Street Maintenance Technician

About the role

The City of Tukwila is seeking a Maintenance Technician to perform routine, semi-skilled maintenance and/or repair activities related to the maintenance of city streets infrastructure and right of ways, and/or facilities.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of semi-skilled City streets infrastructure activities in maintaining and repairing City infrastructures to include bridges, roads, right of ways, street lights, traffic signals, and easements.
• Installs, repairs and maintains road surfaces, shoulders, sidewalks and bridges;
• Installs and maintains pavement markings and traffic control devices, and repairs traffic signs;
• Performs site maintenance activities such as mowing, trimming, pruning, removing and planting vegetation in the right of way to include center islands and roadside planter strips;
• Assists in tree trimming on City right of ways.
• May assist with herbicide application;
• Maintains reasonable, predictable, and regular attendance during the standard work week.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and one year of related maintenance experience in area of assignment;
• Valid Driver's License;
• Valid Washington State Flaggers Certificate within six months of hire;
• Washington State Department of Agriculture Pesticide Applicator's License within one-year of hire.

Skills and Abilities

• Using equipment and tools properly and safely;
• Applying customer service techniques;
• Operating vehicles requiring less than a commercial driver's license;
• Establishing and maintaining effective interpersonal relationships at all organizational levels and with the public;
• Communication, both oral and written, sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Qualifications

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Knowledge of maintenance and repair methods and techniques in area of assignment;
• Basic grounds keeping and equipment maintenance techniques;
• Safety precautions applicable to area of assignment;
• Tools and equipment used in area of assignment;
• Systems maintained in area of assignment.

Benefits

Salary Range: $5,786 - $7,033 Per Month
Note: We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.