Streets Maintenance Technician I-IV

Maintenance Technician

The City of Wheat Ridge is seeking a Maintenance Technician. This position involves semi-skilled labor in various activities and equipment operation in the construction, maintenance, and repair of streets, sidewalks, storm drainage, pavement markings, and other city assets. This role requires occasional on-call work and the ability to work independently and with teams while providing excellent, respectful customer service.

The City of Wheat Ridge has four levels of Maintenance Technician :

• Maintenance Technician I : entry level position
• Maintenance Technician II : performs semi-skilled to skilled tasks
• Maintenance Technician III : performs semi-skilled to skilled tasks
• Maintenance Technician IV : journey level position

The ability to advance in grade and level depends on acquired experience, skill, and certification level as described below.

Essential duties and responsibilities include :

Qualifications : High school diploma or general education diploma (GED). Knowledge of methods, techniques, and tools of mechanical equipment used in construction, repair, and maintenance activities. Ability to maintain records and follow rules, regulations, and laws. Ability to perform safe and lawful operation of a motor vehicle. Ability to perform semi-skilled and skilled tasks in a variety of construction, maintenance, and repair activities. Ability to operate a variety of vehicles and mechanical equipment in a safe and effective manner. Ability to understand and complete verbal and written directions. Ability to work courteously and cooperatively with other employees and the public. Ability to promote a culture of safety in the workplace; reports safety hazards when observed. Rotating on-call schedule that occurs monthly through the winter months, which can lead to having to work on holidays, birthdays, weekends, etc. Employees designated as on-call would need to report to the City within 60 minutes of notification. Serves as an essential worker for snow emergency response or when a local announcement of emergency or disaster is declared by the city or state.

The City of Wheat Ridge is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and inclusivity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, marital status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law, unless related to a bona fide occupational qualification. The City of Wheat Ridge will consider reasonable accommodations for employment to qualified applicants upon request to the Human Resources Office.