Street Maintenance Technician I

Job Title

Job Description

An employee in this class will focus on sidewalk maintenance, edging, herbicide spraying and landscaping. Employees in this class may also operate a variety of heavy equipment and trucks. Perform maintenance and repair work on street resurfacing and patching, mowing right of ways and public grounds, maintenance of cemeteries and in clearing leaves and other debris from streets. Judgment and initiative are required especially in equipment operation. Employees are subject to work in various environmental conditions including working in both inside and outside environments, in extreme hot and cold weather, and exposure to various hazards such as noise, fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, moving mechanical parts, vibrations, and close quarters. Work is performed under close supervision and is reviewed for accuracy, safety, and adherence to established standards.

Duties

• Sidewalk maintenance, edging, herbicide spraying and landscaping.
• Operates varied heavy equipment such as backhoe, front-end loader, riding and tractor mowers with bush hog and side arm equipment, and large dump trucks.
• Assists with breaking up, removing, and constructing concrete sidewalks, curbs, gutters, driveways, etc.; digs up concrete, spreads gravel; helps set concrete forms, pours, brushes, and finishes concrete; assists with repairing and building manholes.
• Assist in asphalt patching; pours and fills hole with and spreads asphalt; manually grades potholes in streets.
• Cleans storm drains, ditches and catch basins; mows, trims, and landscapes work area using weed eater, chain saw, etc.; trims tree limbs.
• Operates construction equipment such as tampers, air compression driven equipment, and other related light and medium equipment.
• Lays pavers and bricks
• Drives dump truck to haul materials such as gravel, asphalt, sand, dirt and broken concrete.
• Operates tractor mower with side arm in cutting Town right of ways around traffic and on steep grades.
• Operates equipment in street and pedestrian traffic, around other ground utilities and in other tight places requiring care and skill.
• Performs general preventive maintenance on equipment; cleans and washes equipment.
• Reports any unsafe conditions of equipment and other necessary repairs to supervisor.
• Uses asphalt roller, jack hammer, cement mixer, power tools such as chain and concrete saws, tampers, and varied hand tools.
• Performs related duties as required.

Typical Qualifications

Insurance - Employer pays for health, vision, and dental insurance for the employee. Also included is Short-Term disability, Life Insurance, Wellness care program, and Flexible Spending Account. Retirement - Employer contributes 14.35% of the employee's annual salary to the Local Government Employees Retirement System. We also match up to 5.0% of the employees contribution to 401-k. Supplemental Retirement non-employer match 457 plan. Additional benefits - Longevity pay $125 for each year of service, capped at 30 years. 12 paid holidays, Sick and Vacation time accrued each pay period. Eligible for SECU or LGFCU banking. 5 free Counselor visits per year.