Street Maintenance Worker

Summary

Are you looking to join a team that values Professionalism, Accountability, Integrity, and Responsiveness? Do you want to be a part of a strong team dedicated to serving our community, building relationships, and creating opportunities? Then this might be the opportunity for you!

We are looking for someone to join Team Yuma as a Street Maintenance Worker working with the department of Public Works. The ideal candidate will have construction or maintenance experience in asphalt roads, concrete work, or traffic control signs and markings.

• Assists in maintaining, repairing, and constructing streets, roadways, infrastructure, properties, and signage for the Public Works Department (PWD), in accordance with all safety regulations and procedures; duties will vary according to job assignment.
• Assists with skilled and semiskilled construction, maintenance and technical work.
• Assists with seasonal street maintenance; stripes and sweeps streets and clears foliage and debris.
• Assists with set up of traffic control zones at Public Works construction sites to minimize risk of accidents and enhance safety of work crews; assists with traffic flagging as needed.
• Learns to fabricate, maintain, repair and replace street signs.
• Operates a variety of trucks and equipment to repair and maintain roads and roadways; hauls materials and equipment to job sites; repairs street surfaces, patches asphalt; installs and repairs concrete components, performs fog sealing and crack sealing functions.
• Follows all safety rules and regulations and keeps work area and equipment in safe operating condition, reports safety hazards, traffic problems, equipment problems, and emergency situations.
• Performs maintenance and repairs within scope of authority, and in accordance with all safety regulations and procedures; notifies supervisor of safety hazards, equipment problems, and emergency situations.
• Assists with Solid Waste programs.
• Adheres to safety procedures in work areas and in performance of work assignments; promotes a culture of safety.
• Supports the relationship between the City and the general public by demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with citizens, visitors, and City staff; promotes the City goals and priorities, vision, values and the “Yuma Way”, and complies with all City policies and procedures.
• Maintains absolute confidentiality of work-related issues and City information; performs other duties as required or assigned.

Education:

High School Diploma or GED equivalent; AND one year of construction or maintenance experience in asphalt roads, concrete work or traffic control signs and markings; OR internal applicants with one calendar year of work in maintenance of retention basin, asphalt roads, concrete work or traffic control signs and markings; OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• City policies and procedures.
• City safety rules and regulations, occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• Methods used in infrastructure construction and maintenance.
• Methods used in traffic control signing and marking operations.
• Traffic laws and regulations involved in truck and equipment operations.
• Proper use and storage of chemicals, including OSHA Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for hazardous chemicals used in the workplace.
• City geography, traffic patterns, streets, landmarks and facility locations.

• Operating and maintaining tools and equipment in a safe and effective manner.
• Identifying unsafe conditions and work site problems.
• Maintaining vehicles and specialized equipment.
• Promoting and enforcing safe work practices.
• Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with co-workers.
• Following verbal and written instructions and procedures.

A valid Arizona Driver’s License is required; OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOPER), NIMS Emergency Response, Arizona Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), MUTCD certifications in work zone traffic control, specific technical training or certifications from OSHA, ATSSA, IMSA, and ADOT pesticide license may be required.