PT Maintenance Worker

DEFINITION

To perform a variety of construction, maintenance and repair duties related to City’s streets, sidewalks, buildings, and parks.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives general supervision from an assigned supervisor; receives technical and functional supervision from a Public Works Foreman.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Reliable and dependable attendance and punctuality
• Perform construction, maintenance and repair activities designed to provide quality streets, sidewalks, traffic control systems and related City public facilities.
• Perform required labor involved in construction and maintenance projects as part of a crew, including applying reclamite, emulsion, crack filler, hot mix and cold mix overlays to reconstruct and repair streets, sidewalks, curbs and gutters; apply striping, delineators, signs and other traffic control devices.
• Spray right-of-ways, planters, ball fields and other City areas with herbicides and pesticides; perform manual weed abatement activities.
• Trim, prune, plant and maintain City trees; operate a chain saw, chipper, stump grinder and root cutter; notify supervisor of diseased and/or damaged trees.
• Mow, edge, fertilize and maintain grass and turf; remove weeds, prune shrubs, plant and maintain plants and flowers; operate a mower, edger, blower and tractor.
• Remove graffiti from City buildings and infrastructure.
• Perform routine carpentry, plumbing, painting and repair of City facilities and buildings.
• Prepare and maintain ball fields; water down, drag and chalk fields.
• Clean and maintain City restrooms, picnic areas, buildings and other public facilities.
• Clean up debris from parking lots, walkways, ditches, alleys, streets and storm drains.
• Maintain records related to the inspection and repair of City facilities and infrastructure.
• Contact residents and business owners in areas where streets will be temporarily closed for maintenance or repairs; respond to citizens questions.
• Operate and maintain City vehicles and heavy equipment, i.e. tractors, loaders, and various power tools.
• Repair signs.
• Maintain and repair public sprinkler systems; monitor and make routine corrections to irrigation systems servicing parks or other landscaped City areas.
• Inspect, maintain and make routine repairs to playground equipment.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other City employees and the public using principles of good customer service.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• Basic uses and purposes of general construction tools and equipment.
• Safe work practices.
• The operation of heavy equipment.

Ability to:

• Learn to perform routine maintenance City streets, parks, buildings and related facilities and infrastructure.
• On a continuous basis, know and understand operations, and observe safety rules; intermittently analyze problem equipment; identify and locate equipment; interpret work orders; and remember equipment location.
• Intermittently, sit while studying or preparing reports; bend, squat, climb, kneel and twist when performing construction and maintenance duties; perform simple and power grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine manipulation; and lift or carry weight of 75 pounds or less.
• Keep clear, concise, accurate and legible written reports and records.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be age eighteen (18) by date of application.
• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.
• Possession of a valid California Class C driver license.