Seasonal Utility Worker

Overview

The City of Tigard is seeking a qualified Seasonal Utility Workers in various divisions. These positions may require weekend work. All seasonal positions are limited to 1040 hours and serve on teams in the parks, streets, sanitary/sewer or Surface Water Management (SWM)

The City's core values include Respect and Care, Do the Right Thing, and Get It Done. As part of our team, you will help our organization live those values in all aspects of the workplace and our city's services. Tigard has adopted a strategic plan to be an equitable community that is walkable, healthy, and accessible for everyone. The Public Works Department plays a key role in implementing this vision through services and infrastructure projects. The City of Tigard values diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and life experiences.

We are committed to building a workforce of diverse voices to impact decision making, drive growth, and better serve our community. We strongly encourage those wanting to work with and serve diverse populations to apply. We would love for you to consider joining Team Tigard Please review the essential job functions for each division in the Seasonal Utility Worker classification.

Additional Information: Successful candidates must pass a physical capacities test designed to evaluate ability to perform the essential physical functions of the job.

Examples of Duties

Seasonal Workers in Parks:

• Performs a variety of semi-skilled manual labor duties in city maintenance services, construction, and repair operations within the Parks section of Public Works.
• Uses manual tools and occasionally operates trucks and medium-duty mechanized equipment.
• Individually or as a crew member, performs a variety of manual tasks in the construction, maintenance, and/or repair of city parks and grounds.
• Performs daily maintenance on assigned equipment.
• Responsible for work site safety.
• Cleans restrooms, picks up trash.
• Prepares picnic shelters for reservations.
• Sweeps and cleans work storage areas and equipment.

• Maintain water quality facilities in a clean and safe condition – picking up trash and litter
• Safely use string trimmers, hedgers, and hand tools to trim vegetation in water quality facilities and green spaces.
• Safely use mowing equipment to cut grasses and weeds in and around water quality facilities.
• Safely drive city trucks, (sometimes with trailers) to various work sites.
• Participate in inspecting water quality facilities, remove leaves/other debris, to ensure proper function.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of training and experience, which would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth (12th) grade AND
• Six (6) months of manual labor or landscape experience.

NECESSARY SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS: Must be at least 18 years of age. Upon completion of reference checks, the finalist for this position will be extended a conditional offer of employment subject to passing a physical, drug screening and background checks prior to the final job offer. Must have a valid driver's license and good driving record.

Supplemental Information

Benefits: Seasonal employees are not eligible for Tigard's employee benefits packets.

• Union: Non-represented

• Hours Status: 40 hours per week

• This recruitment will establish a list that will expire in the summer of 2025

Typical Full-Time Schedules

• Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m-3:30 p.m.
• Tuesday - Saturday 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
• Sunday-Thursday 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Optional part-time, Flexible Schedules

• Weekend days
• Weekend afternoons/evenings example: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM Saturday and/or Sunday
• Early mornings example 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM