Maintenance Worker Trainee- Public Works

About the role

The Maintenance Trainee position is designed to provide hands-on learning and practical experience in routine grounds maintenance, landscaping, and the operation of landscaping maintenance equipment. Upon successful completion of the program, the Maintenance Trainee will be eligible to apply for a Maintenance Worker I position.

Responsibilities

• Assist maintenance crews in routine grounds maintenance including mowing, weed-eating, and fertilizing lawns, and maintaining flower and shrub beds.
• Weed and clean flower and shrub beds, manage litter control, edge and clean walks, and perform other related tasks as required.
• Operate landscaping maintenance equipment such as walk-behind or push-type mowers, weed-eaters, backpack blowers, and edgers.
• Operate standard size pick-ups and/or sedans with hand and foot control.
• Work in high motor and pedestrian traffic areas.
• Achieve on-the-job training and classroom courses to learn techniques and concepts.
• Assist in assessing and responding to maintenance issues, developing rapport with citizens, and inspiring trust by caring for the City.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Washington State Driver's License.
• Pass the City’s pre-employment background and driving abstract.
• Steel-toed shoes on first day of employment - furnished by the employee.
• Availability to work set schedule.
• Reliable and consistent form of daily transportation to and from work.
• Computer proficiency and smartphone proficiency (City-issued device).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Pass a drug test.
• Pass a criminal background check.
• Pass a driving abstract.

Skills

• Desire to learn more about the maintenance field.
• Quick to learn and apply new skills.
• Curious and inquisitive.
• A clear communicator.
• A team player.
• Personable.
• Level-headed.
• Motivated.
• Solution-oriented.
• Organized.

Benefits

Successful completion of the program will result in eligibility for a Maintenance Worker I position, which includes an increase in pay and benefits.

Pay

Details regarding pay will be provided upon hire.

Schedule

Details regarding the schedule will be provided upon hire.

Additional Information

Working Conditions: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The positions require heavy manual labor in all weather conditions. The employee is occasionally required to lift, carry and/or move up to 50 pounds; visits job sites that require walking on uneven, rocky, or rough ground; performs physical activity including but not limited to repeated walking, bending and/or stooping for long periods of time. May be required to sit or stand for extended periods of time. The employee is required to maintain professional composure, tact, patience and courtesy at all times.

Additional Resources

• For more information about the Inclusive Auburn initiative, visit: https://www.auburnwa.gov/InclusiveAuburn.