Concrete Maintenance Worker

City of Johnson City•Johnson City, TN

About The Position

The City of Johnson City, Tennessee is accepting applications for a Concrete Maintenance Worker in the Public Works department. This position performs intermediate skilled and semiskilled work maintaining, repairing, and altering municipal assets and public facilities. Although employees ordinarily work at the journeyman level in one trade, varied assignments require reasonable facility in several related trades. Assignments are issued through verbal or written work orders and may include sketches, penciled layouts, or blueprints. Work is performed under general or specific supervisor instructions, with inspection during and after completion. The employee may supervise a small group of semiskilled or unskilled workers. The role includes concrete placement, maintenance, construction, and repair; rough carpentry; painting; scaffold and form construction; reinforcing steel work; waterproofing and sealing; drainage basin construction; and concrete paver installation. The employee may also assist with snow and ice removal and perform related tasks. This is a safety-sensitive position subject to pre-employment, random, and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing as allowed by law.

Requirements

High school graduate or GED.
Considerable experience in building, construction, or maintenance and repair work related to concrete or masonry, with journeyman-level experience in at least one trade; or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
Possession of a valid commercial driver's license issued by the State of Tennessee.
Pass pre-employment DOT physical, drug screening, and background check.
General knowledge of methods, practices, tools, equipment, and materials used in construction, roadway, or building concrete maintenance and repair work.
General knowledge of occupational hazards and necessary safety precautions applicable to municipal maintenance work.
Ability to interpret and work from sketches and penciled layouts.
Ability to supervise a small group of semiskilled or unskilled subordinates when necessary.
Skill in using and caring for tools and equipment needed for maintenance and repair tasks, including journeyman-level skill in at least one trade and reasonable facility in several related trades.

Responsibilities

Perform rough carpentry, including measuring, cutting, and shaping wood, plastic, metal pipes, and other materials.
Pour, spread, level, and smooth concrete using specialist equipment.
Operate a jackhammer and concrete saw.
Operate equipment used in concrete placement, maintenance, construction, and repair.
Mix prepared paints, stains, and colors and apply them to interior and exterior surfaces.
Build scaffolds and create and set forms for pouring concrete.
Construct and tie reinforcing structural steel.
Apply waterproofing and sealant to protect concrete work.
Monitor concrete materials to ensure they harden to a durable finish.
Construct drainage basins with brick or poured-in-place concrete.
Install concrete pavers.
Assist with snow and ice removal.
Perform related tasks as required.
May supervise a small group of semiskilled or unskilled workers.