Maintenance Specialist - Highway Users

This job was posted by AZ Job Connection.

As The Maintenance Specialist with Highway Users, you will maintain and repair streets, grounds, and facilities using hand and power tools, equipment, machinery, and vehicles.

• Clean, repair (seal cracks/chips and apply asphalt/gravel) the City streets, storm drains, and catch basins.
• Fabricate, install, maintain, and replace directional and traffic signs, sidewalks, curbs, and gutters using heavy equipment and materials.
• Establish traffic control safety procedures at work sites per MUTCD standards.
• Perform finisher concrete work including footings, finishing, forming, ADA street/sidewalk accesses, etc.
• Operate backhoes, dump trucks, bobcat, and other equipment as required.
• Perform basic building construction, maintenance, and repair tasks (remodeling, framing, sheetrock installation, roofing, stucco, painting, basic plumbing/electrical work, etc.).
• Perform operator-level inspection, servicing, fueling, and maintenance of assigned tools, equipment, and vehicles.
• Respond to requests from City departments for assistance as needed.
• Oversee community service workers and coordinate activities.
• Monitor grounds during special events to insure protection of system.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Will have the ability to:

• Operate hand and power tools and construction equipment for construction/maintenance/repair.
• Perform manual labor tasks, which may include heavy lifting.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Follow established safety procedures in the performance of duties.
• Perform operator-level servicing and maintenance of assigned vehicles, tools, and equipment.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others and interact with the public.
• Repair equipment with accuracy and speed.

Will possess knowledge of:

• Street, grounds, and building maintenance/repair.
• The operation of construction equipment and various hand and power tools.
• Service, maintenance, and repair of tools, vehicles, and equipment.
• Codes and standards applicable to signage, striping, road, and building construction. Occupational hazards and safety procedures.
• Working knowledge of light and some heavy equipment operation principles, practices, and procedures; working knowledge of hazards and safety precautions common to the position; and minor equipment maintenance and repair functions.