Maintenance Worker I or II - General Maintenance

The purpose of this class within the organization is to perform semi-skilled and manual maintenance duties required to preserve or improve the safety, cleanliness, appearance, and appeal of the Town by maintaining, cleaning, repairing, constructing and installing the Town's asphalt, concrete, water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, traffic signage, signal, landscaping, trees, buildings and other infrastructure.

Work unit assignment determines primary and essential functions.

Work is performed outdoors in all types of weather conditions, or indoors depending on individual work assignments. Work environment includes exposure to noise, dust and traffic with extended periods of standing, walking, bending, crouching, lifting heavy objects and operating equipment.

This job may prepare an incumbent for career progression by gaining additional, more complex, skills.

This class works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.
 

Ensures that all signs and stands required for the work zone are on the sign truck prior to starting a job; checks that containers and dispensers are filled/fueled daily, e.g., water tank, extra gas and propane tanks, and air compressor; drives the sign truck and sets up the appropriate advance warning signs or closes down a section of the road; notifies designated office in Town Hall about road closure; directs and maintains work zones by flagging and setting up an appropriate work zone and using a variety of signs and cones.

Learns to use or uses such equipment as a hydraulic sewer cleaning truck, rodder truck, asphalt zipper, backhoe, generator, roller, jack hammer, and snow plow.

Enters and works in confined spaces, using personal protective equipment and operates under OSHA standards for excavation and confined space entry. 

Sweeps, mops, scrubs, vacuums, and buffs floors, hallways, dusts and cleans furniture, equipment, fixtures, window sills, cleans, strips, waxes and floors, washes interior and exterior windows railways, and blinds; collects and removes wastepaper and trash from offices, halls, and restrooms; washes walls, windows, mirrors, light fixtures, and drinking fountains; disinfects toilets, wash bowls, and urinals.

Collects trash and yard waste, picks up leaves and brush, empties containers and dumpsters, receives and/or reviews various records and reports such as identifying what is in each can. Refers to rules and regulations, policy and procedure manuals, codes/laws/regulations, publications and reference texts.

Operates a variety of non-commercial vehicles and equipment. Uses a variety of tools such as, but not limited to, brooms and shovels and a variety of supplies such as safety supplies. Respectfully interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals such as the supervisor, co-workers, and the general public.

Additional Duties:
Sets up and tears down after town events.

Fixes/repairs holiday lights; strings lights on trees and light poles using a bucket truck.

Installs street and traffic signs.

Loads and unloads trucks.

Cleans and lubricates work vehicles and equipment.

Flags traffic in work areas for workers and drivers.

Reports to work for snow or other emergencies as assigned.
 
Maintains positive relations with co-workers and the public.

Performs related work as assigned.

Responsibilities, Requirements and Impacts
Data Responsibility:
 
Data Responsibility refers to information, knowledge, and conceptions obtained by observation, investigation, interpretation, visualization, and mental creation.  Data are intangible and include numbers, words, symbols, ideas, concepts, and oral verbalizations.
 
Collects, classifies or formats data or information in accordance with a prescribed schema or plan to facilitate the identification and extraction of useful information.
 
People Responsibility:
 
People include co-workers, workers in other areas or agencies and the general public.
 
Speaks with or signals to people to convey or exchange information of a general nature.
 
Asset Responsibility:
 
Assets responsibility refers to the responsibility for achieving economies or preventing loss within the organization.
 
Requires some responsibility for achieving minor economies and/or preventing minor losses through the handling of or accounting for materials, supplies or small amounts of money.
 
Mathematical Requirements:
 
Mathematics requires the use of symbols, numbers and formulas to solve mathematical problems.
 
Uses addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and/or calculates ratios, rates and percentages.
 
Communications Requirements:
 
Communications involves the ability to read, write, and speak.
 
Reads routine sentences, instructions, regulations, procedures or work orders; writes routine sentences and completes routine job forms and incident reports, by hand or electronically; speaks routine sentences using proper grammar. Has the ability to communicate using verbal, handwritten, and electronic messages.
 
Judgment Requirements:
 
Judgment requirements refer to the frequency and complexity of judgments and decisions given the stability of the work environments, the nature and type of guidance, and the breadth of impact of the judgments and decisions.
 
Responsible for guiding others, requiring a few decisions, affecting the individual and a few co-workers; works in a stable environment with clear and uncomplicated written/oral instructions, but with some variations from the routine.
 
Complexity of Work:
 
Complexity addresses the analysis, initiative, ingenuity, concentration and creativity, required by the job and the presence of any unusual pressures present in the job.
 
Performs semi-skilled work involving set procedures and rules, but with frequent problems; requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results or occasional exposure to unusual pressure.
 
Impact of Errors:
 
Impact of errors refers to consequences such as damage to equipment and property, loss of data, exposure of the organization to legal liability, and injury or death for individuals.
 
The impact of errors is moderate – affects those in work unit.
 
Physical Demands:
 
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.
 
Performs heavy work that involves constantly lifting, shoveling, and carrying up to 50 pounds on a regular and recurring basis and exerting up to 70 pounds of force on an occasional basis.
 
Equipment Usage:
 
Equipment usage involves responsibility for materials, machines, tools, equipment, work aids, and products.
 
Leads or handles machines, tools, equipment or work aids involving moderate latitude for judgment regarding attainment of a standard or in selecting appropriate items.
 
Unavoidable Hazards:
 
Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.
 
Work is performed outdoors in all types of weather conditions, or indoors depending on individual work assignments. Work environment includes exposure to noise, dust and traffic with extended periods of standing, walking, bending, crouching, lifting heavy objects and operating equipment.
 
Safety of Others:
 
Safety of others refers to the level of responsibility for the safety of others, either inherent in the job or to ensure the safety of the general public. (Does not include safety of subordinates).
 
Requires responsibility for the safety and health of others.
 

 

Maintenance Worker I & II: Valid State driver's license.

 

 

The Town of Vienna is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the Town of Vienna to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.