What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance I - Street and Sewer Division position at City of Brainerd/Brainerd Public Utilities?
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Performs semi-skilled work and operates a variety of equipment and tools in the construction, operation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of the City’s street, storm, and sanitary drainage facilities and systems. Performs other related duties as required or apparent. Performs work under the immediate supervision of the Street Foreman.Please note: 2025 Hiring Range: $26.21 - $29.20 per hour depending on qualifications.2025 Pay Range: $26.21 - $31.19 per hour.*2025 Performance based pay opportunity: Up to $34.93 per hour.*The City of Brainerd utilizes a performance-based pay system as noted above. Our system provides an opportunity for additional pay steps based on merit. Contact the HR Department if you would like to learn more about our system.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Performs a variety of maintenance activities on streets and sewers such as hauling asphalt and other materials; spreading and dumping materials; patching streets; assisting in striping streets and sign work; assists with rodding, flushing, and televising sewers including driving and operating the Vactor truck; cleaning catch basins; painting crosswalks and curbs; operating the woodchipper and other related work as assigned.Removes and hauls snow, cuts and trims trees and brush, and mows grass.Operates, maintains, and repairs a variety of tools and equipment such as mowers, tillers, sprayers, spreaders, trucks, chain saws, hand tools, and other equipment.Works with and assists other personnel in installing pipe, repairing sewer lines and manholes, and repairing storm sewers. Operates a jackhammer to remove concrete, curbs, gutters, and sidewalks.May periodically operate heavy equipment such as front-end loaders and dump trucks to haul material, plow snow, and salt/sand streets.Responds to sewer backups and/or operational emergencies including after workhours as needed.Maintains street division buildings and shop areas; may perform some welding, cement work, carpentry, painting, and plumbing on City buildings, fixtures, and/or equipment as needed.Performs preventative maintenance and minor repairs on Street division vehicles and equipment.Must be willing to work flexible hours and weekends as needed.Performs other duties as assigned or when necessary.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, walking, using hands to finger, handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms, lifting and repetitive motions, frequently requires sitting, speaking or hearing and stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, tasting or smelling and pushing or pulling; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arm’s length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions, frequently requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles and exposure to vibration and occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working in high, precarious places, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to extreme heat (non-weather) and exposure to the risk of electrical shock; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic). The worker may be exposed to blood borne pathogens. May be required to wear specialized personal protective gear.
Performs semi-skilled work and operates a variety of equipment and tools in the construction, operation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of the City’s street, storm, and sanitary drainage facilities and systems. Performs other related duties as required or apparent. Performs work under the immediate supervision of the Street Foreman.Please note: 2025 Hiring Range: $26.21 - $29.20 per hour depending on qualifications.2025 Pay Range: $26.21 - $31.19 per hour.*2025 Performance based pay opportunity: Up to $34.93 per hour.*The City of Brainerd utilizes a performance-based pay system as noted above. Our system provides an opportunity for additional pay steps based on merit. Contact the HR Department if you would like to learn more about our system.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Performs a variety of maintenance activities on streets and sewers such as hauling asphalt and other materials; spreading and dumping materials; patching streets; assisting in striping streets and sign work; assists with rodding, flushing, and televising sewers including driving and operating the Vactor truck; cleaning catch basins; painting crosswalks and curbs; operating the woodchipper and other related work as assigned.Removes and hauls snow, cuts and trims trees and brush, and mows grass.Operates, maintains, and repairs a variety of tools and equipment such as mowers, tillers, sprayers, spreaders, trucks, chain saws, hand tools, and other equipment.Works with and assists other personnel in installing pipe, repairing sewer lines and manholes, and repairing storm sewers. Operates a jackhammer to remove concrete, curbs, gutters, and sidewalks.May periodically operate heavy equipment such as front-end loaders and dump trucks to haul material, plow snow, and salt/sand streets.Responds to sewer backups and/or operational emergencies including after workhours as needed.Maintains street division buildings and shop areas; may perform some welding, cement work, carpentry, painting, and plumbing on City buildings, fixtures, and/or equipment as needed.Performs preventative maintenance and minor repairs on Street division vehicles and equipment.Must be willing to work flexible hours and weekends as needed.Performs other duties as assigned or when necessary.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, walking, using hands to finger, handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms, lifting and repetitive motions, frequently requires sitting, speaking or hearing and stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, tasting or smelling and pushing or pulling; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arm’s length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions, frequently requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles and exposure to vibration and occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working in high, precarious places, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to extreme heat (non-weather) and exposure to the risk of electrical shock; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic). The worker may be exposed to blood borne pathogens. May be required to wear specialized personal protective gear.
Salary : $26 - $29
