MAINTENANCE TECH I

About the role

The City of Poulsbo seeks to fill two Maintenance Technician positions. These roles involve hands-on work in maintaining and improving city parks, streets, water and sewer systems, storm drains, and solid waste services. The positions are designed to provide meaningful work that directly benefits the community.

Responsibilities

• Maintain regular, reliable, and punctual attendance during regularly scheduled work hours at assigned worksite to support departmental operations.
• Operate employer vehicles and travel between job sites.
• Perform assigned duties in a safe manner and in accordance with established safety policies, procedures, and training; use required personal protective equipment (PPE) and follow safe work practices when working around traffic, equipment, tools, and the public.
• Report unsafe conditions, hazards, incidents, and near misses to a supervisor as required.
• Participate in required safety training and meetings.
• Comply with Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA) and OSHA standards applicable to assigned work, including participation in safety meetings, training, and inspections.
• Employees may be required to perform emergency response duties in the event of a local emergency or disaster and are required to participate as part of the City’s emergency operations.
• All employees share responsibility for maintaining a workplace culture that promotes respect, dignity, and professionalism toward colleagues, community members, and the residents we serve.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Possession of a valid driver's license at the time of appointment, the ability to obtain a Washington State driver's license within three (3) months of appointment, and a driving record free of significant moving violations.
• The ability to obtain a Class A CDL and flagging certificate within a reasonable time period prescribed by the employer.
• Willingness to learn how to safely perform the work and maintain safety standards.

Qualifications

• One year of experience performing duties similar to a Maintenance Technician I.

Skills

• Knowledge of methods and practices of construction and maintenance of streets, alleys, storm drainage, sewer systems, watermains.
• Knowledge of equipment used in streets, water/sewer/storm, and/or solid waste systems.
• Ability to safely operate all equipment authorized and available to accomplish the work.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor for extended periods of time.
• Ability to construct and maintain streets, sewers, water systems, and other related projects.
• Ability to communicate, read, write, at a level necessary for efficient job performance.
• Ability to learn to operate a variety of hand and power tools used in Public Works construction projects.
• Ability to learn to operate City vehicles and other related equipment used in Public Works.
• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with fellow employees and the general public.
• Skill in the efficient and safe operation of various hand and power tools used in construction maintenance in the Water/Sewer/Storm Division, Street Division, and/or Solid Waste Division of the Public Works Department.

Benefits

• The City contributes 95% of the cost of medical/vision premiums and 100% of dental premiums.
• In 2025, the employee’s cost is $84.73 per month for full family coverage.
• A $30,000 life insurance policy paid for by the City.
• Employees receive 11 paid holidays, 8 hours of sick leave accrual per month, and 8 hours of vacation accruals per month with future increases to the vacation accruals per the collective bargaining agreement.
• After six months of employment, employees receive two floating holidays; and after one year, two personal leave days are provided.
• Employees receive an additional 2% longevity pay after five years which increases every five years thereafter with a 6% maximum.
• This position is eligible for retirement benefits through the Washington State Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.