Seasonal Public Works - Operations

About the role

The City of Janesville seeks a Seasonal Public Works - Operations position to assist in the maintenance and repair of streets, stormwater infrastructure, public and private weed and tree cutting, and traffic management.

Responsibilities

• Assists with maintenance and repair activities, including: traffic management (traffic signs, painting, detours & barricades); public and private weed and tree cutting; street maintenance and repair; public right-of-way maintenance; storm water system maintenance and repair.
• Safely operates City trucks, vehicles, and equipment on and off the public roadways.
• Reports to supervisor daily assignments completed, work activities, and records.
• Reports any incident, problem, or question to appropriate supervisor.
• Follows all safety regulations, policies, and procedures; reports all unsafe conditions and acts to supervisor; reports all accidents to the supervisor immediately whenever possible; follows recognized safe work practices.
• Assists with maintenance and repair activities, including:

Requirements

• Minimum education and experience required to perform essential duties of the position.
• Valid state-issued driver's license at time of hire is required.

Qualifications

• Exceptional communication skills, paired with a strong customer service background, and effective interpersonal skills.
• Intermediate level of technical proficiency skills, including computer applications and software such as Microsoft Office.
• Organizational and time management skills to prioritize duties and accomplish a high volume of work product while adapting to constant changes in priority.
• Collaboration skills to effectively work with others to achieve common goals through communication, teamwork, and problem-solving.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to follow verbal or written direction/instruction to complete assigned tasks.
• Ability to interact/respond to citizen inquires or guide them to the appropriate service.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude and professional demeanor at all times; address resident and customer concerns in a helpful, courteous manner.
• Ability to operate City vehicles and equipment in a safe manner.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with City appointed and elected officials, Department, Division, and Office heads, City employees, consultants, developers, architects, engineers, realtors, surveyors, community interest groups, other governmental agencies, and the general public.
• Exhibit exceptional professionalism, tact, and decorum in all areas of work duties.
• Strong ethics base built upon integrity, honesty, initiative, and respect; maintain strict confidentiality.
• Interact positively with a diverse group of individuals, and work effectively both as part of a team and independently.
• Embrace and actively promote an inclusive and equitable work environment.
• Conduct all business and working relationships in an accurate, fair, equitable and highly ethical manner.
• Work with the public in a fair and consistent manner, maintaining objectivity and excluding personal bias while performing job duties.
• Reliable, timely, and proactive in the completion of duties, meeting deadlines and responding to inquiries.
• Work with others in a positive and supportive manner to solve problems, generate ideas, and accomplish division and City goals.

Supplemental Information

• EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND MACHINES: Machinery and equipment including pick-up trucks, dump trucks (with valid CDL), multi-function tractors, trailers, walk behind compactor, gas-powered and manual post pounders, compressed air, walk-behind painting equipment, lawn mowers, gas-powered trimmer and blower, common hand and power tools, and cell phones.
• WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL FACTORS: 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in both indoor and outdoor environments and may, on occasion, be exposed to adverse weather conditions, including extreme heat and extreme cold, high winds, and wet/humid conditions. The employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, dust, and vibration. The employee may be exposed to physical hazards from working in and around traffic, heavy machinery, heights, confined spaces, and other underground utilities. On occasion, the employee is exposed to situations that could involve an element of personal risk, requiring compliance with necessary safety procedures. The noise level in the work environment is generally quiet to moderately noisy.
• This position frequently walks, stands, stoops, kneels, crouches, crawls, and exerts up to 100 pounds of force by lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects. The employee is frequently required to see/observe, talk/speak, and listen/hear; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects and equipment; repetitive arm, wrist, hand, and eye movements are included. There is frequent twisting, reaching, wrist turning, and grasping. The employee may be required to climb or balance. The use of protective equipment is required.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of equipment. The employee is required to use cognitive ability to reason, analyze, and verbalize thoughts and ideas. Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes, and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials, or tasks.
• Typical work hours are, Monday – Friday, 7:00am to 3:00pm.

No benefits available for seasonal positions.