to:

• Work and communicate effectively with people of various education and socioeconomic backgrounds by respecting beliefs, interpersonal styles and behaviors of both clients and co-workers.
• Operate contemporary office equipment inclusive of computer, keyboard, and all applicable electronic equipment.
• Carry out oral and written job assignments.
• Read and understand operator's and service manuals.
• Identify hazardous situations and work safely.
• Keep accurate and legible equipment maintenance records.
• Operate one or more pieces of construction equipment.
• Inspect, service and make minor adjustments on equipment.
• Work cooperatively with other operators and maintenance personnel.
• Set forms, lay, finish and repair concrete.

License or Certificate:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license.

DESIRABLE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

Knowledge of :

• Various types of oils and greases for heavy equipment.
• Weights and measures of various construction materials.
• Basic methods of equipment maintenance. How to connect various types of accessories and hydraulic lines to equipment.
• California Vehicle Code and axle weights.
• Steam cleaners.

• Types of sand, gravel, dirt and asphalt and concrete.

• Methods of backfilling culvert installation to get proper compaction and amount of water to use for compaction.

Skill/Ability to :

• Operate construction and maintenance equipment.
• Operate compressor equipment.
• Operate various hand and power tools.
• Attach various types of equipment and hydraulic lines to tractor truck.
• Handle trucks with heavy loads on various terrains.
• Spread material with dump truck.
• Properly level hot mix and oil sand to meet surface when patching road.
• Use hand level to transfer grades or check grades from gradestakes.
• Place rip rap around bridges and culverts.
• Run snow removal equipment.

Additional Information

Conditions of Employment

Candidates selected will be required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Additionally, a background investigation may also be conducted, which may include a re-investigation every 10 years for some positions. An Employment Eligibility Verification using E-Verify may be required on the first day of employment for some positions. Some job classes may also require a physical exam.

College Cost Reduction Access Act

This may be a qualifying position for student loan forgiveness through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Only student loan payments made after October 1, 2007 and in a qualified repayment plan are eligible. For more information you are encouraged to speak with your student loan servicer or visit: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER



Closing Date/Time: 5/16/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

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• County of Tulare - HR&D

• 559-636-4900

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