Public Works Maintenance Worker

• Operates various types of equipment, i.e., striping machine, tractors and shredders, sweepers, rollers, skid steers, dump trucks, water trucks, in the construction, maintenance, and repair of City streets, sidewalks, and drainage systems.
• Repairs streets and related areas, i.e., damaged sidewalks, due to striping, potholes, utility cuts, and City construction activities.
• Maintains City streets, right of ways, and drainage systems to include cleaning debris from grates, inlets, and culverts, mowing, trimming overgrowth; installing, replacing, and repairing signage, and repairing damaged sidewalks by operating various types of hand-held, manual, gas or electrically powered tools such as push mower, weed eater, chain saw, etc.
• Maintains records concerning work orders, vehicle and equipment maintenance, inventory, etc.
• Under guidance of Public Works Crew Leader and/or Public Works Superintendent and/or Director of Public Works, ensures proper placement of traffic control devices, signs, and caution indicators per work site.
• Attends required safety meetings in accordance with department policy.
• Ability to follow oral and/or written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, fellow employees and the public.
• Regular and consistent attendance for the assigned work hours is essential. Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

• Provides support to other Public Works functions as needed such as special events.
• May operate light duty equipment upon demonstrating essential skill levels for safe and effective operation of assigned equipment.
• Performs related work as directed.

• Availability to work flexible hours, including weekends, holidays, night callouts, and overtime as needed for meetings, special events, or during emergency situations as required.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations as required by the City Manager.
• Regular and consistent attendance for the assigned works hours is essential. Leave scheduled should be managed so as to not interfere with ability to accomplish tasks, including special projects and projects with deadlines.

Training and Experience Guidelines

• Six (6) months to one (1) year of work experience that demonstrates the ability to safely and effectively operate a variety of light duty equipment associated with streets maintenance.
• Or, an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

• Valid Texas Class "C" or higher driver license must be maintained throughout employment.
• Must have and maintain an acceptable driving record throughout employment.

• Ability to comprehend and retain knowledge of the practices and materials utilized in the installation, maintenance, and restoration and repair of streets and drainage systems.
• Considerable working knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions of the work.
• Working knowledge of safe and effective operation of light duty equipment and hand-held gas, diesel, or electrically powered tools used in the construction, maintenance, and repair of City streets, roadways, right of ways and drainage systems.
• Ability to understand and receive both oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, fellow personnel, and outside departments and agencies with which the position interacts.
• Ability to effectively communicate with supervisors, fellow personnel, and outside departments and agencies with which the position interacts.

• Some tasks involve frequent walking, standing; some lifting and carrying of moderate weight (12-20 pounds); and/or the operation of vehicles, shop, or hand tools in which manipulative skills and hand-eye coordination are important ingredients of safe/productive operations.
• Some tasks involve the regular, and at times sustained, performance of heavier tasks such as walking over rough/uneven surfaces, bending, stooping, working in confined spaces, and lifting/carrying heavy (20-50 pounds) items and occasionally heavier (100 pounds ) items.
• Some tasks involve the frequent use of coordination and manipulative skills in performing a variety of tasks with the full range of hand and power tools and shop equipment; or the skilled and complex operation of equipment calling for adherence to exacting standards of depth, grade, dimensions, and contours.
• Some tasks may require oral communications ability.

This position will remain open until filled.

The City of Bastrop is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEO) and values diversity in its workforce. As an EEO employer, the City provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

**Employment is contingent on passing post-offer, pre-employment drug testing/physical, and criminal background investigation.**