Street Maintenance Technician

Join our Streets Department team and play a vital role in maintaining the City's infrastructure. This position performs a variety of hands-on tasks involving the maintenance, repair, and construction of streets, drainage systems, and alleys while operating equipment and utilizing specialized tools to keep our community safe and accessible.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of general maintenance in concrete streets, asphalt streets, alleys, drainage ditches, and storm drainage systems.
• Perform skilled construction, maintenance, and labor work; resurface and grade and shape roads; aid in emergencies and storm-related activities.
• Assist with preparation of concrete base including setting wood forms and positioning steel; measure and pour concrete; finish concrete; remove wooden forms and backfill; clean site.
• Perform asphalt repair and replacements.
• Operate various equipment involved in the construction, repair, and maintenance of roads, including mowers, light tractors with attachments, dump trucks, front-end loaders, and other tools and equipment.
• Haul material, transport vehicles, and equipment to job sites using various trucks.
• Load and unload materials and equipment.
• Ensure that any vehicle and equipment issued is properly maintained.
• Cut, collect, and dispose of tree limbs, weeds, trash, litter, and debris.
• Assist with sidewalk markings, street signs, and streetlights.
• Perform preventive checks on equipment and contact supervisor if repairs are needed.
• Prepare equipment, vehicles, and tools for work assignments.
• Read and understand written job instructions and plans.
• Clean and maintain shop tools, equipment, vehicles, and facilities.
• Perform a variety of Public Works Department manual labor tasks as assigned.
• Subject to after-hours call-out for emergency situations.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.

Requirements

• Willingness to learn and ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to read simple maps and drawings.
• Ability to operate all machinery needed to perform assigned duties.
• Ability to make minor repairs and adjustments to assigned equipment in the field or as directed.
• Basic understanding of and/or experience in pavement maintenance and construction.
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with other employees.
• Ability to work under adverse weather conditions.
• Ability to understand safety standards and practices for construction sites, roadways, and heavy equipment.
• High school graduate or equivalent; OR any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Valid Class C Texas motor vehicle driver license and ability to maintain a satisfactory driving record.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Texas Class B CDL within the six-month probationary period (preferred: Valid Texas Class B CDL with tanker endorsement).