Maintenance Technician

Performs a variety of unskilled or semi-skilled maintenance work, and operates a variety of equipment in the construction, repair, and maintenance of City streets.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Works under the immediate supervision of a skilled supervisor or heavy equipment operator and the general supervision of the Street Superintendent.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Inspects and/or repairs streets at frequent intervals to insure that they are in safe condition.
• Insures the proper maintenance of equipment and tools by cleaning and checking equipment and tools after use.
• Drives trucks of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling and unloading of various equipment, gravel and sand.
• Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refers defects or needed repairs to supervisor; cleans equipment.
• Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.
• Performs required labor involved in construction and maintenance
• projects as part of a crew, including pavement cutting, pouring and shoveling asphalt and concrete, removing ice and snow, salting and sanding streets, laying concrete blocks, mixing and pouring cement mortar, laying and backfilling.
• Operates paint striper to paint markings on street surfaces, sidewalks, and parking lots.
• Operates a variety of power construction and maintenance equipment used in the street department.

PERIPHERAL DUTIES:

None.

DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

(A) Graduation from high school education or GED equivalent,

(B) Minimum of 2 years of related experience, or

(C) Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Necessary knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

(A) Some knowledge of equipment, facilities, materials, methods and procedures used in maintenance, construction and repair activities;

(B) Skill in operation of some of the listed tools and equipment.

(C) Ability to perform heavy manual tasks for extended periods of time; Ability to work safely; Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments and the public; Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Valid State Driver's license and CDL certification, or ability to obtain one within twelve (12) months of employment date, and a driving record acceptable to the City's insurance carrier.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

Motorized vehicles and equipment, including dump truck, pickup truck, utility truck, saws, compressors, sanders, generators, common hand and power tools, shovels, wrenches, detection devices, mobile radio, phone.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with ADA disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with ADA disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The essential functions and/or tools used for this position could possibly be classified as a “safety-sensitive job” under the Unity Bill, which could affect the safety and health of the employee or others.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

SELECTION GUIDELINES:

Formal application, rating of education and experience; oral interview and reference check; job related tests may be required.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

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