Qualifications
•MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education and Experience - High school diploma or equivalent; one to three years of experience operating heavy equipment and trucks and performing manual labor in a construction field; equivalent combination of education and experience
•LICENSING REQUIREMENTS - CDL Class B and MA Hoisting Engineer 2B license required at time of hire
•Additional licenses are required after date of hire, by Division, and are defined in the IUOE, Local #98 (formerly NAME) Union contract
•Knowledge, Abilities and Skills - Knowledge: Knowledge of operating, maintaining and performing minor repairs on heavy equipment and machinery; knowledge of snow and ice operations; knowledge of occupational hazards and proper safety precautions to be used to prevent injuries and protect property
•Abilities: Ability to operate construction vehicles and equipment; ability to perform strenuous physical labor for long periods of time; ability to effectively communicate; ability to properly operate a variety of tools, equipment and trucks for use in assigned tasks
Responsibilities
•Apply Now DEFINITION This position is responsible for performing skilled manual work in the operation of motor driven vehicles and mechanized equipment and in the operation of power driven equipment and hand tools
•ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS All Divisions: Participates in snow and ice removal operations; operates all necessary equipment and tools
•Provides emergency response during and after weather events or other disasters to stabilize and make repairs to City utilities and infrastructure
•Participates in flood control operations when necessary
•Participates in on-call rotation
•Understands and follows all safety regulations
•Provides assistance to other Divisions as directed
•May be required to perform duties of subordinate positions
•Performs similar or related work as directed
•Repairs and maintains the City's water distribution infrastructure, including repairs to or replacements of water mains and service connections; taps water mains and installs and replaces hydrants
•Identifies faulty water lines or associated facilities; assists in preventative maintenance, repair or replacement
•Performs construction restoration repair and maintenance work, including asphalt and concrete work, curb repair, loam and seeding
•Assists in maintaining Water Division buildings and grounds, water storage tanks and watershed property
•Participates in water main and hydrant flushing
•Operates leak detection equipment
•Sewer/Stormwater Division Operates motor driven vehicles and equipment, including specialized power driven equipment and hand tools, to install, maintain and make repairs to the City's sewer and stormwater collection systems
•Repairs and maintains the City's sewer and stormwater infrastructure, including repairs to and the maintenance of sewer and drain lines, catch basins and manholes; clears blockages in sewer and drain lines while working in confined spaces
•Responds to and repairs sewer or drain line breaks; digs and backfills trenches
•Identifies deficient sewer and storm drain lines, catch basins and manholes; assists in preventative maintenance, repair or replacement
•Repairs, cleans and vacuums catch basins
•Places required chemicals in sewer lines
•Locates and marks underground sewer and storm drain facilities
•Parks & Cemeteries Division Operates motor driven vehicles and equipment, including specialized power driven equipment and hand tools, to maintain and make repairs to the City's parks, athletic fields, cemeteries and fountains
•Landscapes and maintains facilities; mows and trims, performs fall and spring cleanups, removes and disposes of litter
•Lines and paints athletic fields and restores infields
•Performs maintenance on equipment to ensure its proper operation; may assist in the performance of minor repairs and maintenance
•Performs maintenance and repair on cemetery monuments and foundations; prepares graves for interments
•Maintains and repairs irrigation systems, including reading schematics and making repairs to low voltage wiring systems and fittings
•Performs maintenance and repairs on fountains, including seasonal start up and shut down
•Spreads seed, fertilizer and lime as directed
•Streets Division Operates motor driven vehicles and equipment, including specialized power driven equipment and hand tools, to maintain and make repairs to the City's roads, sidewalks and associated structures
•Repairs and maintains roads, curbs and sidewalks; fills potholes, patches roadway cuts, sweeps streets, removes debris and grades road surfaces
•Installs asphalt and concrete sidewalks and mows roadside or on other City property
•Urban Forestry Division Operates motor driven vehicles and equipment, including specialized power driven equipment and hand tools, to maintain or replace trees in the public right of way or on City properties
•Maintains the City's trees; plants new as directed, acts as groundman for the trimming or removal of all trees, including those proximate to high voltage lines; hauls and chips brush and grinds stumps; waters new trees
Benefits
•INFORMATION Current OPEN positions in ALL Divisions: - Forestry, Parks & Cemeteries - Sewer - Streets - Water Additional Stipends available: $1.00 per hour for CDL License
•Hourly pay rate: $19.74-$25.58
•Hourly rate is base rate for position and does not include incentive, overtime, callback, Snow Overtime and other pay offered under the union contract