Street Maintainer

Street Maintainer Position

This position will be posted until filled. Street Maintainers perform a variety of skilled and semi-skilled tasks and utilizing hand tools and operate a wide variety of equipment for the construction and maintenance of the City of Wausau infrastructure.

Quick facts about this position :

• Paid training to obtain Class A Commercial Driver's License!
• Starting hourly rate of $22.12 or higher depending on related qualifications
• Standard hours 7 : 00 a.m. to 3 : 00 p.m., Monday through Friday
• Any work in excess of 8 hours per day is considered overtime (paid at 1 1 / 2 times regular rate of pay)
• Excellent benefits to provide work / life balance include starting vacation accrual of 15 days per year, 3 personal holidays upon hire, generous sick leave accrual, and 10 paid holidays
• Enrollment in the Wisconsin Retirement System. Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance available at affordable rates, Life Insurance, Income Continuation Insurance, and more available

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Minimum Requirements

Education and experience requirements :

Preferred qualifications :

A skills assessment test with a dump truck and front end loader will be administered to candidates who are qualified to interview for this position.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Physical and Working Environment

Employee performs standard activities requiring physical effort. The duties of the job include physical activities such as stooping, kneeling, standing, walking, lifting (lift and carry objects weighing 60 pounds or less, and push or pull objects weighing up to 100 pounds), fingering, grasping, talking, hearing / listening (perceiving sounds in order to understand signals such as spoken directions, warning alarms, or requests for information), seeing / observing, bending / twisting (of the neck, back, or torso in order to reach, lift, tend machines, move materials, etc.), reaching (extending the hands or arms in any direction in order to push, pull, or grasp an object or control), feeling (using the sense of touch in fingers, hands, or other body parts to sense the position or quality of objects) and climbing (ascending or descending steps, stairs, ladders, scaffolding, or machines). Specific vision abilities required include close, distance, and peripheral vision; depth perception; the ability to adjust focus; and distinguish objects clearly at 20 inches or less with glasses, if needed. The employee may be exposed to disagreeable elements of high and low outdoor temperatures. The employee may be exposed to repetitive activities; intense or continuous noise; dirty environment; improper illumination; chemical hazards, and air contamination. The use of personal protection equipment (PPE) may be required, as there is significant exposure to hazards and conditions where there is a possible danger to life, health, or bodily injury, which may include mechanical, electrical, air contaminations, and heights. May be required to work in a physically confined worksite with cramped, small or restricted workplace making it difficult to stand, sit, or walk. Moderate exposure to environmental conditions that impact physical comfort such as poor ventilation and temperature extremes. May require specialized clothing or use of common personal protective equipment. Damage to clothing possible. Frequent travel. Close mental and visual attention is continuously required. Moderate physical demands typically found in trades work with moderate exposure to workplace hazards. Requires regular lifting, bending, twisting, turning, and use of power equipment.