Street Maintenance Worker

** This position is subject to a Hiring Incentive up to $2,000**

Essential job function training is delivered by Public Works staff to provide you with the skill set to saw cut, pull, form, pour and finish concrete projects utilizing a combination of hand tools, gas powered tools as well as heavy equipment. Under direct supervision and training by the Streets Crew Leader, the purpose of the position is to assist with repair and replacement of streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, stormwater intlets and outfalls in order to maintain the integrity of the Town’s infrastructure.

Public Works First Responders also assist PD and Fire with emergency traffic control operations and special events hosted by the Town. Essential employees exercise appropriate safety precautions in operating assigned equipment to ensure personal, public, and work zone safety. This position is responsible for working independently or as part of a work crew depending on nature of assigned tasks. This position also requires an individual to be on-call during certain periods and respond to requests after hours if necessary.

Ideal candidates must be highly motivated and strive for success by demonstrating Little Elm’s Core Values of Integrity, Customer Service, Efficiency, and Innovation.

High school diploma or GED; with six (6) months of previous work experience that demonstrates ability and desire to fulfill the physical requirements of the essential functions; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Must obtain a Class “A” Texas Commercial Driver’s License within 6-months of date of hire.

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to operate various machines, drive vehicles and/or equipment; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear.

The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to (80) eighty pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Outdoor environment; exposure to conditions of construction and Public Works project sites including loud noises, dust, heavy vehicles and equipment; exposure to inclement weather; exposure to…