Concrete Maintenance Worker & Road Maintenance Worker

Concrete Maintenance Worker & Road Maintenance Worker

The City of Gresham is seeking qualified candidates to fill a current vacancy in the Transportation Division of Environmental Services as a Concrete Maintenance Worker & Road Maintenance Worker (Public Utility Worker 2). This position will involve operating a variety of light and heavy equipment and tools to maintain the City's transportation infrastructure.

As Oregon's fourth-largest city, Gresham is a welcoming community of hard-working people where tradition and heritage meet innovation and opportunity. Gresham is a dynamic and rapidly growing city where families and businesses have a mutual desire and drive to thrive. City of Gresham employees care deeply about the community they serve and go 'one step beyond' to deliver services in collaborative, inventive, practical, and nimble ways. Our work is challenging, fast-paced, and rewarding.

We believe that to deliver the highest level of service to all Gresham community members, it is crucial we employ a diverse workforce, foster an inclusive working environment, and ensure our policies and systems result in equitable outcomes. The City seeks candidates who will support these values by continuously incorporating equity in their daily work and actively contributing to a workplace culture that respects unique viewpoints, life experiences, and cultural perspectives. Come build the future with us.

What you will get to do :

• Repair and maintain roadways, sidewalks, ADA ramps and bridges
• Install, maintain, seal and repair paved streets, unimproved roads, shoulders, sidewalks, ADA ramps and bridges
• Remove damaged road areas for excavation
• Prepare streets for overlays and slurry seals
• Patch, fill potholes, pave, grade and sweep
• Excavate, pour and finish concrete
• Operate light to heavy equipment and commercial vehicles
• Participate in snow and ice removal and perform spill response
• Participate in traffic control for vehicular and pedestrian crashes
• Repair and maintain signs, markings and rights-of-way
• Fabricate, install and assure proper placement of street signs, barricades, traffic control devices, and pavement markings
• Paint traffic markings, dividers, bridges, and parking spaces
• Maintain City lots and rights-of-way and remove debris and garbage
• Mow, spray, pull weeds and trim vegetation
• Operate light to heavy equipment, bucket truck, and commercial vehicles
• Operate light-duty trucks to 10 yard commercial dump trucks with plows, sanders, and de-icers.
• Collect and maintain data for asset management, winter operations, right-of-way, and other programs
• Complete work orders, time and attendance records, and interact using email, cell phone, and computer applications.
• Attend job-required training
• Participate in meetings
• Purchase supplies and materials
• Perform shop clean-up

Qualities we are looking for :

Work schedule / environment :

The typical work schedule will be four 10-hour days per week either Monday through Thursday or Tuesday through Friday. Work is predominantly performed outdoors in varying weather conditions and involves manual labor. This position will require being on-call on occasion to include nights, weekends, and holidays.

Knowledge of :

Ability to :

Minimum Qualifications :

Required certifications and licenses :

To apply for this position, click 'Apply' at the top of this job posting.

Required application materials :

The City of Gresham offers a comprehensive and equitable base salary within the listed range based on your experience, skills, and education verified in your application. We encourage you to clearly describe how you meet the minimum and preferred qualifications and essential attributes in your application materials.

If you desire a modification of this process to accommodate a disability, please provide your request in writing to HRRecruiting@GreshamOregon.gov, or by phone to 503-618-2729, upon submitting the required application documents.

A review of application materials including your response to supplemental questions submitted will determine which candidates will be invited to an interview. Communication with candidates will be done primarily through e-mail. Sometimes these messages may land in a spam or junk mail folder.