Part-time temporary assignment assisting Code Enforcement. This assignment expires at the end of December 2026 or until ARPA funds deplete.
Summary Description
Under immediate supervision performs semi-skilled to skilled maintenance, repair, and construction work assigned to the streets division; operates maintenance and construction tools and equipment; performs a variety of maintenance tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This is the entry level class in the Street Maintenance Operator series. This class is distinguished from the Street Maintenance Operator II by the performance of the more routine tasks and duties assigned to workers in this series. Employees at this level are not expected to perform with the same independence of direction and judgment on matters related to established procedures and guidelines as are positions allocated to the II level. Since this class is typically used as a training class, employees may have only limited or non directly related work experience. Employees work under immediate supervision while learning job tasks.
Representative Duties
The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.
- Handle complaints and answer questions from the public.
- Remove blight and illegal dumps from city property such as parks, right of ways, roadways, alleys, walkways, sidewalks and refuse disposal.
- Remove debris, shrubbery, brush, trash, tires, appliances, electronics, and miscellaneous items.
- Make minor adjustments on service equipment; maintain tools and equipment in working order.
- Abates graffiti.
- Maintain logs of daily activities.
- Assist in other areas as needed.
- Perform related duties as required.
- Repair and replace street surfaces, sidewalks, curbs, and gutters including back filling trenches and evacuations.
- Perform the maintenance, repair, construction, and installation work of streets, storm drain, parking lots, street lights, traffic striping, and traffic control signs and signals.
- Remove hazards from the roadway and other public rights of way.
- Operate a variety of motorized equipment and specialized maintenance equipment.
- Perform repaving, patching, overlaying, chuck hole, and crack sealing repair of asphalt.
- Perform underground service alert locating, marking and notification.
- Lay out and install traffic signs and pavement markings.
- Repair and maintain storm drain lift stations.
- Conduct traffic count surveys.
- Maintain storm detention ponds, including cleaning, repairing, and spraying weeds.
- Respond to hazardous materials spills.
QUALIFICATIONS
The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.
Knowledge of:
Principles and practices of maintenance and repair activities related to area of assignment.
Common tools, materials, and motorized vehicles and equipment used in assigned area of responsibility.
The repair and maintenance of pumps and valves.
City street system repair and maintenance.
Basic mathematical principles.
Safe work practices and policies.
Techniques and procedures in basic carpentry, metal, masonry, painting, mechanical and electrical work.
Ability to:
Work with the variety of tools related to public works maintenance.
Learn to safely operate a variety of maintenance equipment.
Perform heavy manual labor.
Perform semi-skilled maintenance duties.
Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Read and understand schematic diagrams.
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
