Job Description

The employee will operate various types of equipment including dry saw, wet saw, jack hammer for job completion of street maintenance and sidewalks.

Expected Hiring Range : $27,583.83 - $45,520. Starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications. A starting salary above the range listed may be considered for highly qualified individuals not to exceed the maximum of the grade.

Examples of Duties

Sets, forms, pours, and finishes concrete to repair curbs, gutters, driveways, and sidewalks; performs street repairs and patching;

lays asphalt; clears roadside and other City properties by cutting brush, raking, and hoeing.

Cleans and removes debris from streets, gutters, storm drains, catch basins, drainage ditches, sidewalks, and street construction sites by shoveling, raking, sweeping, and picking up debris;

removes ice and snow from the streets.

• Uses chain saw and loppers to cut limbs to remove sight distance hazards.
• Uses weed eater to edge grass off curbing and along edges of sidewalks.
• Drives snow plot to clear streets from snow and ice.
• Uses air compressor to blow out cracks and hot lance to dry the cracks.
• Operates pickup and other maintenance equipment and performs routine maintenance on equipment; operates power street sweeper per rotating assignment;

maintains and replaces sweeper brooms and liquids.

• Performs general street maintenance such as spraying and cleaning storm drains.
• Responds to calls on weekends, nights in all kinds of weather.
• Operates medium equipment and a variety of specialized power equipment including dry saw, wet saw, jack hammer for job completion of street maintenance and sidewalks.
• Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of automotive and mechanical equipment operation and general maintenance work performed by a municipality.
• Considerable knowledge of practices, methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in public streets and traffic marking field construction, repair, and maintenance work.
• Considerable knowledge of procedures and techniques of concrete and asphalt work; hazards associated with the work and proper safety precautions.
• Skilled in concrete construction.
• Demonstrated ability to operate a backhoe, forklift, loader, mower, tractor, dump truck, leaf blower, weed eater, tamp, jackhammer, and other maintenance equipment.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalency and some prior equipment operation and maintenance experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid NC Driver's license

Class (B) CDL driver's license or the ability to obtain within six months of employment date. We will assist you with obtaining it if needed.

Supplemental Information

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Work in this class is described as medium and frequently requires physical exertion to complete tasks and move objects.
• This employee must have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of work assigned.
• Work typically involves the ability to physically perform the basic life operational functions of climbing stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, and repetitive motions.
• The worker is required to have the visual acuity to be the operator of trucks, forklifts, cranes, and other equipment.
• Employees are subject to hazards, including mechanical equipment, electrical current, noise and vibration and atmospheric conditions due to exposure to fumes, odors, and dust.
• Working conditions include both inside and outside environmental conditions.

Last updated : 2024-05-19