Maintenance Worker I - Highway

NATURE AND VARIETY OF WORK

Work involves responsibility for performing heavy manual labor which does not require a high degree of manipulative skill or previous experience in order to do an effective job. As work experience is gained, employees of this class may be assigned to somewhat more difficult and responsible tasks. Work assignments are detailed, and the work is subject to review by a superior while in progress and upon completion.

Responsibilities

• Works as a member of a road or storm drain maintenance and minor construction crew doing such jobs as pouring and shoveling asphalt and concrete, tamping and smoothing asphalt; digs out holes with manual and automatic digging tools, and fills depressions with slag, gravel, or other materials;
• Picks up debris on streets;
• Cleans and repairs storm drains and drainage ditches;
• Works as a member of a mosquito control crew.

Requirements

• Works, when so assigned, as a member of a maintenance and minor construction crew; plants, waters, sprays, and trims shrubbery and flowers;
• Mows grass;
• Liners playing fields;
• Rakes, rolls, and sweeps baseball diamonds and tennis courts;
• Paints and repairs bleachers, backstops, and benches;
• Picks up trash.

Skills

• Operates power tools and related equipment as a necessary adjunct to performance of regular assignments or on a relief or seasonal basis.

Qualifications

• Education: Sufficient education to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Experience/Other Requirements: A valid non-commercial Class C motor vehicle operator's license.

Supplemental Qualifications

• Experience with grass cutting, road side litter pick-up, cleaning buildings, maintaining grounds
• Ability to lift up to 90 lbs. alone, lifting up to 180 lbs. with partner.
• Digging ditches and working with asphalt using hand tools.
• Experience and proficiency operating a chain saw, pole saw, weedwhacker, tamper, and lawnmower.
• Possession of a Flagger Certification.
• Willingness to work a twelve-hour shift during emergency conditions on an as needed basis.
• Willingness to work scheduled and unscheduled overtime.