Maintenance Worker I (Storm Water)

Maintenance Worker I (Storm Water)

Salary : $40,688 - $67,979 Annually

Location : Norfolk, VA

Job Type : Permanent Full-time

Job Number : 13669

Description

The City of Norfolk : Department of Public Works is currently seeking a Maintenance Worker I position that supports the maintenance of ditches, drains, and retention ponds, the installation, repair, and maintenance of stormwater infrastructure, and the sweeping of city streets. This position also supports the lot cleaning crew that picks up abandoned shopping carts, cleans dead ends and underpasses, and removes illegal dumping from vacant City-owned lots.

Essential Functions

Essential functions include but are not limited to :

• Participates in general labor functions as part of an operational storm water crew that performs the installation, maintenance, cleaning, and repairs to ditches, drains, structures, retention ponds, and other storm water infrastructure.
• Maintains and repairs city infrastructure by opening manhole structures, breaking stoppages, digging / excavating, laying pipes, building brick / concrete manhole structures, fitting joints, dewatering, assembling pipes, grading areas, setting forms, and cleaning work areas.
• Supports the street sweeping operations by removing abandoned shopping carts from city streets, cleaning dead ends and underpasses, and cleaning trash and debris from city land.
• Supports the preventative and emergency inspections and maintenance for all mechanical and electrical storm water machinery and equipment such as pumping stations, emergency generators, flood gates, outfall valves, and tide gauges.
• Operates various hand-held and walk-behind power tools such as blowers, weed eaters, lawn mowers, pressure washers, chainsaws, jackhammers, concrete saws, asphalt kettles, compactors, etc.
• May operate equipment such as pickup trucks, skid steer, and rodding machines.
• Transports workers, equipment, and construction material to and from job sites.
• Performs minor equipment and tool inspection, maintenance, and repairs.
• Assists loading and unloading equipment and materials on job sites.
• Performs general maintenance by cleaning, sweeping, mopping, litter pick up, vegetation maintenance, etc. for buildings, yards, and vehicles.
• Supports training of personnel on safety, equipment, and job functions.
• Establishes safe work environments by setting up traffic control, trench boxes, cones, signs, etc, and ensuring appropriate personal protective equipment is utilized. Performs traffic flagging as required.
• Responds to emergencies by removing storm damage debris, plowing snow / ice from right of way, dewatering flooded areas, and placing temporary patches on roadways.

Education / Experience

Work requires the ability to read and understand written instructions, to understand simple processes and the routine operation of machines. Level of knowledge equivalent to less than high school or equivalency. The preferred candidate will have the ability to :

Additional Information & Requirements

Must possess a valid Driver's License. Must provide a copy of Division of Motor Vehicle driving record (obtained within last 30 days) during the interview.

Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.

Special project / grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.

Temporary / seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.

The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant's school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

NOTE : The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type. Non-City Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.