Seasonal Public Service Maintenance Worker

Seasonal Public Service Maintenance Worker

The Seasonal Public Service Maintenance Worker - A - 1 in the Roads Division will maintain highways, municipal and rural roads and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement, repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. The PSMW - A-1 may also mow or clear brush from a long road or plow snow from roadway.

Employees may be required to work 12-hour shifts, alternating between morning and night schedules as needed.

• Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state for the protection of people, property, and institutions.
• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the repair of structures such as highways and roads.

Responsibilities:

• Perform snow and ice operations - including moving/handling materials, maintaining equipment.
• Concrete and rough masonry work and asphalt placement.
• Keep field time records and reports.
• Drive CDL vehicles to sweep debris from paved surfaces, mow grass and weeds, remove snow and ice, and spread salt and sand.
• Haul and spread sand, gravel, and clay to fill washouts and repair road shoulders.
• Dump, spread, and tamp asphalt, to repair joints and patch broken pavement.
• Clean and clear debris from culverts, catch basins, drop inlets, ditches and other drain structures.
• Erect, install, or repair guardrails, road shoulders, berms, highway markers, warning signals, and highway lighting using hand tools and power tools.
• Inspect, clean, and repair drainage systems, bridges, tunnels, and other structures.
• Operate construction equipment.
• Assist in loading and unloading materials as needed.
• Install fencing or other barriers.
• Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead.
• Perform preventative maintenance and cleaning on vehicles and equipment.
• Other related duties and tasks as assigned.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have valid State of Michigan Commercial Driver's License with type 'A' with Air Brake endorsement.
• Appointees must obtain a CDL 'N' endorsement within the first three (3) months of employment or promotion
• Safe and acceptable driving record (No more than 7 points)
• Maintain valid CDL with A and N endorsements.
• Maintain Air Brake Endorsement
• Maintain DOT medical documents as required by the State of Michigan for CDL holders.
• Ability to carry at least 50lbs.

Salary: $26.00 - $26.01 per hour