Street and Drainage Maintenance Worker

The objective of the Streets & Drainage Maintenance Worker is to ensure that all roadways and/or drainage facilities within the City are clean maintained and safe. This position operates a variety of equipment used in the construction repair and maintenance of City structures such as streets greenspaces ditches storm sewers and other related facilities.

Job Responsibilities

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification; only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional; position-specific duties.

• Performs maintenance and construction of City street/drainage infrastructure.
• Performs routine and preventative maintenance on City equipment.
• Performs traffic control; flagging; directing of traffic in a safe; responsible manner; ensuring the safety of self; co-workers and the public.
• Assists citizens when out in the public by providing roadside assistance; answering questions and explaining the responsibilities of the department.

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Concrete construction experience with sidewalks; catch basins; curbs and gutters; etc. (preferred) or equivalent combination of education; training and experience.
• Must be able to work emergency on-call duty.

  Required Licenses or Certifications:

• Texas drivers license and acceptable driving record.
• Valid Class B CDL drivers license; preferred; or ability to obtain within six (6) months of hire.

Required Knowledge of:

• Safety policies; procedures; and practices.
• Applicable local; State; and Federal laws; codes; regulations; and ordinances.

  Required Skill in:

• Operating a variety of hand tools; power tools; and other equipment.
• Following written and verbal instructions.
• Maintaining a professional manner when interacting with City employees and the public.
• Reading and interpreting maintenance and equipment manuals.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

  Reasoning Abilities:

• Ability to respond to complaints and grievances posed by the public.
• Ability to define problems and deal with a variety of situations.
• Ability to think quickly; maintain self-control and adapt to stressful situations.
• Ability to use good judgement and effectively problem-solve.

  LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to communicate effectively with other members of the staff; supervisor; and the public.
• Ability to communicate in both written and verbal form.
• Ability to read City policies and procedures; written instructions; general correspondence; MSDS sheets; safety manuals; traffic signs and warning labels.

  MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to calculate basic mathematical calculations (addition; subtraction; multiplication; division).

  Physical and Work Environment

  The physical environment and the work environment described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully preform the function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

  Physical Demands:

• May be exposed to various weather conditions; potentially dangers tools; equipment; and machinery; heights; and hazardous chemicals.
• Work may include physical activities such as balancing; stooping; kneeling; crouching; standing; walking; pushing; pulling; lifting; grasping; feeling; talking; hearing/listening; seeing/observing; bending/twisting and performing repetitive motions.
• Job requires lifting of heavy objects weighing approximately 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close; distant and peripheral vision; depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

  Work Environment:

• Inside and outside environment during all kinds of weather events.
• Repetitive activities (performance of same physically demanding activity).
• Dirty environment ((situations in which workers or their clothing can become dirty; greasy; etc.).
• May work in ditches; trenches or confined spaces.
• May be exposed to air contamination (dust; fumes; toxic odors; etc.).
• May come in contact with hazardous materials or gases.

Exempt : No Type : FT Employee Department : Public Works-Streets Location : DEFAULT