What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operator position at City of Janesville Wisconsin?
CITY OF JANESVILLE DIVERSITY STATEMENT:
The residents of Janesville choose this community, not just as a place to live, but as a place to realize life’s opportunities. We strive to sustain a community culture where differences are recognized, understood, and appreciated. As such, the City of Janesville recognizes the importance of developing an environment where diversity is not merely accepted but embraced and celebrated. As public servants, we believe everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. To this end, we will diligently recruit and retain the most talented employees in an environment that fosters maximizing one’s potential. Therefore, we encourage individuals from all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to consider employment with the City of Janesville and serve the residents of “Wisconsin’s Park Place”.
OBJECTIVE:
Under the direct supervision of the Parks Supervisor this position performs manual, unskilled, or semiskilled tasks in a variety of grounds and facility maintenance operations on a daily, cyclical, and routine basis at City Parks, and right of ways. Work involves participating in Park maintenance activities.
RELATIONSHIPS:
Reports to: Parks Supervisor.
Has regular work contact with Department, Division, and Office Heads, City employees, other governmental agencies, customers, and the general public.
Supervises: Has no regular supervisory duties.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This list is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by the incumbent. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The residents of Janesville choose this community, not just as a place to live, but as a place to realize life’s opportunities. We strive to sustain a community culture where differences are recognized, understood, and appreciated. As such, the City of Janesville recognizes the importance of developing an environment where diversity is not merely accepted but embraced and celebrated. As public servants, we believe everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. To this end, we will diligently recruit and retain the most talented employees in an environment that fosters maximizing one’s potential. Therefore, we encourage individuals from all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to consider employment with the City of Janesville and serve the residents of “Wisconsin’s Park Place”.
OBJECTIVE:
Under the direct supervision of the Parks Supervisor this position performs manual, unskilled, or semiskilled tasks in a variety of grounds and facility maintenance operations on a daily, cyclical, and routine basis at City Parks, and right of ways. Work involves participating in Park maintenance activities.
RELATIONSHIPS:
Reports to: Parks Supervisor.
Has regular work contact with Department, Division, and Office Heads, City employees, other governmental agencies, customers, and the general public.
Supervises: Has no regular supervisory duties.
- Mows, prunes, mulches trees and plants; uses fertilizers and pesticides, and all horticultural duties for the Parks, Right of Ways, paved trails, and greenbelts.
- Assists with forestry procedures and controlled burning activities.
- Maintains and assists in construction of park benches, picnic tables, and playgrounds.
- Cleans and maintains restrooms and pavilions to expected condition.
- Assists in litter/trash collection, and general overall park grounds cleanliness.
- Reports to supervisor any vehicle or equipment malfunction for repair as well as any damage to City facilities.
- Maintains proper daily maintenance of equipment by checking fluid levels and washing vehicles.
- Reports to supervisor daily assignments as they are completed; reports on daily work activities and keeps necessary records.
- Responds to weather clean-up emergencies, i.e., snow removal, ice removal, tree debris removal.
- Operates City trucks and equipment (e.g. dump trucks, pickup trucks, and end loaders) on and off public roadways.
- Responds to basic citizen inquiries or refers citizen to supervisor for response.
- Picks up leaves in annual clean-up program.
- Follows all safety regulations, policies, and procedures; reports all unsafe conditions and acts to supervisor; reports all accidents to the supervisor immediately whenever possible; follows recognized safe work practices.
- Performs other special projects and other job duties as assigned or required during regular and non-business hours.
- All employees may be assigned by the City Manager or their designee to perform duties and assume responsibilities that are outside the scope of their work duties when the City Manager has declared a City disaster or the City Emergency Operations Center has been initiated.
- A High School diploma or equivalent is required.
- Possession of a valid state-issued Class “B” Commercial Driver’s License, or ability to obtain such license within one (1) year of hire is required.
- Minimum of one (1) year experience in grounds maintenance, general construction, or applicable trade.
- A valid, state-issued license at time of hire is required.
COMPETENCIES
For successful performance in this position, the incumbent must demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors.
Knowledge:
- Working knowledge of a variety of semi-skilled maintenance and manual tasks involved in the general upkeep and development of parks grounds and facilities.
- Working knowledge of general Parks procedures.
- Working knowledge of basic forestry techniques and procedures.
- Working knowledge of controlled burn activities.
- Working knowledge of proper tree pruning and felling techniques.
- Organizational and time management skills to prioritize duties and accomplish a high volume of work product while adapting to constant changes in priority.
- Exceptional communication skills, paired with a strong customer service background, and effective interpersonal skills.
- Collaboration skills to effectively work with others to achieve common goals through communication, teamwork, and problem-solving.
- Basic level of technical proficiency skills, including computer applications and software such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.
