Public Works Public Service Worker

About the role

The Public Works Public Service Worker performs essential maintenance tasks and operates specialized equipment to maintain streets, parks, and public facilities. Represented by Teamsters Union Local #320. The first review of applications will take place on September 15, 2026; the position may close earlier if a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is reached. Hiring process timeline: 1st Round Interviews 9/25/26, 2nd Round Interviews 10/2/26, Conditional Offer 10/5/26, Council Approval 10/26/26, Tentative Start Date 11/2/26 (dates subject to change). Position is full-time, on-site, located in postal code 55316. One opening available. Public transportation not accessible. Veterans encouraged to apply. Physical ability required; drug test required.

Responsibilities

• Perform various essential maintenance tasks and operate specialized equipment to maintain streets, parks, and public facilities.
• Conduct snow plowing and ice control on sidewalks, streets, parking lots, and trails.
• Install, repair, and maintain traffic signs, barricades, and street markings.
• Lay out and apply traffic markings using various types of paint, machinery, and stencils in accordance with city regulations.
• Perform crack sealing, patching, and sweeping operations on streets, trails, and parking lots.
• Transport and haul materials manually or with light and heavy equipment.
• Collect litter and empty trash receptacles on City-owned properties, parks, streets, and other public areas.
• Operate, maintain, and repair irrigation systems within City parks and other public spaces.
• Perform routine maintenance tasks on turf: mowing, weed whipping, fertilizing, spraying, aerating, seeding, sodding.
• Install, maintain, and repair outdoor ice rinks.
• Care for and maintain trees, shrubs, leaves, and other plants: planting, pruning, transplanting, routine horticultural maintenance.
• Perform general maintenance for municipal buildings and surrounding grounds.
• Safely operate various types of equipment: loaders, backhoes, skid steers, mowers, sweepers, forklifts, compressors, sprayers, heavy trucks.
• Adhere to and enforce safety procedures, reporting any potential hazards, accidents, or damages to Public Works management.
• Drive light and heavy trucks and equipment for loading, hauling, and unloading of materials such as gravel, sand, concrete, asphalt, and other supplies.