Senior Public Works Maintenance Worker

Description

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THE POSITION
This recruitment is being conducted to fill two full-time vacancies. The list established by this recruitment may be used to fill future full-time, part-time, limited term, and temporary vacancies for up to one year.

The City of Vallejo is seeking qualified candidates for the role of Senior Public Works Maintenance Worker as collaborative members of the City's Public Works Department. The Senior Public Works Maintenance Worker leads, oversees, and participates in the more complex and difficult work of staff, is responsible for an assigned section within the maintenance division of Public Works, and performs a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned areas of responsibility.

The ideal candidate for Senior Public Works Maintenance Worker will possess two (2) years of increasingly responsible experience performing field maintenance duties within the assigned area of responsibility.

THE DEPARTMENT
The Public Works Department is responsible for the engineering design, construction, and maintenance of the City's roads, sidewalks, traffic signals, trees, open spaces, and buildings. The department also manages stormwater compliance programs, transportation planning, recycling & solid waste contract services, and operates the Vallejo Municipal Marina.

THE CITY OF VALLEJO
The City of Vallejo is located in Solano County and has a population of approximately 121,000 residents. Vallejo is a rapidly changing, highly diverse community located midway between the cities of San Francisco and Sacramento. It is a friendly, active waterfront community that attracts innovative, hardworking people and takes great pride in its 148-year history and maritime heritage. Residents of Vallejo are situated to take advantage of the best of what the area has to offer.

Golf, museums, performing arts, boutique shopping, brewpubs and a wide selection of restaurants are all available in Vallejo. Residents and visitors alike enjoy Vallejo's delightful historical downtown area, weekly downtown farmer's market, and beautifully restored Victorian homes and business facades. Vallejo is also home to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, one of America's only combination wildlife, oceanarium and theme parks.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives general supervision from a Public Works Supervisor.
Exercises functional and technical supervision over lower level maintenance staff.

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lead, plan, train and review the work of staff responsible for providing public works construction, repair and maintenance services relating to streets, sidewalks and a variety of roadway signs and markings.
• Plan, direct, and participate in the installation, repair and maintenance of public works facilities including streets, sidewalks, roadway signs and markings, and other associated public works facilities within an assigned section.
• Supervise the use of and operate moderately heavy and light equipment including backhoe, loader, paving machines, paint striper, jackhammer, concrete saws, and various other equipment.
• Estimate time, materials and equipment required for jobs assigned, requisition materials as required.
• Train assigned employees in their area of work in maintenance and repair methods, techniques, and in the set up and use of equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance on equipment as required.
• Perform heavy physical labor.
• Perform minor welding as required.
• Ensure the adherence to safe work policies and procedures.
• Perform the full range of duties in the assigned area of work.
• Verify the work of assigned employees for accuracy, proper work methods, techniques, and compliance with applicable standards and specifications.
• Respond to public inquiries in a courteous manner; provide information within the area of…