Street Maintenance Worker II

Essential Functions

• Operates equipment and performs manual work functions associated with various city departments and functions as assigned, which may include construction/maintenance of city streets/roads, drainage systems, right-of-way areas, parks, recreation facilities, grounds areas, or other areas of assignment.
• Checks/maintains inventory of necessary equipment, tools, supplies and materials for use on projects or at work sites.
• Transports, loads and unloads various materials and equipment used in projects.
• Performs manual work functions associated with road construction, maintenance and repair projects.
• Operates a variety of equipment, machinery and tools used in department projects and activities.
• Performs general maintenance tasks necessary to keep machinery, equipment and tools in operable condition.
• Utilizes precautionary safety equipment and monitors work environment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals.
• Responds to emergency calls during hurricanes, inclement weather, or other emergency situations.
• Captures, organizes, and communicates information through various forms, correspondence, reports, maintenance reports, and other documents.
• Serves as lead worker on job site giving limited direction and guidance to other workers, ensuring work is completed timely and accurately.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of basic arithmetic operations.
• Knowledge of landscaping techniques and the tools used to perform them.
• Skills in operating and controlling the actions of equipment and machinery, requiring the monitoring, adjustment, regulation, and/or setting of multiple conditions.
• Ability to compile, assemble, copy, record and/or transcribe data according to a prescribed schema or plan.
• Ability to judge whether readily observable functional, structural or compositional characteristics are similar to or divergent from prescribed standards, procedures or routines.
• Ability to exchange information for the purpose of clarifying details within well-established policies, procedures and standards.
• Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.
• Ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form.
• Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and Experience: High school diploma or equivalent; supplemented by three (3) years previous experience and/or training involving equipment operation, road maintenance/construction, or landscaping/grounds keeping; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
• Licenses or Certifications: Valid State of Alabama driver’s license; valid Alabama Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
• Must be at least 18 years of age to work for the City of Daphne. Must be 20 years of age to operate City of Daphne vehicles.