Maintenance Worker I - Utilities & Facilities

The City of Pittsburg seeks to fill two vacancies for MAINTENANCE WORKER I - Utilities & Facilities in the Public Works Department.

• Strong leadership and teamwork skills
• Ability to operate vehicles and equipment in a safe manner
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills to interact with staff and the public
• Ability to work outdoors under various weather and environmental conditions for extended periods of time
• Strong work safety values and awareness
• Ability to respond to emergency calls on weekends, holidays, and evenings
• Ability to adapt to changing work priorities

Desirable but not required experience (depending on assignment) includes: 

• Sewer and water system maintenance and underground construction experience including knowledge of spill reporting and water distribution procedures; water distribution/waste water certification
• Building maintenance experience in areas of carpentry, electrical, roofing, HVAC, flooring and minor repairs
• Streets maintenance experience with paving, concrete, traffic striping, and heavy equipment
• Pipefitting, arc welding, and small equipment operation (such as Bobcat and jackhammer)
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Outlook and Word for email communication, managing appointments, and creating/updating various documents
• Possession of a class A/B license

* Some Incentives for Maintenance Worker I include (max monthly salary w/incentives - $6,219)

• 2% for Class A or B with air brake and tank endorsements
• 2% for D-1 water distribution certificate
• 5% for D-2 water distribution certificate
• 2% for grade 1 collection system maintenance certificate
• 5% for grade 2 collection system maintenance certificate
• 2% for an employee who is certified and authorized by the City Manager or designee to train other City employees on the proper use of a narrow isle forklift, lift truck, and powered pallet jack.
• 2% for an employee who is certified and authorized by the City Manager designee to train other City employees on the proper use of a front-end loader, skid steer loader and a backhoe.
• 2% Class A/B Trainer pay (not subject to incentives cap of 5%).

Employees receives either the certification pay for a single item or the combined pay (to 5% max) for multiple items.

About Pittsburg
The City of Pittsburg is a culturally rich and diverse community of over 76,000 residents and expected to grow to 90,000 in the next 20 years.  Pittsburg is located in the Bay Area Region of Northern California and is perfectly situated for easy access to San Francisco, Napa Valley, Sacramento, the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Lake Tahoe.  Pittsburg City Hall is also conveniently located a short walk from the Pittsburg Center Station of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART), making a commute from cities throughout the Bay Area very easy.  Pittsburg has waterfront homes, a performing arts theater, a variety of seasonal events, an extensive park system, a large public-school system, and a variety of shopping centers.   The recently renovated Marina is also an ideal place to visit and is located within steps of the Old Town shopping district and downtown living, with nearly 600 boat slips, a free public boat launch, fuel dock, café, bait shop, and the Pittsburg Yacht Club. Pittsburg has featured such events as the Seafood and Music Festival, car shows, movies in the park, kayaking, and fishing derbies.  With its commitment to a quality community environment, Pittsburg is an ideal city in which to live, work and recreate.
 
The City of Pittsburg is a full-service city following the council-manager form of government. The City has approximately 300 full time employees and at times, up to 350 employees total (depending on the season).  Pittsburg is currently organized into the following departments: City Management, Community and Economic Development (Building, Economic Development, Code Enforcement, and Planning), Community Services (Housing Authority, Pittsburg Power Company, and the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency, CDBG/Housing Rehabilitation, Environmental Services, Waterfront Administration, and Property Management), Recreation, Human Resources, Finance, Police, and Public Works (Engineering and Operations/Maintenance). 
 
 Duties include, but are not limited to all assignments:

• Learns and performs a wide range of maintenance, repair, and construction activities on City streets, water/sewer systems, storm drains, curbs, sidewalks, buildings, and other facilities.

• Performs a variety of unskilled/semi-skilled and heavy physical labor; removes, hauls, and dumps trash.

• Operates a variety of motorized, power, and hand-powered machines and equipment to include: roller, dump truck, back hoe/front loader, jackhammer, tamper, compressor, arc welder, sewer rodder, mower, concrete saw, auger or sand blasting machine, pick-up truck, street sweeper, shovels, rakes, picks, hoes, wrenches, edgers, drills and saws.

• Performs preventative and routine maintenance on motorized and power equipment, notifies appropriate personnel regarding needed repairs and/or other operational problems.

• Identifies a variety of safety/health hazards, as well as, public works facilities and systems in need of maintenance or repair; notifies appropriate party of potential problems to ensure a timely and effective response.

• Responds to emergency calls on weekends, holidays, and evenings as assigned and according to primary and secondary callback lists.

• May provide lead direction to seasonal employees.

• Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with representatives of community organizations, state/local agencies, City management and staff and the general public.

Water & Sewer Assignment: 
Learns to and constructs and repairs storm conduits, curbs, gutters and drainage facilities; installs, repairs and maintains water and sewer mains and lines; repairs water meters; makes new sewer connections; repairs drains and sewer facilities; operates jack hammers and other tools and equipment; inspects tools and equipment for safety and mechanical defects; installs and repairs water service connections, meters and boxes; operates trucks and other construction vehicles and equipment; locates and repairs leaks in water lines; cleans storm drains, flood control facilities and inlets; responds to emergency calls as assigned.

Water Meters Assignment: 
Reads several styles of water meters; records usage on hand-held reading device; checks for inoperative, defaced or by-passed meters and for street, house or meter number changes; initiates field orders to repair damaged meters or to report street leaks or unsafe conditions; assists the public with questions regarding meter reading, consumption or billing issues; relocates and replaces meters; helps locate services needing backflow prevention devices.

Streets Assignment:
Learns to and breaks and removes asphalt and concrete surfaces; digs, shovels, hauls, load, and unloads materials; operates jack hammers, pavement breakers and other hand and power tools; rolls and irons, rakes and compacts asphalt; operates trucks and other construction vehicles and equipment; assists in the installation and maintenance of City signs, road markings, striping and delineators; paints street lines and crosswalks.


Education:  High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience: One (1) year of applicable experience in construction, maintenance or related work.

License: Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Class C California driver's license and proof of auto liability insurance is required.
 Applications should be submitted online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/pittsburg. The City of Pittsburg utilizes a merit-based selection system. Such a system is competitive and based on broad outreach efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to take part in a process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Although, a resume and cover letter provide helpful added detail in reviewing qualifications, the job application may be rejected if the sections are considered to be incomplete. You will be notified of the next steps in the process via email! In the meantime, Let’s stay in touch through social media. Follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.   

What Happens Next? 

• We will review your application and all supplemental materials to select the best qualified applicants to continue in the process. Screening will include a review of qualifications, application appraisal rating of education, training and experience and relevance of background qualifications related to the target job as well as supplemental questions if applicable.
• Applicants selected to move forward in the process may be asked to participate in any combination of the following (at any phase of the selection process): a written examination, job related exercise, physical test or job simulation, phone interview, in-person or video interview(s), and/or web-based testing.
• All offers of employment are conditional and new hires are subject to complete a pre-employment background screening that will consist of reference checks, livescan/fingerprint check and a civil check.  Some positions require a medical examination, drug testing, and full background investigation depending on the job characteristics.  All new hires are required to show that they are eligible to work in the United States.   All of these processes must be successfully completed before employment begins.
• The final phase of the selection process is the probationary period, which in most cases is twelve months.

Reasonable Accommodations:
The City of Pittsburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws in its employment actions, decisions, policies and practices.
 
The City of Pittsburg Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the selection process to accommodate disabled applicants. Individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation in the process must inform the Human Resources Department by the final filing date.

Salary : $57,384 - $69,744