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Starting pay rate is between $21.13 - $23.30 an hour based on experience and per the 1386A Working Agreement. Aside from regular working hours, position may be eligible for overtime and on call.

Detailed information about the AFSCME 1386A Working Agreement including salary schedule and benefits can be found here : https : / / www.

cityofportsmouth.com / hr / employment-contracts

The City offers a generous compensation and benefits package that includes retirement, paid time off including vacation, holidays, medical & dental insurance, flexible spending account, professional development, career growth, longevity incentives, and more!

Please watch our video Working for the City of Portsmouth to hear more about why our employees enjoy working here!

We welcome diverse and non-traditional backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don't satisfy every single bullet on this list.

Included are assignments such as snow and ice control operations, vehicle cleaning, seasonal clearing and cleaning operations, facilities maintenance, repair, and light construction;

shop maintenance; loading, stocking, and transporting; and implementing job site and work safety and efficiency procedures.

Performance is subject to review according to the City's personnel plan through observation, reports and the results achieved.

Due to the nature of this role, it shall not be considered for inclusion in the Solid Waste rotation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustration 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 work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to, or extension of, the position.

• Supports equipment maintenance operations in the maintenance garage; sweeps bays, wipes down lifts, wash windows, wash and wipe air lines, and keep metal working organized and clean.
• Performs preventative maintenance on shop equipment, jacks, lifts, fork lift, and shop vehicles to include washing, greasing, fluid film, tire pressures, and other tasks as assigned.
• Loads and unloads heavy stock and materials from vehicles and utilizes the fork lift when necessary.
• Assists Mechanics as required. Steam cleans vehicles and equipment, greases vehicles and equipment, assists with weekly vehicles inspections, performs diesel re-gens, assists with seasonal vehicle / equipment preparations, and regularly exercises low use vehicles.
• Provides inventory and stocking assistance to the Inventory Technician, picks up and drops off vehicles / trucks for their scheduled maintenance.

Stocks and maintains an organized tire shed.

• Performs other heavy laboring and various unskilled and semi-skilled tasks essential to an efficient vehicle and equipment maintenance facility using a wide variety of power, pneumatic and hand tools.
• Assists with fabrication, sanding, and painting equipment, plows, and salters.
• Monitors vehicle and equipment idle time in the yard and employs safety practices around equipment and in the shop.
• Operates a snow plow truck and / or snow blower. Shovels snow and spreads sand and salt, sweeps sidewalks and entrances to the Garage, plows and snow blows around garage doors and the part shed, and ensures garage entrances are clear.
• Subject to call out to respond to emergencies after normal working hours.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS -

Applicants for this position must have graduated from high school or have earned a graduate equivalent diploma (GED), have a working knowledge of how to care for, operate and use tools and equipment effectively and efficiently and have not less than two years' experience in construction or maintenance work.

New hires must obtain before the end of their probationary period and incumbents must possess a valid commercial driver's license, class B and have no offenses which would prohibit or restrict insurability by any insurance carrier providing coverage to the City.

Additional certifications and licensing may be required.

Full Job Description

Maintenance Garage Assistant.pdf

Disclaimer

The essential functions and duties described herein are normal for this position. They are intended as an illustration 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 work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to, or extension, of the position.

Other duties may be required and assigned by the supervisor.

The City of Portsmouth is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

The City is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.

To request reasonable accommodations, contact our Human Resources Director by phone 603-610-4478.

Application Special Instructions

Finalist must complete pre-employment screening, drug testing, & background check.

Last updated : 2024-05-14