Public Service Maintenance Worker - B - End (076654)

Purpose/Description

The Public Service Maintenance Worker B- End will maintain highways, municipal and rural roads and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement, repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow removal. May also mow or clear brush from a long road or plow snow from roadway.

Required Knowledge

• Public Safety and Security Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• English Language Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Building and Construction Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of structures such as highways and roads.

Required Tasks

• Major Job Duties:
• Snow and ice operation - driving vehicles and equipment in the application and removal of snow and ice - including moving snow and materials, and maintaining equipment.
• Concrete and rough masonry work and asphalt placement.
• Keep field time records and reports.
• Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead.
• Set out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic.
• Perform preventative maintenance and cleaning on vehicles and equipment.
• Drive "B" endorsement class vehicles to sweep debris from paved surfaces, mow grass and weeds, remove snow and ice, and spread salt and sand.
• Haul and spread sand, gravel, and clay to fill washouts and repair road shoulders.
• Dump, spread, shovel, and tamp asphalt, to repair joints and patch broken pavement.
• Clean and clear debris from culverts, catch basins, drop inlets, ditches and other drain structures.
• Perform other duties:
• Erect, install, or repair guardrails, road shoulders, berms, highway markers, warning signals, and highway lighting using hand tools and power tools.
• Inspect, clean, and repair drainage systems, bridges, tunnels, and other structures.
• Perform a wide variety of duties when not operating equipment.
• Other related duties and tasks as assigned.

Educational Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Moderate-term on-the-job training.
• CDL License with a Class "B" and airbrake endorsement
• Safe and acceptable driving record - No more than 7 points on driving record.
• Other Employment Requirements: CDL License and a Class "A and N" Endorsement within six (6) months of hire* (Management reserves the right to extend time frame.)
• DOT medical credentials as required by the State of Michigan for CDL holders.