Maintenance Worker - Water Distribution

This position is responsible for participating in City maintenance.

• Troubleshoot basic maintenance problems involving HVAC, electrical, structural, plumbing, and equipment repair or replacement; performs carpentry, painting, or related repair or installation.
• Performs various repairs.
• Maintains landscaping, storm drainage, and irrigation systems; treats plants and turf for disease, installs and maintains backflow prevention devices; repairs or replaces fencing and security systems.
• Performs preventative and routine maintenance.
• Monitors water quality and chemistry; sizes and replaces mechanical seals; installs and calibrates chlorination controllers; installs, repairs, or replaces a variety of pool equipment.
• Estimates cost of repairs; selects and requisitions necessary equipment and related supplies; oversees all work in progress to ensure quality, timeliness, and safety; inspects completed work to ensure quality and conformance to code.
• Assists in the preparation of facilities for special events, including setting up meeting rooms, building stages, laying basketball courts, and setting up and breaking down show and event equipment.
• Assists in the preparation of parks and athletic fields for special events, including assembling bleachers and picnic tables.
• Performs general maintenance duties; cleans the interior and exterior of the parking structure; sweeps the stairwell, empties trash cans, picks up litter, replaces light bulbs, blows leaves, cleans windows, and cleans restrooms.
• Cleans and maintains buildings, parks, and athletic facilities, including mowing grass, removing litter, cleaning streets, utilities, repairing fences, and other equipment.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

High School diploma or GED equivalent; six (6) months of related maintenance experience necessary.

• Confined Space Safety Certification
• ICS
  100 and IC701
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Traffic control Flagging certification
Additional Requirements

Background investigation, including supervised drug screen, post offer/pre-employment medical screen, and verification of education, certifications, and licenses required prior to employment.

Knowledge of equipment and tools necessary to perform essential duties.

Knowledge of job‑related safety hazards and precautionary methods.

Skill in establishing priorities and organizing work.

Skill in the operation of assigned vehicles and equipment.

Skill in oral communication.

Minimum Standards

SUPERVISORY CONTROLS:
The Supervisor assigns work in terms of somewhat general instructions. The supervisor spot‑checks completed work for compliance with instructions and established procedures, accuracy, and the nature and propriety of the final results.

GUIDELINES:
Guidelines include the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. These guidelines are generally clear and specific, but may require some interpretation in application.

COMPLEXITY:
The work consists of related maintenance duties. Inclement weather and heavy traffic conditions contribute to the complexity of the position.

SCOPE AND EFFECT:
The this position is to assist in the performance of maintenance duties.

PERSONAL CONTACTS:
Contacts are typically with co-workers, other city employees, and members of the general public.

PURPOSE OF CONTACTS:
Contacts are typically to give or exchange information, provide services, and resolve problems.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The work is generally performed while intermittently sitting, standing, bending, crouching, stooping, or walking. The employee frequently lifts light and heavy objects, climbs ladders, and uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work is typically performed outdoors. The employee may be exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, machinery with moving parts, and cold or inclement weather. The work requires the use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, or gloves.

SUPERVISORY AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY:
None