Concrete Maintenance Worker

City of Johnson City•Johnson City, TN

About The Position

The City of Johnson City, Tennessee, is hiring a Concrete Maintenance Worker in the Public Works department. The employee performs intermediate skilled and semiskilled work maintaining, repairing, and altering municipal assets and public facilities. The role typically requires journeyman-level skill in one trade and reasonable facility in several related trades. Work assignments are provided through verbal or written work orders, sometimes accompanied by sketches, penciled layouts, or blueprints. Work is performed under a supervisor’s general or specific instructions, with inspections during and after completion. The employee may supervise a small group of semiskilled or unskilled workers. The position includes concrete and masonry work, rough carpentry, equipment operation, painting, scaffolding and form construction, reinforcing steel work, waterproofing, drainage construction, paver installation, and assistance with snow and ice removal. It is a safety-sensitive position subject to pre-employment, random, and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing as allowed by law. A pre-employment DOT physical, drug screening, and background check are required.

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 one trade; or an equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Possess a valid commercial driver's license issued by the State of Tennessee.
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 necessary to perform maintenance and repair tasks, including journeyman-level skill in at least one trade and reasonable facility in several related trades.
Complete a pre-employment DOT physical, drug screening, and background check.
Comply with safety-sensitive pre-employment, random, and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing as allowed by law.

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 jackhammers, concrete saws, and equipment used for 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.
Supervise a small group of semiskilled or unskilled workers when assigned.