What are the responsibilities and job description for the Seasonal Maintenance Worker - Streets position at City of Plymouth, MN?
Description
At the City of Plymouth, we all work together to add quality to life. This mission and our guiding values – CIVIC: customer focus, integrity, visionary, inclusion and connection – shape our work as we advance the City Council’s strategic priority to be a city of choice. We are seeking candidates who are eager to adopt and champion our mission and values.
The City of Plymouth is now accepting applications for Seasonal Streets Maintenance workers to join our Public Works Streets Division team. This is a great opportunity to gain relevant municipal public works streets experience and a very good job for those seeking short-term employment. This position is scheduled up to 40 hours per week from April to October, weather dependent.
Under little or no direct supervision the Streets Seasonal Maintenance Worker, perform a wide variety of street and right-of-way maintenance functions using hand, power, and motorized equipment in a manner which will ensure safe, economical, effective, and timely results.
Essential Functions
- Interact with others in a manner that is professional and inspires open communication
- Help to create and maintain a respectful workplace culture and champions equity and inclusion
Perform a variety of repair and maintenance work on asphalt streets
- Prepare street for bituminous patching, crack filling, and overlays
- Sweep city streets for debris removal and water quality measures.
- Perform or assist in getting all needed tools and equipment ready for each job before leaving the maintenance building, haul materials for street repairs.
- Shovel, rake and/or compact asphalt for optimal rideability and longevity.
- Protect work sites/directs traffic according to policy and procedures.
- Utilize appropriate equipment effectively, i.e., backpack blowers, skid loaders, rollers, and compactors.
- Upon completion, leave work site neat and clean
Equipment use and operation.
- Perform CDL inspections/pre-operation checks, including, but not limited to fluid levels, lights, tires; perform all pre-operational checks and maintenance according to the manufacturer recommendations on all non CDL vehicles.
- Ensure cleanliness of equipment inside and out during and after use.
- Reports all equipment maintenance needs using the ManagerPlus reporting software
- Report all equipment damage and accident to supervisor immediately.
- Make minor equipment repairs and adjustments as capable or as assigned.
Other work including, but not limited to:
- Roadside mowing.
- Right-of-way cleaning and maintenance, i.e., trash pickup, sod repair.
- Tree trimming and removal.
- Dig cemetery graves.
- Fabrication and building using welder, torches, carpenter tools, etc.
- Materials, handling, hauling and inventory by hand or using equipment.
- Sign assembly and installation.
- Fence repair and installation.
- Assist other departments as needed
Qualifications
- Must have a valid driver's license with a good driving record.
- Relevant experience related to construction or maintenance required.
- Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions, as well as to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to make sound decisions and independent judgments on projects assigned.
- Knowledge of the tools, methods and materials used in general maintenance work and skill in operating hand, power and mobile equipment.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, other employees and the public.
Desired Qualifications
- Class B CDL or Class A CDL
Supplemental Information
- This position frequently requires standing, walking, lifting, pushing/pulling, carrying, climbing, kneeling (bending leg at knee and resting on knee), reaching (extending hands or arms in any direction), handling objects (grasping, turning or otherwise using hands or hand), repetitive hand motion, use of arm muscles over extended periods, standing, sitting, walking, lifting, pushing/pulling, carrying, climbing, bending at waist, reaching (extending hands and arms in any direction), handling objects (grasping, turning or otherwise using hands or hand), use of arm muscles over extended periods and use of leg muscles over extended periods.
- The employee must be able to lift/carry items weighing up to 50 pounds. Items lifted/carried include tools, boxes and shoveled material.
- This position requires working outdoors (must have physical strength sufficient to perform strenuous labor tasks under varying weather conditions), working indoors, operating forklifts, operating machinery, working with chemicals and driving city vehicle or personal vehicle.
