Maintenance Worker - Seasonal

Essential Duties:

1. Perform basic landscaping and utility work including cleaning, pressure washing, mowing, planting, and other similar duties.
2. Assist as needed to clean and maintain City streets, sidewalks, pathways, and right of ways including street cleaning, pavement patching, concrete forming/finishing, sanding, and trimming and removing trees and vegetation. May use and operate flagging equipment to control traffic in vicinity of public works crews.
3. Perform janitorial responsibilities in the assigned areas on a daily/weekly basis including the use of cleaning supplies, solutions, and tools.
4. Perform as part of a crew or independently in maintenance, repair and facility systems. Required activities include digging, cleaning, minor repair of buildings and facilities, basic ground keeping, janitorial maintenance, and other semi-skilled and unskilled tasks.
5. Assist with various special event tasks such as hanging banners, setting up and taking down holiday decorations, etc.
6. Operate vehicles of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling and unloading of various equipment, gravel, bark and sand. Operate tractors, mowers and loaders as assigned.
7. Operate a variety of power construction and maintenance equipment used in water, sewer, storm, streets and facilities maintenance activities. Operates mowers, power tools, brooms, hoses and pressure washers, paint, cleaning products and other tools as required by task.
8. Perform all duties in conformance with appropriate safety and security standards.
9. Perform other projects, functions, and tasks, as assigned.

Auxiliary Duties: Provide assistance to other staff as workload and staffing levels dictate. Maintain proficiency by attending training and meetings, reading materials, and meeting with others in areas of responsibility. Maintain work areas in a clean and orderly manner. Typical Qualifications Knowledge of: This is an entry level job and on the job training will be provided however any of the following will be considered as advantageous. General knowledge of the proper operation and maintenance of vehicles, tools and equipment, practices, methods, hazards and safety precautions used in the maintenance and repair of City infrastructure, including streets, right-of-ways, storm/sanitary sewer systems, parks, building maintenance and, general equipment servicing methods.

Ability to: Communicate effectively and to understand and carry out written and verbal instructions. Ability to establish and maintain positive and cooperative working relationships with city staff, other departments and the general public. Ability to perform heavy manual tasks for extended periods of time. Ability to work safely and to wear hazard appropriate personal protective equipment.

Education and Experience: Any equivalent combination of education and experience that will provide the employee a general understanding of equipment, facilities, materials, methods and procedures used in maintenance construction and repair activities. Typical education would include graduation from a high school or GED equivalent.

Special Requirements/Licenses: Possession of valid Driver's License. Must be at least seventeen (17) years of age.

Desirable Qualifications: Previous experience in a municipal public works department.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION :
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to stand, sit, bend, stoop, communicate, reach and manipulate objects, tools or controls. The position requires mobility. Many duties are physically demanding requiring entry to confined spaces and occasionally moving materials weighing up to 100 pounds. Movement of materials weighing up to 25 pounds may consume up to 15% of the work period. Activity and types of duties performed require manual dexterity and coordination.

Working Conditions: The majority of duties take place outside of buildings with exposure to all types of weather conditions and on a year-round basis, sewage, bio-hazards, traffic, dirt, oil, grease, fumes, noise and chemicals. Entry to confined spaces is required on an infrequent basis. May require working on rotating shifts, weekends and holidays. Application and Examination Process

Application and Examination Process:
City of Sherwood is committed to using a Merit Based System in which recruiting, selecting, and advancing employees is based on their relative knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Selection Process
1. An evaluation of education, training and work experience of submitted application packets will be performed by Human Resources. Applications received after this date will be reviewed weekly.

2. A Subject Matter Expert (SME) Panel will perform an in-depth evaluation of education, experience and training taken from your employment application materials to include your responses to the supplemental questions (if applicable).

3. Our goal is to schedule oral panel interviews with candidates that successfully passed the SME evaluation step as soon as possible.

Please note: Candidates that are successful in the evaluation process may have their applications referred for additional vacancies in the same classification, or job family.

Veterans' Preference
If you are a Veteran and would like to be considered for a Veterans' preference for this recruitment, please make sure to upload the required documentation to your application and self-select your veteran status.

Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Reasonable accommodation is available to anyone whose specific disability prevents them from completing this application or participating in the selection process for this recruitment. To obtain confidential assistance please contact Human Resources 503-625-4201 or e-mail to: hr@sherwoodoregon.gov at least 48 hours before any step in the recruitment and selection process for which you feel you need accommodation.

Status of Your Application
You will be advised by e-mail of your status at each step in the application process, from initial application to final employment disposition. Please note that City of Sherwood communicates with all candidates via email. If you "opt out" or "unsubscribe" of email notification from notices in NEOGOV it will impact our ability to communicate with you about job postings.


Questions (??'s) Regarding This Recruitment
Human Resources Department
Humanresources@sherwoodoregon.gov

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