- Safety skills to operate a variety of maintenance tools, equipment, testing devices, and machinery.
- Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations, including the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and to compute percentages.
- Ability to maintain park cleanliness and general maintenance.
- Ability to identify, report, and repair malfunctioning equipment and/or machinery.
- Ability to prepare and maintain accurate reports of daily assignments completed.
- Ability to work without direct supervision and within the boundaries of areas of responsibility.
- Ability to perform strenuous labor for extended periods of time under varying weather conditions, and to do so in a safe manner.
- Ability to make decisions according to applicable laws, regulations, established procedures, and the directives of the City Manager and City Council.
- Ability to learn and apply new technology and computerized systems/building systems in order to detect and diagnose operational problems and maintenance needs.
- Ability to comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures, and report all unsafe activities or conditions to supervisor.
- Ability to maintain a valid, state-issued Class “B” driver’s license.
- Ability to respond and assist in weather clean-up emergencies. This includes participation in snow and ice control operations and other Public Works operations, as directed.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with appointed and elected City officials, Department, Division, and Office Heads, City employees, other governmental agencies, customers, and the general public.
- Exhibit exceptional professionalism, tact, and decorum in all areas of work duties.
- Strong ethics base built upon integrity, honesty, initiative, and respect; maintain strict confidentiality.
- Interact positively with a diverse group of individuals, and work effectively both as part of a team and independently.
- Embrace and actively promote an inclusive and equitable work environment.
- Conduct all business and working relationships in an accurate, fair, equitable and highly ethical manner.
- Work with the public in a fair and consistent manner, maintaining objectivity and excluding personal bias while performing job duties
- Reliable, timely, and proactive in the completion of duties, meeting deadlines and responding to inquiries.
- Work with others in a positive and supportive manner to solve problems, generate ideas, and accomplish division and City goals.
EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS, AND MACHINES:
Machinery and equipment including personal computer and other standard office machines; City motor vehicles including pickup truck, backhoe, dump trucks, end loaders, chain saws, lawn mowers, brush chipper, skid steers, Toolcats, snow plowing equipment, knuckle-boom trucks, leaf vacuums, and a variety of common hand-held power tools.
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL FACTORS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an outdoor environment and will frequently be exposed to adverse weather conditions, including extreme heat and extreme cold, high winds, and wet/humid conditions. The employee will work near moving mechanical parts in precarious places; and is exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, dust, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is generally quiet to moderately noisy.
This position exerts continuous physical effort, working with average and heavyweight materials, and frequently walks, stands, stoops, kneels, crouches, crawls for sustained periods of time. This position can exert up to 100 pounds of force by lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling objects. The employee is frequently required to see/observe, talk/speak and listen/hear; use their hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects and equipment; repetitive arm, wrist, hand and eye movements are included. There is frequent twisting, reaching, wrist turning and grasping. The employee may be required to climb or balance.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of equipment. Employee is required to use cognitive ability to reason, analyze and verbalize thoughts and ideas. Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials or tasks.
A regular, Monday – Friday, 40-hour work schedule is required for this position. Park and trash clean-up on Saturdays and Sundays from May to September may be required. Additionally, this position will respond to emergency situations twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week as needed.
DISCLAIMER
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position, or is responsive to the needs of the City of Janesville.
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
The City of Janesville, Wisconsin, is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
Machinery and equipment including personal computer and other standard office machines; City motor vehicles including pickup truck, backhoe, dump trucks, end loaders, chain saws, lawn mowers, brush chipper, skid steers, Toolcats, snow plowing equipment, knuckle-boom trucks, leaf vacuums, and a variety of common hand-held power tools.
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL FACTORS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an outdoor environment and will frequently be exposed to adverse weather conditions, including extreme heat and extreme cold, high winds, and wet/humid conditions. The employee will work near moving mechanical parts in precarious places; and is exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, dust, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is generally quiet to moderately noisy.
This position exerts continuous physical effort, working with average and heavyweight materials, and frequently walks, stands, stoops, kneels, crouches, crawls for sustained periods of time. This position can exert up to 100 pounds of force by lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling objects. The employee is frequently required to see/observe, talk/speak and listen/hear; use their hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects and equipment; repetitive arm, wrist, hand and eye movements are included. There is frequent twisting, reaching, wrist turning and grasping. The employee may be required to climb or balance.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of equipment. Employee is required to use cognitive ability to reason, analyze and verbalize thoughts and ideas. Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials or tasks.
A regular, Monday – Friday, 40-hour work schedule is required for this position. Park and trash clean-up on Saturdays and Sundays from May to September may be required. Additionally, this position will respond to emergency situations twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week as needed.
DISCLAIMER
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position, or is responsive to the needs of the City of Janesville.
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
The City of Janesville, Wisconsin, is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
Salary : $43,576
