What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Worker position at City of Urbana & The Urbana Free Library?
Position Type :
Civil Service / Full-Time / Non-Exempt / AFSCME
Date Posted : 4 / 3 / 2023
Location :
Urbana Public Works Department
Closing Date : When filled
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Maintenance Worker
Annual Salary Range : $55,012.92 - $65,067.11
Probationary (starting) Wage : $26.45 Hourly
Base Wage : $26.74 Hourly
Department : Public Works
Division : Operations
Status :
Non-exempt; AFSCME; Civil Service
Job Summary :
The Maintenance Worker position in the Public Works department repairs and maintains streets, alleys, sidewalks, and parking lots; removes snow from streets and parking lots and spreads road salt; manufactures, repairs, and replaces street signs; repairs and replaces sewer lines, inlets, and manholes; cleans sewer lines; cleans streets and Public Works facility; mows grass, picks up leaves, and grinds stumps.
Essential Functions include (but are not limited to) :
- Repairs streets and alleys by asphalt patching, crack sealing, grading, and laying bricks using air and power tools as assigned.
- Removes, sets forms, prepares base, pours and finishes concrete for streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and A.D.A. accessible ramps using air and power tools as assigned.
- Paints streets, parking lots, and curbs using roller, tape applicator, thermal plastic machine and paint machine as assigned.
- Removes snow from streets and parking lots using snow plow, snow blower and shovel; spreads road salt on streets; puts up snow fences as assigned.
- Manufactures, repairs, and replaces street signs as assigned.
- Sets up and removes traffic control signs, barricades, and barrels for special events as assigned.
- Repairs and replaces sewer lines, inlets, and manholes using air and power tools as assigned.
- Cleans trash and debris from streets and right-of-ways using push brooms and hoses as assigned.
- Cleans Public Works facility and yard as assigned.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Job Requirements include :
In addition to the above qualifications, the ideal candidate will have the ability to :
Compensation and Benefits
The City of Urbana offers competitive compensation and benefits to our employees. The starting hourly rate for this position is $26.45. The City of Urbana provides its employees with a robust benefits package that includes the following options :
For more information about City benefits for this position, please visit AFSCME Benefits | City of Urbana Careers | Urbana, Illinois).
To Apply :
To apply online, click the red "Apply" button on the upper-right hand side of this page. Position will remain open until filled.
Selection Process :
The application will serve as the Civil Service examination for this position. This process will establish an open competitive register to fill current and / or future vacancies that may occur within approximately the next two years; this register may be extended or voided as needed by the Civil Service Commission. Questions may be directed to Tamra Lighty, Human Resources Coordinator, at : tjlighty@urbanaillinois.us or call (217) 384-6293. The City of Urbana provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities; if you need information, please contact the Human Resources Division at the number or e-mail above.
The City of Urbana Welcomes Diversity!
We foster an environment that values and encourages mutual respect, inclusion of all people, and utilizing differences and similarities as an organizational asset. EOE.
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Salary : $55,013 - $65,067