Maintenance Worker - Seasonal

This position is for a seasonal assignment limited up to six months from date of hire.

About the role

Join our team as a Maintenance Worker and help keep our city running smoothly! Your work will directly improve our community by maintaining public spaces, repairing infrastructure, and ensuring safety for everyone. Whether you're planting trees, repairing roads, or keeping work areas clean and safe, your contributions will make a real difference every day.

This position is a great opportunity to develop new skills while working outdoors. You'll gain hands-on experience with tools, equipment, and maintenance techniques. Work alongside a supportive team, learn from experienced crew members, and take pride in the work you accomplish.

Responsibilities

• Use tools like shovels and wheelbarrows to dig ditches, plant trees, and move materials such as dirt, seed, fertilizer, or bark dust.
• Set up and remove traffic signs, cones, and barriers to protect work zones. Flag traffic to ensure public safety.
• Perform basic painting, carpentry, cement, and asphalt work to repair and maintain city infrastructure.
• Load and unload materials from trucks and vans, and assist in moving heavy boxes, equipment, or large, bulky objects.
• Maintain landscapes: mow lawns, rake leaves, sweep walkways, trim hedges, and remove debris to keep public spaces clean and inviting.
• Clean tools and equipment after use, return them to proper locations, and ensure the worksite is left tidy and safe.
• Operate power tools, hand tools, and occasionally heavy equipment. Operate vehicles or equipment to haul materials like concrete or asphalt.
• Lift and move objects weighing up to 100 pounds occasionally, 50 pounds frequently, and 20 pounds constantly.
• Perform tasks that involve climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, sitting, pushing, and grasping.
• Use hands and arms for repetitive motions and communicate effectively through speech and hearing.
• Rely on visual acuity to operate tools, vehicles, and equipment safely and accurately.
• Work outdoors in various weather conditions, adapting to environmental challenges while staying focused on safety and quality.

Requirements

• Must pass the pre-employment background check, and a physical exam depending on area of assignment.
• High school graduate or GED preferred.
• Some general maintenance, repair, grounds keeping, construction trade, or other related manual labor experience is preferred.
• Some positions may require an Oregon Driver License or Commercial Driving License (CDL) and meet the City of Salem's driving standards. Positions that require a CDL will be eligible to receive a $3.00 per hour pay differential and will be required to pass a drug test (including marijuana).

The City of Salem offers a comprehensive and equitable base salary within the listed range based on your experience, skills, and education.

About Us

The City of Salem is the second largest city in the State of Oregon, located in the heart of Willamette Valley, and is the capital city of Oregon with a population over 170,000. Centrally located, Salem is 47 miles south of Portland and an hour from the Cascade Mountains to the east and an hour from the ocean beaches to the west. Salem is an exceptional community for living and working with exciting new and comfortable well-established neighborhoods and carefully preserved historic buildings.

A full-service city, Salem has eight primary departments: Community Services, Finance, Fire, Enterprise Services, Legal, Police, Public Works, and Community and Urban Development. The City has five labor unions and employs roughly 1,350 talented and dedicated staff members. The Public Works Department values employees and their professional development. If you are someone that takes pride in collaborating on innovative ideas, proactively responding to community needs, and being a good environmental and financial steward, we look forward to meeting you!

The Public Works Department promotes a healthy work-life balance, while maintaining the utmost dedication to the health, safety, and welfare of our community, including our team.